Development of Destination Plan for Kafue, South Luangwa and Lower Zambezi National Parks — GREAT-TDP Project

Republic of Zambia

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

GREEN RESILIENT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (GREAT-TDP)

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Development of Destination Plan for Kafue-, Luangwa Valley- and Lower Zambezi Tourism Development Areas

Reference No. ZM-MOT- 501461-CS-QCBS

The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Zambia Green, Resilient and Transformational Tourism Development Project (GREAT-TDP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the Development of the Destination Plan (DP) for

• Kafue Tourism Development Area (TDA) (Kafue National Park and surrounding Game Management Areas).

• Lower Zambezi TDA (Lower Zambezi National Park and surrounding Game Management Areas); and

• Luangwa Valley TDA (South Luangwa National Park, North Luangwa National Park and surrounding Game Management Areas)

The Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Tourism (Client) seeks to engage a consultant (individual firm or in association with other firms in form of a Joint Venture or Sub Consultant or as a Consortium) to provide consulting services for the development and formulation of three (3) Tourism Destination Plans (TDP).

The duration of the assignment is ten (10) Calendar months from the date the contract is signed to completion.

The Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Ministry of Tourism now invites eligible consultants (“Firms”) to indicate their interest in providing the stated services and provide information / support documents demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant past experience individually as a firm (or in association with other firm(s) in the form of Joint Venture or Sub Consultancy or Consortium to perform the required Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

Short listing of Firms. A short list of at least 5 qualified consulting firms will be selected. Short listing criteria is as follows to demonstrate:

• significant relevant prior experience in conducting tourism destination plans in Africa on at least 3 similar assignment.

• past organizational and managerial capacity to identify, retain necessary staff with the capacity to undertake the assignment. The staff would include professional staff required for the preparation of DPs. Only names, positions and past experience of the firm’s principals and or directors who have the afore-stated responsibilities should be mentioned at this time.

• a high level of on-the-ground experience in African and emerging protected area landscapes. Prior experience and knowledge of the tourism, natural resources sectors in Zambia and or the sub-region is not a prerequisite but will be considered a definite plus or advantage in being short listed.

Full details of the Terms of reference for the assignment can be obtained by sending a request to the address provided below.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations November 2020 (Fourth Edition), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest which requires that firms or individuals involved in Bank IPF procurement shall not have a conflict of interest.

In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment:

Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interests of the Borrower. Without limitation on the generality of the foregoing, Consultants shall not be hired under the circumstances set forth below:

• A firm that has been engaged by the Borrower to provide Consulting Services for the preparation or implementation of a project (or an affiliate that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that Consulting firm), shall be disqualified from subsequently providing Goods, Works, or Non-consulting Services resulting from, or directly related to those Consulting Services. This provision does not apply to the various firms (Consultants, contractors, or suppliers), which together are performing the contractor’s obligations under a turnkey or design and build contract.

• Neither a Consultant (including personnel and sub-consultants), nor an affiliate (that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with that Consultant), shall be hired for any assignment that, by its nature, creates a conflict of interest with another assignment of the Consultant; Section III. Governance World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers.

• Consultants (including their experts and other personnel, and sub-consultants), that have a close business or family relationship with a professional staff of the Borrower, or of the project implementing agency, or of a recipient of a part of the Bank’s financing, or any other party representing or acting on behalf of the Borrower, that is directly or indirectly involved in any part of:

• The preparation of the TOR for the assignment;

• The selection process for the contract; or

• The supervision of the contract, may not be awarded a contract, unless the conflict stemming from this relationship has been resolved in a manner acceptable to the Bank throughout the selection process and the execution of the contract.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

“Expressions of Interest (EOI)” must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 30 October 2025.

The address referred to above is:

Ministry of Tourism, Zambia Green, Resilient and Transformational Tourism Development Project (GREAT-TDP)

Attn: Mr. Taulino Banda

Procurement Specialist

P.O Box 30575, Kwacha House Annex, Cairo Road

10101 Lusaka, Zambia

Email: [email protected] with copy to [email protected], and [email protected]