Maldives Atolls Education Development Project (AEDP: P177768)

                                                              Ministry of Education                                                        

      Republic of Maldives

   Announcement No: (IUL) 22-E/22/2023/128       

The Government of Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives; Atolls Education Development Project (AEDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) includes, Consultancy firm to provide the Physical Computing & Coding (PCC) program to selected 15 School. The assignment is to be for 06 months.

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

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

Interested consultancy firm should submit following documents (Firm qualifications):

1)       Letter of expression of interest.   

2)       Firm registration certificate at the Ministry of Education.

3)       Short company profile.

4)       Curriculum vitae of proposed team. 

5)       Firm should have 3 year of experience teaching coding/robotics or computer science.

6)       Provide that, firm has knowledgeable in python or other high-level programming languages.

7)       Provide that, firm has experience working in a team and supporting youth.

8)       Provide that, Familiar with physical computing devices such as Micro: bit or Arduino.

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” November 2020 (“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/post) by 21^st May 2023 (Sunday) 1100 hours (local time).

The address referred to above is:

Attn: Mohamed Manaan Ahmed, Senior Procurement Specialist

Maldives Atolls Education Development Project

Ministry of Education,

8th Floor, H. Velaanaage, 20096

Ameer Ahmed Magu, Male’ City,

Republic of Maldives

Tel: + (960) 3341 120

Email: [email protected]