Consulting Services to Prepare Project Completion Report — State Department of Blue Economy and Fisheries, Kenya

STATE DEPARTMENT OF BLUE ECONOMY AND FISHERIES Request for Expression of Interest (Consulting Services – Firm Selection) Country: Kenya Name of project: Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED) Project No.: P163980; Credit No: 65400-KE Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Preparation of Project Completion Report for Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED) Project Contract No.: KE-MOMBEMA-C2-2025-044-CQS 1. This Request for Expression of Interest follows the General Procurement Notice for this project that appeared in Development Business; of 10th August 2020.

• The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (KEMFSED) and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Credit to payments under this contract: Consultancy Services for Preparation of Project Completion Report for Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED) Project KE-MOMBEMA- C2-2025-044- CQS 3. The overall objective of this consultancy is to assess the project results against what were expected to be achieved and to draw lessons that can both improve the sustainability of benefits from the project, and help in the overall enhancement of future programming.

• The tasks to be carried out under the assignment are outlined in the the detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment that can be found at the following website: www.kemfsed.org 5. The Firm shall have the following qualifications: This Assignment will be conducted by a firm with similar expereince in; Core business and years in business: The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting firm with core business in the field of project cycle management (PCM) or related field for at least ten (10) years.

Relevant experience: The firm shall demonstrate as having successfully executed and completed at least 2 assignments of similar nature, complexity and in a similar operating environment in the last 8 years. Details of similar assignments - Name and address of the client, scope, value, and period should be provided in the submitted Expression of Interest including enumeration of these similar past assignments. Clear evidence of similar assignments undertaken should be provided, for example signed contracts, contract award letters and documentary proof that the assignment was successfully executed 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).

The composition of a multi-disciplinary team is outlined in the TORs attached 6. The Consulting Services Contract is expected to be for a period of Four (4) Months from the date of commencement. 7. The State Department of Blue Economy and Fisheries through the Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio- Economic Development (KEMFSED) Project now invites listed firms to express their interest in providing the services.

The shortlisting will focus on experience in similar assignments, Similar Environment and Availability of Key Experts among the staff 8. 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.

• The Consultant Firm will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Quality Selection method (CQS) set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016 10. The listed Firms may obtain further information at the address below from 0900 to 1700 hours East African Time (EAT) from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hour (1300 to 1400hours EAT) and public holidays or download full TORs on Website: www.kemfsed.org Expression of interest shall be delivered by 24th February, 2026 at 1100 hours EAT. - using one of the following modalities: (i) deposit in the tender box located on Mezzanine Floor, Maktaba Kuu Building Opposite NHIF Ngong Road Nairobi, Kenya or (ii) send by email to: info@kemfsed.org and quote the Assignment title and Contract No. in the Subject row.

For expressions of interest that will be deposited at the tender box, the packages should be clearly marked Consultancy Services for Preparation of Project Completion Report for Kenya Marine Fisheries Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED) Project -; Contract No.: KE-MOMBEMA- C2-2025-044-CQS Principal Secretary State Department for Blue Economy and Fisheries Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development (KEMFSED) Project Maktaba Kuu Building, Mezzanine Floor, Ngong Road, Nairobi, Kenya Email: info@kemfsed.org Telephone: +254-729 096 403 Website: www.kemfsed.org NATIONAL PROJECT COORDINATOR FOR: PRINCIPAL SECRETARY/STATE DEPARTMENT FOR BLUE ECONOMY AND FISHERIES, KENYA MARINE FISHERIES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (KEMFSED) PROJECT