Consulting Services for Biomanufacturing Environmental and Social Impact Framework — Health Emergency Preparedness Response and Resilience Project,…

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) |

Country: |

Republic of Kenya |

Name of Project: |

HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE AND RESILIENCE PROJECT |

Credit No: |

7405-KE |

Project ID: |

P180127 |

Reference No. |

KE-KBI-529599-CS-CQS |

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: |

CONSULTING SERVICES FOR BIOMANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) OF THE KENYA BIOVAX FILL AND FINISH FACILITY IN EMBAKASI • The Government of Kenya (GoK) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Health Emergency Preparedness Response and Resilience Project (HEPRR) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. • The consulting services (“the Services”) includes consulting services for Biomanufacturing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of The Kenya Biovax Institute Limited Fill And Finish Facility In Embakasi. The duration of the assignment will be Four Months from the contract commencement date. • The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment can be found at the following Kenya Biovax Institute Limited’s website: www.biovax.go.ke. • The Kenya Biovax Institute Limited 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: 4.1 Core business and years in business The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting firm with core business environmental and social impact assessment services or related fields for a minimum period of ten (10) years. 4.2 Relevant experience: The firm shall demonstrate as having successfully executed and completed at least two (2) assignments of a similar nature, complexity and in a similar operating environment in the last seven (7) years. Details of similar assignments-Name and address of the client, scope, value, and period should be provided in the submitted proposal including enumeration of these similar past assignments. 4.3 Technical and managerial capability of the firm: The firm shall demonstrate as having the requisite technical capacity and managerial capacity to undertake the assignment in the submitted company profile(s). 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” First Published July 2016 and Revised Fifth Edition September 2023 and the Revised Sixth Edition February, 2025 (“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 Qualifications Selection (CQS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations. • Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours East African Time (EAT) from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400hours (EAT) and public holidays. • Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (In person, by mail and email) and be clearly marked “Expression of Interest Consulting services Biomanufacturing Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of The Kenya Biovax Fill And Finish Facility In Embakasi by 27th January 2026 at 1000 hours East African Time. EOI submissions delivered by email should strictly be sent to: HEPRR_Procurement@biovax.go.ke Address: Director General/CEO Kenya BioVax Institute Limited Kenya Women Finance Trust- Upper Hill 3rd Floor, Wing A P.O. Box 40799 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 775 751 639 E-mail: info@biovax.go.ke Copy: procurement@biovax.go.ke