Consultancy Services for Completion of Parent Galop PBCS Project

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

GHANA ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES PROJECT (GALOP)

PROJECT ID: 165557

PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES - FIRMS

BACKGROUND

The Government of Ghana, under World Bank and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) funding, is supporting the government’s education strategic plan to improve equitable access to quality basic education in Ghana. The Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), approved for an amount of USD 218.7 million, has the Project Development Objective (PDO) to improve the quality of education in low-performing basic education schools and to strengthen education sector equity and accountability in Ghana. The GALOP was originally implemented over a five-year period from Jan 2020 to Dec 2024. However, the parent project has been extended to close by 31st December 2026.

The purpose of the REOI is to invite prospective firms to submit Expression of Interests to provide any of the underlisted services.

MOE/GALOP/CS/2/2025

Consultant’s Qualification-Based Selection (CQS)

Consultancy Services of an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for Completion of Parent GALOP PBCs

Terms of Reference (ToR) for each assignment can be downloaded from link below:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/160caCxSnk6gcwaIEsGl-NPOURAigUHBU?usp=drive_link

NB: Consultant should state clearly the Reference No. and the Assignment they are applying for.

Interested firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to undertake the above services required as per the Terms of Reference (ToR) for any of the assignments provided in the link above.

The short-listing criteria are:

• ·Experience of firm in similar/related assignments
• ·Experience working in country and or region in similar conditions
• ·Adequacy of Firm’s Technical and Managerial capacity
• ·Qualifications and Experience of key experts proposed and their Competences
• availability of appropriate skills among staff
• ·any other relevant information as required in the ToR
• Selection of Consultants The selection method for the assignments will be as indicated in the table above in line with procedures specified by World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers; Procurement in Investment Project Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016; Revised September 2025 (7th Edition).

EOIs must be deposited at the address below on or before 9th July, 2026 at 4:00pm.

Soft copy submissions shall be via the email address provided below;

EOI Address;

The Chief Director

Ministry of Education

P. O. Box M45

Accra

Attn: Director Procurement

Submissions shall be made in both hardcopy and softcopy to the address below;

Ministry of Education, Procurement Directorate, Room K35

E-mail: [email protected]

Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from the Procurement Directorate, Ministry of Education at the address given above during working hours from 8:30am – 4:30pm from Thursday 25th June, 2026.