NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

Project ID: P176163

Project Title: Clean and Resilient Environment for Blue Sea Project

Country: Albania

Notice No: OP00405766

Notice Type: Request for Expression of Interest

Notice Status: Published

Borrower Bid Reference: AL-MTE-1.1.1-1.1-CS-QCBS

Procurement Method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection

Language of Notice: English

Submission Deadline Date/Time: Nov 25, 2025 16:30

Published Date: 10-Nov-2025

Description: Enhanced monitoring, data management, capacity building for operational and financial performance, and implementation support for transition to circular economy

Details:

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CONSULTING SERVICES

Country: ALBANIA

Name of the Project: Clean and Resilient Environment for Blue Sea (Care4BlueSea)

IBRD Loan No.: 95070

Project ID Number: P176163

Assignment Title: Institutional support for sustainable performance, enhanced monitoring and transition to circular economy

Reference No.: AL-MTE-1.1.1-1.1-CS-QCBS

The Ministry of Environment has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Care4BlueSea initiative and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include the technical assistance to municipalities in the Gjirokastër – Vlorë South Waste Zone to strengthen municipal solid waste management (MSWM) and enable a transition toward a circular economy. Support focuses on: (i) data management and monitoring (systems, protocols, EPBI-aligned indicators and verification); (ii) capacity building and institutional strengthening (training program, tools, and municipal waste management plan development consistent with Albanian/EU frameworks and the EPBI Manual); (iii) implementation support for circular-economy measures (separate collection systems, investment planning, SEA support); and (iv) financial sustainability (costing, tariffs, billing/collection improvement, KPIs, and performance-based contracting guidance).

The overall objective of this assignment is to Establish modern, data-driven MSWM practices that meet EPBI Tier 1 & Tier 2 Minimum Access Conditions and EU directives and build durable municipal capacities (planning, operations, monitoring, and finance) to improve service performance and circularity.

Target municipalities of the Gjirokastër – Vlorë South WZ (e.g., Delvinë, Himarë, Finiq, Konispol, Sarandë, Dropull, Gjirokastër, Këlcyrë, Libohovë, Memaliaj, Përmet, Tepelenë). Field work and trainings will take place across these municipalities; coordination with central agencies in Tirana as needed. The Implementation Period is 36 months from contract signature.

The Ministry of Environment 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 Consultants shall fulfill the following minimum requirements.

1. Shall be a registered legal entity with experience as a TA service in the areas of solid waste management for the past 5 years.
2. Have previous experience in providing capacity building and training involving aspects such as governance, budgeting and data management,.
3. Should have successfully developed waste management plans in minimum 3 municipalities/local government units.
4. The firm should have a multidisciplinary team that combines expertise in environmental engineering, waste management planning, GIS-based service design, legal and policy frameworks, and training facilitation.

The shortlisting criteria are:

No.	Evaluation criteria	Points
1.	Overall experience of the firm /years of the consultant in the market	30 points
2.	Relevant Specific Experience in similar assignments	60 points
3.	Availability of staff within the firm to perform the assignment	10 points
TOTAL		100 points

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.13, 3.15, and 3.16 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2025 (“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 Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09.00-16:00 from Monday to Thursday and 09.00-13.00 Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by November 25th, 2025, 16:30 local time.

For more information interested consultants can find the Terms of References in the link : https://mjedisi.gov.al/category/njoftime/

CONTACT INFORMATION

Organization/Department: Ministry of Environment

Name: Elton Nino

Address: Blvd. Dëshmorët e Kombit, nr. 1 1001 Tiranë, Albania

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Country: Albania

Phone: +355694433310

Email: [email protected]

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