Provision of Consultancy Services for a Comprehensive COSTECH Institution Review — Tanzania (UNDP Program)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

TR75/WB-HEET/2024-2025/TZ-COSTECH/P166415-461482-CS-CQS/02

FOR

Provision of Consultancy Services for conducting a Comprehensive COSTECH Institution Review

16/12/2024

• This invitation for expression of interest (pre-qualification) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) dated 14/07/2024.

• The TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY has received a Loan from the WORLD BANK toward the cost of Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Provision of Consultancy Services for conducting a Comprehensive COSTECH Institution Review.

• The TANZANIA COMMISSION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 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 for a period of 180.

• Interested all eligible tenderers must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting consultant’s profile, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. The specific shortlisting criteria are indicated in section of qualification and evaluation criteria.

• Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub - consultancy to enhance their qualifications.

• The Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant's Qualifications Selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers of Fourth Edition November 2020 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

• Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information through National e-Procurement system (NeST)

• Expressions of Interest (EoI) must be delivered though NeST before deadline indicated on NeST.

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