The Climate Resilience and Water Security in Angola (RECLIMA) programme has awarded a key consulting contract for a Regional Water Availability and Harvesting Potential Study, reinforcing Angola’s push to strengthen climate resilience and water resource planning.
Contract Award Overview
The contract award notice under Project P177004 - RECLIMA was published on 16 January 2026 following a Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) procurement process. The winning consortium - BLUEFOCUS (Portugal), SOAPRO S.A (Angola), and HIDRA - Hidráulica e Ambiente (Portugal) - secured the contract with a signed value of €1,202,690.
The project is financed through IBRD Loan 93700 and will be implemented over 12 months.
Scope of the Contract
The awarded tender focuses on a comprehensive regional water availability and harvesting potential study, a critical step in Angola’s climate adaptation strategy.
Key objectives include:
Assessing water resource availability across regions
Identifying opportunities for water harvesting and storage
Supporting long-term climate resilience planning
Providing technical guidance for future water infrastructure investments
The project forms part of Angola’s broader efforts to address water scarcity, climate change, and sustainable development challenges.
Procurement Results and Evaluation
The winning consortium achieved a combined score of 90.82, with a technical score of 88.52 and a financial score of 100, ranking first among competing bidders.
Competing firms included consultancies from Angola, France, the Netherlands Antilles, Italy, and India. Several bidders were rejected for failing to meet the minimum technical score of 75, highlighting the project’s high technical requirements.
Strategic Importance for Angola
This government contract represents a major milestone in water security and climate resilience planning in Angola. The RECLIMA programme aims to improve the country’s ability to manage water resources amid increasing climate variability.
Expected impacts include:
Stronger national water planning frameworks
Better preparedness for drought and extreme weather
Improved investment planning for water infrastructure
Enhanced regional collaboration and data-driven decision-making
About the Winning Firms
The consortium combines Portuguese engineering expertise with Angolan local knowledge, creating a strong technical partnership. BLUEFOCUS and HIDRA bring international experience in water and environmental engineering, while SOAPRO provides local implementation capacity.
What Comes Next
The study will now move into data collection, regional analysis, and stakeholder engagement. Findings are expected to guide future water infrastructure and climate adaptation investments across Angola.
This awarded tender highlights growing international collaboration in tackling climate resilience and water security in Africa.
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