Recruitment of Individual Consultant to Develop the Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD) and Procurement Plan — World Bank Gambia Pr…

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – FOR GAMBIAN NATIONALS ONLY

Assignment Title: Recruitment of Individual Consultant to Develop the Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD) and Procurement Plan

Background and Project Description

The Government of The Gambia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Gambia Resilience, Inclusive, Skills and Equity (RISE) Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The Project Development Objective is to improve foundational learning of students, increase access to job-relevant training and income generating opportunities for youth, and expand safety nets to the poor and vulnerable in The Gambia. The project is comprised of 4 mutually reinforcing components: 1) Improve foundational learning outcomes; 2) Increase access to labour-market relevant Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs; 3) Expand and enhance social safety nets to improve the incomes and productivity of the poor; 4) Support for multi-sectoral project coordination.

Project Beneficiaries. Key project beneficiaries will be out-of-school youth aged 18-35, both with and without secondary education, with an emphasis on those in the inland regions. This core demographic will benefit from upskilling or reskilling via the TVET and the Social Protection interventions. Other complementary beneficiaries include in-school children in grades 1-3 as well as pre-service and in-service teachers, and youth household heads or first spouses from poor and vulnerable communities, who will receive cash transfers. A detailed result monitoring framework and indicators will be developed during project preparation.

The project is comprised of 4 mutually reinforcing components:

Component 1: Improve foundational learning outcomes;

Component 2: Increase access to labour-market relevant Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs;

Component 3: Expand and enhance social safety nets to improve the incomes and productivity of the poor;

Component 4: Support for multi-sectoral project coordination.

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MOFEA) intend to use part of the funds available under the Gambia Resilience, Inclusive, Skills and Equity Project to recruit an individual consultant to develop the Project Procurement Strategy for Development (PPSD) and detailed Procurement Plan. The PPSD shall address how procurement activities will support the development objectives of the project and deliver the best Value for Money under a risk-managed approach.

The consultant is expected to use the short form of the PPSD and this shall include:

• Strategic assessment of the procurement activities in the project to inform the timing of the procurement activity and the level of research and analysis appropriate for the activities.
• Analysis of the operating context of the project and identification of risks and opportunities that may need to be managed through the procurement e.g. currency risk, security concerns.
• Market analysis to develop an appropriate understanding of the market sectors that have been identified as having the potential to provide the goods, services and/or works required for an activity within a project.
• Strategic assessment of procurement options based on the analysis;
• Recommendation for procurement approaches for the activities within the project ( The Consultant shall submit a Final Report including a summary of results and findings of the consulting services, along with the PPSD and the Initial 18-months Procurement Plan.

Duration of the Services

4 weeks.

Consultant Qualification

• Advance degree (Master’s) in procurement, business administration and other related areas;
• At least ten (10) years of work experience in procurement of goods and services, particularly in the African context;
• Having prepared PPSD for other World Bank financed project;
• Knowledge on national rules and legislations in the field of procurement and civil construction/engineering is desired;
• Knowledge and/or experience in World Bank procurement policies and procedures, or other standards set forth for a procurement is an advantage;
• Strong sense of integrity is essential;
• Fluent in spoken and written English. Submission of Expressions of Interest:

The Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project now invites eligible individual consultants to express 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 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” dated September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants (IC) selection method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 09:00 to 12h30 on Friday.

Expressions of interest should be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail) on or before 15 November 2023 at 12h30 GMT

Gambia Fiscal Management Development Project GFMDP

Royal Insurance Building

2nd Floor, Kotu Bertil Harding Highway

The Gambia

Email: [email protected] and [email protected]