What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe buyer seeks tourism enabling expertise services. This includes developing tourism and investment plans, feasibility studies, and revenue audits. Services required encompass market analysis, strategic planning, and tourism master plan development. The scope also includes zoning, segmentation, and private sector project development. All questions regarding this opportunity must be submitted no later than November 19, 2026.
Scope of work
- Tourism and investment plans for Keystone Protected Areas
- Feasibility and cost-benefit analyses
- Keystone Protected Area revenue audits
- Concessions frameworks and regulatory analysis
- Tourism investment promotion activities
- Market, situational, and policy assessments
- Landscape mapping, zoning, and tourism master plan development
- Stakeholder interviews, workshops, and quality control oversight
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Corporate Capabilities & Institutional Capacity | 20 |
| Framework Delivery & Management Approach | 20 |
| Key Personnel & Specialist Pool Qualifications | 45 |
| Commercial Value & Rate Reasonableness | 15 |
Minimum qualifications
- Consulting firm with deep tourism experience in Africa, including public and private sector work
- Strong tourism and consultant networks in the region and internationally
- Experience in nature-based tourism linked to public and private sectors
- Team leader with a Masters in tourism, business administration, economics, or related field
- Team leader with strong project management skills and track record in Africa
- Experts covering tourism/investment planning, feasibility/cost-benefit analysis, investment promotion, concessions frameworks, and revenue audits
- All individual experts must have the ability to travel to remote locations
Documents to include with your response
- Information about the firm (governance, years in business, scale, expertise, regional footprint)
- Summary of relevant experience (similar assignments, clients, scope, scale, duration, financial value)
- Information about the team leader and proposed team of experts (experience and qualifications)
- Outline or schedule of daily charge rates in USD for team leader and experts
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit a concise proposal in writing to Conservation International by midnight (SAST) on 4 December 2026.