Iulan No: (IUL) 475-PMU/475/2021/83

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Republic of Maldives

Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY) Project

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-D4800

Assignment Title: Consultancy Firm to Develop National Competency Standard and Instructional Materials for Waste to Wealth Program and conduct Trainings.

Reference No. (Procurement Ref: MV-MOHE-213956-CS-CQS)

The Government of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives: Enhancing Employability and Resilience of Youth (MEERY) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) includes the development of national competency standard and instructional material for “Waste to Wealth” Program and to conduct the training program. The assignment requires minimum three key staffs and is to be for 7 months’ duration.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The Ministry of Higher Education now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

• Must be a registered training institute at Ministry of Higher Education and TVET Authority.
• Must have 5 or more years of experience in training and development.
• Must have 2 or more years of experience in the development of competency standards and curriculum.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in conducting technical and vocational education trainings courses.
• Have relevant equipment, tools and workshop required for Training to conduct the practical sessions of the course. OR is affiliated with NGO or company with necessary equipment, tools required to conduct the practical sessions.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification-Based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1300 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (by e-mail) by 15^th March 2021 (Monday) 1300 hours. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Project Management Unit

Ministry of Higher Education

Attn: Mr. Mohamed Manaan Ahmed, Procurement Specialist

2^nd Floor, Fen Building, Ameenee Magu

Male’, Maldives

Tel: 00960 3026975 / 9779004 / 7447203

Email: [email protected]