The Ministry of Climate and Environment [Klima- og miljødepartementet (KLD)] invites tenderers to submit offers for the delivery of a scenario report with a roadmap to end plastic pollution by 2040.

• The project should deliver an analytical report with a baseline scenario and a High Ambition scenario with near-zero plastic waste and microplastic leakage into the environment by 2040.

• The project should deliver an analytical report with a baseline scenario and a High Ambition scenario with near-zero plastic waste and microplastic leakage into the environment by 2040.

• Communications, digital and visual presentation of data and findings should be an integrated part of report development and launch of report.

Further information about the services requested can be found in attachment 1 to this request for tenders, appendix 1. The Consultant is expected to begin work immediately after contract signing as specified by the progress plan below. The report must be completed to be launched in September 2023 as specified in attachment 1 to this request for tenders, appendix 3. Please also see Appendix 6 for changes to the general contractual wording regarding rights, publication and sharing of data connected to the results of the Project.

The Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment on behalf of the Nordic countries, invites tenders to this request for tenders ("RFT") from economic operators ("Tenderers") for the provision of a scenario report with a roadmap to end plastic pollution by 2040. The Nordic countries want to commission an analytical scenario report outlining a roadmap to end plastic pollution by 2040.

• The project should deliver an analytical report with a baseline scenario and a High Ambition scenario with near-zero plastic waste and microplastic leakage into the environment by 2040.

• The project must establish and consult an international expert panel with representatives from academia, civil society, industry, government, and practitioners with expertise from across the plastic life cycle.

• Communications, digital and visual presentation of data and findings should be an integrated part of report development and launch of report.

Further information about the services requested can be found in attachment 1 to this request for tenders, appendix 1. The Consultant is expected to begin work immediately after contract signing as specified by the progress plan below. The report must be completed to be launched in September 2023 as specified in attachment 1 to this request for tenders, appendix 3. Please also see Appendix 6 for changes to the general contractual wording regarding rights, publication and sharing of data connected to the results of the Project.

The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Service Contract is maximum 5 000 000 DKK (excl. VAT) over the Term and any possible extensions. Tenderers must understand that this figure is an estimate only based on current and future expected usage. The above estimated contract value is not binding for the Contracting Authority. The project is subject to funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers.