Study on Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan - Phase II

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF THE SUDAN NAME OF PROJECT: Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project - Phase II [P158066] Sector: Multi-Sectoral Grant No.: TF0A3002 The Government of Sudan received a financing of 4,435,000 USD, of which 4,285,000 USD applies to the aforementioned grant, from the World Bank’s State and Peace-building Fund [SPF] for the Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II.

It intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for relevant goods, works, consulting and non-consulting services to be procured under this project. The project consists of the following Components: Component I: Development of Local Government Structures and Capacities [Including Project Management] This Component involves a range of activities in the target state & localities to strengthen and enhance capacities of local institutions and government structures, project staffs and targeted communities.

Key procurement activities: • Capacity Needs Assessment, and training and capacity building of project beneficiaries • Recruitment of NGO Implementing Partner • Project Midterm and Final Evaluations • Production and dissemination of communication and sensitization materials Component II: Analytic and Technical Assistance [Bank-Executed on Behalf of Recipient] This component will cover research Studies and technical assistance to project design, with view towards possible scaling and replication elsewhere.

As this is a bank-executed component on behalf of the recipient and is assigned a separate grant number and amount, the World Bank is solely responsible for fiduciary management of this Component. Component III: Community Small Works Support This component will finance Community small works and the Community Champions Program. Key procurement activities: • Recruitment of Natural Resource Management Consulting Firm • Contractors for implementation of community small works Component 4: Economic Livelihoods and Benefit Trans-passing This component will finance Livelihood Grants [Including Livelihoods Training], Benefit Trans-Passing System, Joint Initiatives, and Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation.

Key procurement activities: • Baseline Survey • Delivery of vocational and skills training, and subsequent assets Procurement of goods, works, Consultancy and non-consultancy services will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits [July 2016], and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank’s international competitive bidding [ICB] procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, Bank’s external website and in local newspapers in Sudan.

Prequalification of suppliers and contractors will not be required for the contracts under this project Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to bid under ICB procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below. Sustainable Livelihoods for Displaced and Vulnerable Communities in Eastern Sudan Project Phase II Attn: Ibrahim Elnour, Procurement Specialist Amarat Street# 63, Al Nassr Complex, Building A-15, Flat 001 Khartoum-Sudan Tel: 00249915939797 Email: ibrahimelnour010@gmail.com.com