Janus builds AI-powered knowledge and decision-support systems for institutions working in international development. This guide covers how we fit your acquisition procedures — whether that's a sole-source justification funded by grant, or a competitive RFP you need a qualified bidder for.
What you're acquiring ↓Two very different routes lead to the same platform. Pick the one that matches your process — the rest of this page applies to both.
Accredited entities, NDAs, and delivery partners typically acquire CFI under their own procurement rules — funded through a GCF Readiness grant or institutional budget, without a competitive tender.
Both routes acquire the same Climate Finance Intelligence platform — they differ only in how the cost lands across your budget years.
Purpose-built institutional software, not a general-purpose tool with a new label. These are the characteristics your procurement file will need on record — they apply whether you’re acquiring CFI as built or commissioning a system for your own domain.
It depends entirely on your own rules, and you should follow them — nothing here suggests skipping a required step. Many institutions' procurement policies permit direct or sole-source acquisition for a purchase of this type and value; others require competitive bidding. We work with both. If you are running a competitive process, see our RFP & vendor information; if you are documenting a direct award, the Justification Packet below covers what your file will need.
The Justification Packet below sets out the product characteristics most procurement files need on record — customisation, self-hosting, field-testing, and language coverage. For a direct award, these are the facts a deviation report or sole-source memo typically asks for. For a competitive process, the same material maps onto standard technical-evaluation criteria. Either way, we can supply it in whatever template your institution already uses.
A three-quote requirement exists to establish that a price is fair and reasonable where several providers could deliver an equivalent solution. Whether equivalent offers exist depends on what you are buying: for a system calibrated to a specific body of institutional documents and evaluation standards, comparable quotes are often genuinely unavailable — and documenting that search is itself what your procurement office needs. Where comparable providers do exist, we are happy to bid competitively.
Usually not. Where the purchase is grant-funded, readiness and preparatory support grants are typically administered under a fiduciary assessment that approves your institution's (or your delivery partner's) own procurement system as the governing framework for how funds are spent — individual purchases under that system don't require separate funder sign-off. Where the purchase is made from core or programme budget, your own delegation-of-authority thresholds govern. Check the specific grant agreement or financial rules that apply.
Self-hosted deployment runs entirely within whatever security perimeter, network policies, and access controls your institution already has in place — there is no external vendor infrastructure to reconcile against your policies. Hosted deployment is also available where your rules permit it; security documentation for either option is available for your IT review.
Implementation includes a defined acceptance period during which configuration and customization are refined against your actual use cases before final sign-off. Ongoing support and update terms are set out in the license agreement your account team provides.
Yes. Institution names are withheld on the public site pending client permission, but named references are available on request during your evaluation.
No. Day-to-day use requires no technical background. Administrative functions — user access, budgets — are handled through a web-based panel. Initial deployment may involve a brief technical setup step, which your account team walks through with your IT team.
For Climate Finance Intelligence, pricing is structured around the acquisition path — Phased or Direct — rather than negotiated case by case. For build engagements, cost is scoped to the assignment and submitted as a priced proposal against your terms of reference. In either case, if your budget cycle doesn't fit the structures described here, talk to us about how to structure a fit.
None. Once delivered, the platform runs entirely on your own infrastructure — Janus has no ongoing access to your data, queries, or usage after implementation is complete.
We work directly with procurement officers, program officers, and technical leads to fit the acquisition to your institution's rules.
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