Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) Services for Technical Assistance to Structure, Commercialize, and Fundraise for Smart Africa Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) Under a Framework Ag...
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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)
Consultancy Title:
Services for Technical Assistance to Structure, Commercialize, and Fundraise for Smart Africa Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) under a Framework Agreement
Address
Smart Africa Secretariat
10th Floor, Career Centre Building
KG 541 ST, Kigali, Rwanda,
PO Box: 4913
Tel: |
Email: [email masqué]
www.smartafrica.org
Release date:
20th February 2026
Closing date:
25th March 2026; 5pm (Local time, Kigali)
Contact
For any questions or enquiries, please write to: [email masqué]
For Proposal Submissions: [email masqué]
1. BACKGROUND
The Smart Africa Alliance is a consisting of 42 African countries, international organizations, and global private sector players tasked with accelerating sustainable socio-economic development on the continent and ushering Africa into the knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and the use of ICT.
To accelerate the realization of the Single Digital Market, Smart Africa is transitioning several flagship initiatives from policy frameworks into operational, commercial entities structured as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). We are inviting competent Consulting Firms or Consortia to submit their expressions of interest to provide comprehensive Technical Assistance to realize this transition.
2. OBJECTIVE
The objective of this consultancy is to technical assistance to Smart Africa in converting identified flagship initiatives into bankable, commercially viable SPVs through feasibility assessments, bankability documentation, investment structuring, and fundraising support through financial close.
The Consultant shall provide transaction advisory and structuring services on a best-efforts basis and shall not be deemed responsible for investment decisions made by third-party financiers or sovereign stakeholders.
The selected Consultant will act as a strategic partner to conduct feasibility studies, structure the investment cases, lead the resource mobilization efforts to secure funding from public and private investors, financial close and capital disbursement.
3. DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL SPV PROJECTS
The Framework Agreement will initially cover the following four flagship projects (detailed description of the projects are presented in Annex I):
Smart Africa Bulk Capacity Marketplace (BCMP): A wholesale bandwidth aggregation platform to reduce internet costs for public institutions.
Smart Africa Intra-Africa Connectivity Project (Smart Continental Backbone): A cross-border infrastructure project (fiber/submarine) to keep African traffic within Africa.
One Africa Network (OAN) Platform: A clearing and settlement platform to enable the Single African Network, focusing on roaming, fraud management, and traffic harmonization.
Smart Africa Trust Alliance (SATA): An initiative for building cross-border digital interoperability trust in Africa. It provides the rules and governance that allow digital s...
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)
Consultancy Title:
Services for Technical Assistance to Structure, Commercialize, and Fundraise for Smart Africa Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) under a Framework Agreement
Address
Smart Africa Secretariat
10th Floor, Career Centre Building
KG 541 ST, Kigali, Rwanda,
PO Box: 4913
Tel: |
Email: [email masqué]
www.smartafrica.org
Release date:
20th February 2026
Closing date:
25th March 2026; 5pm (Local time, Kigali)
Contact
For any questions or enquiries, please write to: [email masqué]
For Proposal Submissions: [email masqué]
1. BACKGROUND
The Smart Africa Alliance is a consisting of 42 African countries, international organizations, and global private sector players tasked with accelerating sustainable socio-economic development on the continent and ushering Africa into the knowledge economy through affordable access to broadband and the use of ICT.
To accelerate the realization of the Single Digital Market, Smart Africa is transitioning several flagship initiatives from policy frameworks into operational, commercial entities structured as Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs). We are inviting competent Consulting Firms or Consortia to submit their expressions of interest to provide comprehensive Technical Assistance to realize this transition.
2. OBJECTIVE
The objective of this consultancy is to technical assistance to Smart Africa in converting identified flagship initiatives into bankable, commercially viable SPVs through feasibility assessments, bankability documentation, investment structuring, and fundraising support through financial close.
The Consultant shall provide transaction advisory and structuring services on a best-efforts basis and shall not be deemed responsible for investment decisions made by third-party financiers or sovereign stakeholders.
The selected Consultant will act as a strategic partner to conduct feasibility studies, structure the investment cases, lead the resource mobilization efforts to secure funding from public and private investors, financial close and capital disbursement.
3. DESCRIPTION OF POTENTIAL SPV PROJECTS
The Framework Agreement will initially cover the following four flagship projects (detailed description of the projects are presented in Annex I):
Smart Africa Bulk Capacity Marketplace (BCMP): A wholesale bandwidth aggregation platform to reduce internet costs for public institutions.
Smart Africa Intra-Africa Connectivity Project (Smart Continental Backbone): A cross-border infrastructure project (fiber/submarine) to keep African traffic within Africa.
One Africa Network (OAN) Platform: A clearing and settlement platform to enable the Single African Network, focusing on roaming, fraud management, and traffic harmonization.
Smart Africa Trust Alliance (SATA): An initiative for building cross-border digital interoperability trust in Africa. It provides the rules and governance that allow digital s...