Tender Description

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA

Ministry of Education, Culture & Higher Education

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

COUNTRY:                           Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS)

NAME OF PROJECT:          Somalia Education for Human Capital Development 

PROJECT ID:                         P172434, Grant No: IDA-D8370,

Assignment Title:                  Consultancy service for the development of National School Construction Policy, Strategy, and Schools Master-Database Dashboard for Ministry of Education Culture & Higher Education 

Reference No.:                       SO-MOECHE-501765-CS-CQS   

Place of assignment:              Mogadishu Somalia

Submission deadline:            25th August 2025 

 BACKGROUND

The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Somalia Education for Human Capital Development (SEHCD) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The project is implemented by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education. The SEHCD project is designed to provide interventions to improve system effectiveness, instructional quality, and learning outcomes across all Federal Member States. 

The consulting services (The services) include (i) Development of National School Construction Policy and Strategy that provides a standardized framework and guidelines for the planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of schools in Somalia.  (ii) To develop a digital dashboard for a master-database of existing schools in Somalia that will support real-time updates, analysis, and decision-making for education infrastructure development.

The Consultant will undertake all the specific tasks and deliverables detailed out in the Terms of Reference (TOR).

 The detailed TOR for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.moe.gov.so or it can be provided upon submission of application in person or by e-mail. The e-mail address is provided below.

 The Ministry of Education Culture and Higher Education now invites eligible firms (“Consultant”) 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 (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. may be submitted while responding to the EOI). The short-listing criteria are as follows:

1. Core business of the firm demonstrating at least 10 years in business with experience of carrying our similar services in (Education planning, civil engineering, ICT, public policy, or related fields).
2. Specific experience in conducting similar assignments in education infrastructure planning, policy development, and data systems. Demonstrated ability to develop GIS-enabled dashboards and database systems. Knowledge of Somalia’s education context and stakeholder landscape. The Consultant shall provide the name and contact address of the Client (office and e-mail address and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name (s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
3. Experience of relevant services within an environment like that of Somalia (working in Somalia or other locations with similar characteristics (Africa region, operating in locations with FCV characteristics).
4. The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure of the organization). Do not provide CVs of staff. Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

 The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In 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 Consultants Qualifications-based Selection method (CQS) set out in the “Procurement Regulations”.

Skills Required

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