Education Planning, Management, and Institutional Reform Advisor

General Information
Country: Belize
Notice/Contract Number: CDT-BEL-24-4000-03
Publication Date: Jan 5, 2024
Deadline: Jan 19, 2024
Agency: Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
Buyer:
Original Language: English

Contact Information
Address: Rusudan Gobejishvili
Interim Procurement Agent
MCA Belize
Belize
E-mail: rusudan.gobejishvili@crownagents.co.uk
Original Text

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

Country Belize

Project Name Belize Compact Development Program

Procurement Title Education Planning, Management, and Institutional Reform Advisor

Procurement Ref. Number CDT-BEL-24-4000-03

Type of Procurement (goods, works or services as applicable) Consulting Services (Individual Consultants)

Employer Compact Development Team - Belize

Publication Date January 5, 2024

Submission Deadline 5.00 pm Belize Time (GMT-6) on January 19, 2024

1. The United States of America, through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), and the Government of Belize (The Government) or (GoB), have signed a Compact Development Funding (CDF) Agreement to help facilitate in the development and implementation of an MCC Compact with Belize (The Agreement) in the amount of US$10 million (MCC Funding).

2. As a first step in the development of a compact with the Government of Belize, MCC conducted a constraints analysis in early 2022. Of the five identified constraints, the Government of Belize selected the low quality of education and the high cost of electricity constraints for further development. MCC and the Government of Belize’s Compact Development Team have conducted an analysis to explore the root causes of these constraints and are developing a Program to address these constraints. The Government, acting through the Compact Development Team (CDT) of the Ministry of Economic Development, is hereby issuing a Request for Proposals, following the General Procurement Notice published on May 1, 2023, in DgMarket and UNDB, among other sites.

3. Compact Development Team - Belize now invites Applications from eligible Individual Consultants to provide consulting services for Education Planning, Management, and Institutional Reform Advisor.

4. More details on the qualifications required are provided in the Terms of Reference of the Request for Application (RFA).

5. Location: The assignment is expected to be conducted in Belize and at expert’s own facilities, as necessary.

6. Anticipated Start Date: February 2024

7. Individual Consultants will be selected under the Individual Consultants Selection (ICS) method under the procedures set out in the MCC Program Procurement Guidelines which are provided on the MCC website (www.mcc.gov/ppg). The selection process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, before the contract award. 

8. The Fees shall be competitive market rates as determined by a price reasonableness analysis.

9. Consultants interested in receiving the RFA can submit their details using the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/bG8QdREX0D Please fill in the form to get access to the solicitation documents. If you have any questions, please contact Rusudan Gobejishvili at rusudan.gobejishvili@crownagents.co.uk with a copy to Artemio Osorio aosorio.BCDT@med.gov.bz until January 11, 2024.

10. The deadline for submission of Applications is 5.00 pm Belize Time (GMT-6), on January 19, 2024.

11. Contact Information:

Attn: Rusudan Gobejishvili - Interim Procurement Agent

E-mail: rusudan.gobejishvili@crownagents.co.uk with a copy to aosorio.BCDT@med.gov.bz