Step 1: Understand the opportunity
Read the Terms of Reference and the Investment Prospectus. Five priority sectors are open, with indicative envelopes totalling N$366m–870m.
How to apply
Ten steps to a complete submission
Everything below comes from the published notice. Read it once before you start writing: the concept note is where scoring is won.
Your steps
From reading the notice to receiving your reference number
Step 2: Review eligibility
Confirm your organisation falls within one of the eight eligible partner categories, and that your proposal sits within a priority sector.
Step 3: Review sectors and projects
Anchor projects are illustrative. Proposals beyond them are welcome provided they fall within a priority sector.
Step 4: Review the evaluation criteria
Six weighted criteria, 60% minimum to be shortlisted. Development impact and Namibian content together carry 32%.
Step 5: Download the application documents
Take the full pack from the download centre. The Terms of Reference remains the authoritative notice.
Step 6: Prepare supporting documentation
Registration certificate, organisational chart, organisation profile, CVs, financial capacity evidence, and consortium letters where applicable.
Step 7: Complete the EOI
Parts A to I of the application form, plus the technical and financial concept note. Recommended length: no more than ten A4 pages, excluding annexes.
Step 8: Submit online or upload completed documents
Upload the signed form through this portal, or email it to the address in the notice. Both routes are valid.
Step 9: Receive acknowledgement and reference number
A unique reference number is issued on submission and confirmed by email. Acknowledgement of receipt is not acceptance.
Step 10: Await the next stage
The Technical Committee screens submissions for eligibility and completeness before scoring by the relevant Sectoral Working Group.
What a complete submission contains
Six required components
Organisational profile
Corporate structure, ownership and beneficial owners, registration documentation, organisational chart, and CVs of key personnel proposed for the engagement.
Technical and financial concept note
Project description, technical approach, indicative deal size, target sector and location, proposed partnership model, implementation timeline, and expected employment and economic impact.
Partnership model preference
PPP, Joint Venture, Public–Private–Community Partnership, Private Investment, Foreign Direct Investment, or Technical Assistance.
ESG declaration
Environmental management practices, labour standards, community engagement approaches, and anti-corruption policies.
Financial capacity evidence
Audited financial statements for the most recent three financial years, management accounts, bank reference letters, or an explanatory statement where audited statements are unavailable.
Contact details
Nominated representatives for all subsequent engagement: name, title, email, telephone, and physical address.
Submission checklist
- This completed application form, signed
- Technical and financial concept note narrative (Part D)
- Past experience tables and referee details (Part E)
- One-page CVs for all nominated personnel (Part F)
- Financial capacity evidence (Part G)
- Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Declaration, signed
- Consortium letters and member details, where applicable
- Registration certificate and organisational chart
Evaluation criteria and weightings
How your submission is scored
Technical capability
25%
Demonstrated technical expertise, relevant track record, quality of proposed approach, capacity to deliver.
Financial capacity
20%
Financial soundness, evidence of capital availability, ability to mobilise required investment, and creditworthiness.
Development impact
20%
Employment creation (with emphasis on youth and women), skills transfer, community benefit, and alignment with NDP6 and Vision 2030.
ESG commitment
15%
Environmental management, social responsibility, governance standards, and climate resilience considerations.
Namibian content
12%
Local ownership, local procurement commitment, joint ventures with Namibian partners, technology transfer, and skills development for Namibian staff.
Innovation
8%
Novel approaches, technology adoption, scalability, replicability, and contribution to regional value addition.
Where the score is won
Development impact (20%) and Namibian content (12%) together weigh employment and local content outcomes at 32% of the total score: the single largest scoring theme in the methodology.
A minimum score of 60% is required to be shortlisted. Scores are advisory to the Regional Investment Committee, which retains discretion to shortlist on strategic considerations not captured by the scoring framework.
The official process
What happens after you submit
The ten stages below are the process the Office of the Governor runs, from publication of the notice through to implementation and investor aftercare.
Stage 1: Launch and publication
The EOI notice is published on the Governor’s Portal and through the Development Bank of Namibia, NIPDB, the Ohangwena Regional Council and the town council offices in Eenhana, Helao Nafidi and Okongo. The anchor projects listed are illustrative: proposals beyond them are welcome provided they fall within a priority sector.
What you should doDownload the full investor pack and read the EOI notice, the investment prospectus, the FAQ factsheet and the eligibility criteria before committing preparation effort.
Stage 2: Briefing and enquiries
If a briefing session is convened, attendance is optional and is not a precondition for submitting. Direct contact with members of the evaluation structures about a submission is not permitted at any stage.
What you should doRegister for the briefing session using Attachment 7 if you wish to attend, and direct any questions to the EOI Administration rather than to committee members.
Stage 3: Preparation
The concept note is where scoring is won: development impact and Namibian content together carry 32% of the total score, so employment creation, skills transfer, local procurement and Namibian participation should be set out clearly. Participation is at the applicant’s sole risk, cost and expense.
What you should doAssemble the six required components using the templates, reproduced on your own letterhead, and confirm each item on the eligibility self-assessment.
Stage 4: Lodgement
Submissions and all supporting documents must be in English, with measurements in metric units. The initial window closes on 23 September 2026; thereafter the process runs on a rolling annual basis, so late applicants are not excluded but move into the next evaluation cycle.
What you should doSubmit the complete Expression of Interest, in English, with the sector applied for clearly stated.
Stage 5: Eligibility and completeness screening
The Technical Committee screens each submission against three questions: does the applicant fall within one of the eight eligible partner categories; does the proposal sit within one of the five priority sectors; and are all six components present. Compliant submissions proceed to scoring.
What you should doNo action is required unless the Technical Committee requests correction of an unintentional error of form; respond promptly if it does.
Stage 6: Evaluation and scoring
The Sectoral Working Group scores each compliant submission against six published, weighted criteria. A minimum score of 60% is required for a submission to be shortlisted for consideration.
What you should doNone: evaluation is confidential, and contact with evaluators may be treated as a breach of process and lead to exclusion.
Stage 7: Shortlisting
Scores are advisory to the Regional Investment Committee, which retains discretion to shortlist candidates based on strategic considerations not captured by the scoring framework.
What you should doAwait the outcome; ensure the contact details lodged with your submission remain current.
Stage 8: Due diligence and Project Information Memorandum
Shortlisted applicants receive a Project Information Memorandum containing more detailed sector data. This is also the stage at which financing structures are explored with the Development Bank of Namibia, and investor facilitation support is coordinated through NIPDB.
What you should doEngage openly with information requests, reference checks and site visits, and use the Project Information Memorandum to refine your proposal.
Stage 9: Investment Facilitation Agreement
No contract exists between the Office of the Governor and any applicant until an Investment Facilitation Agreement is signed. Namibian law governs the process, and disputes fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Namibian courts unless a signed agreement provides otherwise.
What you should doNegotiate in good faith and confirm your delivery structure: the Office contracts with a single legal entity or a clearly defined consortium.
Stage 10: Implementation and investor aftercare
Projects are implemented under the governance structure of the Investor Action Plan. NIPDB provides investor facilitation and aftercare, and the Regional Council guides land, permitting and community engagement processes. The EOI process itself continues on rolling annual cycles.
What you should doDeliver against the agreed milestones, and use the regional support ecosystem: the Regional Council, NIPDB aftercare, DBN financing and the sectoral structures.
Submission instructions
Where and how to submit
Upload your completed, signed application through this portal, or email it to netumbo.aukongo@ohangwenaog.gov.na copying governor@ohangwenaog.gov.na, quoting the sector applied for in the subject line.
Submissions and all supporting documents must be in English, with measurements in metric units. The initial window closes on 23 September 2026; later submissions enter the next annual cycle. Keep proof of transmission and ensure your nominated contact person is reachable for clarification requests.
Enquiries: Ms. Netumbo Aukongo, +264 65 263 906.
Before you send
Participation in any stage of the EOI process is at the applicant’s sole risk, cost and expense. This EOI does not constitute a tender, procurement process, or binding commitment by the Office of the Governor, the Regional Investment Committee, or the Government of the Republic of Namibia.
No contract exists between the Office of the Governor and any applicant unless and until an Investment Facilitation Agreement is signed following the due diligence and negotiation stage.