Global Postal Digital Inclusive Finance Program (GPDIFP) project management

Tender submission deadline
02:00 PM · UTC
Contract value
Not stated in the notice
Contract period
Phase I projected initial deployment: twelve months.
Published
June 2, 2025

Universal Postal Union procurement notice

Overview

The UPU sought project-management services for the launch and deployment of the Global Postal Digital Inclusive Finance Program. The program supports member countries and designated operators in developing digital financial services through postal networks, with the aim of expanding access for financially excluded and unbanked populations. The notice describes research on postal-finance models, selection of networks with potential to scale services, and pilot projects in at least six countries across at least two UPU regions. Phase I had a projected 12-month initial deployment period.

Information based on the public notice

What the buyer needs

Project management, program launch and pilot deployment of digital inclusive-finance initiatives through postal networks.

  • The program is to be piloted in at least six countries across at least two UPU geographical regions.

Tender details

Buyer
Universal Postal Union (UPU), International Bureau
Country
Switzerland
Procedure
Call for tenders (request for proposals)
Classification
Consulting and business services
Notice reference
rfp2025023dprm · RFP-2025-023-DPRM
Submission deadline
2025-07-21 16:00:00+02:00

What to check in the tender documents

  • Detailed technical scope, value, criteria and duration are not stated in the published notice subject.
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Global Postal Digital Inclusive Finance Program (GPDIFP) Project Management NEW !

This call for tenders concerns the provision of project management services to the UPU to support the launch and deployment for the Global Postal Digital Inclusive Finance Program (GPDIFP). The Program aims to support UPU member countries and their designated operators in developing digital inclusive-finance capabilities and related digital capabilities to bring financially excluded or unbanked populations into the formal financial system. It is intended to increase knowledge of postal digital financial-service options, models and regulations; identify postal networks with potential to deploy or scale digital financial services; demonstrate the social and financial-inclusion value of such support; launch Phase I with a projected twelve-month initial deployment period; and support piloting in at least six countries across at least two UPU geographical regions. The deadline for the submission of tenders is 21 July 2025 at 16.00 CEST.

Official source: Universal Postal Union procurement notice ↗