Provision of Third-Party Monitoring Services for Gender and GBV/SEA Action Plans

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION)

Project: SOUTH SUDAN ENERGY SECTOR ACCESS AND INSTITUTION STRENGTHENING PROJECT

Grant No.: E1660

Assignment Title: The Provision of Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Services for ASSIST project Gender Action Plan and GBV/SEA Action Plan implementation

Reference No. SS-MOED-526189-CS-CQS

• The Government of South Sudan through Ministry of finance and planning received funding from World Bank to Support South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (ASSIST) and its being implemented by the Ministry of Energy & Dams, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

• The consulting services (“the Services”) aims to add independent monitoring to boost transparency, strengthen accountability mechanisms, verify and assess the implementation, outputs, and results of the ASSIST project Gender and GBV Action Plan across all indicators outlined in the Assessment report and Project Appraisal Document (PAD). The TPM agent's role is to verify completion of works and services under the Gender and GBV Action Plan, validate results reported by PIUs, and provide an objective assessment of project performance and compliance with Gender and GBV/SEA prevention and response requirements.

• The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below;

Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Office,

South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (ASSIST)

Ministry of Energy & Dams

Ministries Complex

Email: [email protected] /[email protected] /[email protected]

• The Ministry of Energy & Dams 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:

i). Core business and years in business: The firm shall be registered/incorporated as a consulting firm with at least 8 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, Gender mainstreaming and GBV prevention and responses or related fields.

ii). Relevant experience: The firm shall demonstrate a proven track record of successfully executing and completing at least three (3) assignments in the provision of Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) services or projects of similar nature, both in scope and complexity. These assignments should have been conducted in operating environments comparable to South Sudan, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. The firm should have experience working with multinational donor funded projects /or International NGOs, preferably in the Gender and GBV prevention and responses and education sector. The firm's profile must provide detailed information for each relevant assignment, including the client's name and address, scope of work, contract value, and project duration

iii). Firm must submit at least two technical reference documents from previous TPM assignments of a similar nature preferably in Africa region. These documents should clearly demonstrate the firm’s relevant technical expertise and the quality of deliverables provided in those assignments

iv), Technical and managerial capability of the consulting firm: The firm shall demonstrate having the required managerial, technical, and logistical capacity in the submitted firm profile. This includes the capacity to deploy and mobilize teams (staff/consultants) for the project tasks in a timely manner, secure travel and data collection arrangements in the project locations, and provide the relevant equipment, tools.

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” July 2016 and revised September 2023, fifth edition (“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 Qualification Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

• Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours or through email: [email protected] /[email protected] /[email protected]

• Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by e-mail by 12:00 noon (Local time) Friday 20th February 2026

Under Secretary

Ministry of Energy and Dams (MoED),

Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (ASSIST)

Project Implementation Unit (PIU),

E-mail: [email protected] /Copy: [email protected], [email protected]