Call for Proposals: Carbon Footprint Assessment Consultancy - World Organisation for Animal Health - ApplyNOW

Full Job Description

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) invites interested service providers to submit proposals for a structured carbon footprint assessment.

The assessment will provide a comprehensive understanding of the Organisation’s current environmental footprint across its operations, activities, procurement practices, business travel, digital services, buildings and supplier ecosystem.

About The Consultancy

The assignment will support WOAH’s sustainability ambitions by establishing a reliable greenhouse gas emissions baseline and identifying opportunities to reduce its environmental impact.

Project Objectives

The carbon footprint assessment aims to:

• Establish a quantified and reliable baseline of the Organisation’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

• Identify the most significant emission sources and assess dependencies on fossil-based energy and resources.

• Provide a recognised methodological basis for subsequent assessments and year-on-year comparability.

• Formulate suggestions and methods to reduce GHG emissions.

• Co-construct a transition action plan with internal stakeholders.

• Contribute to a decarbonisation pathway integrated into WOAH’s action plan.

• Strengthen staff awareness and engagement.

• Provide a credible foundation for communicating environmental commitments.

Scope Of The Assignment

The assessment will cover:

• Headquarters in Paris.
• Regional and subregional offices, as relevant.
• Energy consumption, including artificial intelligence and data storage.
• Business travel.
• Procurement and waste.
• Any other relevant sector agreed between WOAH and the supplier.

Expected Deliverables

The selected service provider will produce:

• A scoping note confirming the assessment boundary, reference year and data-collection plan.

• A complete carbon footprint report, including emissions quantification by category and analysis of the main contributors.

• Prioritised emissions reduction suggestions based on potential impact, cost-benefit and operational feasibility.

• A presentation deck for the Director General and internal governance bodies.

• A reusable tool or file for future annual assessments.

Eligibility And Experience

Natural persons, legal entities and consortia may submit proposals. Subcontracting is not permitted.

The technical proposal must demonstrate:

• A clear methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, aligned with the GHG Protocol and relevant recognised frameworks.

• Experience delivering comparable assignments for international organisations, public-sector bodies or other institutional entities.

• References for similar assignments completed during the past three to five years.

• The qualifications and composition of the proposed team.

• An indicative project timeline, including milestones, constraints and prerequisites.

Budget And Evaluation

The maximum project budget is €10,000 excluding VAT. Financial proposals must be submitted in euros.

Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria:

• Evaluation criteria
• Weight

— Quality and relevance of proposed methodology — 50%

— Experience and documented references — 20%

— Proposed timeline — 20%

— Financial offer — 10%

How to apply

Interested service providers must submit their proposals electronically through WOAH’s SafeTender e-tendering platform.

Proposals must be submitted in English and organised into three separate ZIP folders:

• Administrative information.
• Technical proposal (maximum six pages, excluding annexes).
• Financial proposal.

Deadline: 4 November 2026 at 5:00 PM, Paris local time.

Questions may be submitted through SafeTender until 30 October 2026 at 5:00 PM, Paris time.

• Full tender details: WOAH Carbon Footprint Assessment – Tender Information
• Reference: IP/s-COS2026/1
• More Information: TERMS OF REFERENCE

Natural persons, legal entities and consortia may submit proposals. Subcontracting is not permitted.

The technical proposal must demonstrate:

• A clear methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, aligned with the GHG Protocol and relevant recognised frameworks.

• Experience delivering comparable assignments for international organisations, public-sector bodies or other institutional entities.

• References for similar assignments completed during the past three to five years.

• The qualifications and composition of the proposed team.

• An indicative project timeline, including milestones, constraints and prerequisites.