Supporting Andhra's Learning Transformation: Procurement of independent Verification Agency for monitoring the project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Country - India

Project - SUPPORTING ANDHRA'S LEARNING TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM(P173978)

Assignment Title: Procurement of Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for monitoring of the project.

Reference No.: IN-SAMAGRA SHIKSHA-210728-CS-QCBS

1. The Department of School Education (DoSE), Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of theSALT project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

2. The “Services”includecarrying out an independent verification of the results achieved and reported by DoSE, GoAP under the SALT operation during a financial year, preparing and submitting independent and comprehensive Verification reports, and verifying results through a combination of desk-based verification of documents/data/report shared by the DoSE, GoAP, sample surveys (in-person and/or electronic) and periodic observation of processes being followed for the delivery of results.

3. The Samagra Shiksha State Implementation Societynow 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. Theshort-listing criteria are:

• General experience of the Firm(s);
  • Experience in similar projects of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area;
  • Financial Soundness of the firm; and
  • Staffing and logistics of the firm.

While indicating information relating to (b), it shall be made clear whether responsibility of the firm was in the capacity of a principal firm (lead partner) or as an associated firm (sub-consultant/JV partner) with detail scope of the service.

Consultants are requested to submit the following supporting documents against the above-mentioned criteria:(a) Registration paper of the firm(s); (b) JV agreement/letter of intent (if applicable); (c) Firm’s brochure; (d) Audited financial reports for last three years; (e) service experience record (including nature, total cost, total input in terms of staff month, employer, location of service, scope of services etc.). The experience of a parent company, subsidiary company, group company or associates (whatever the names) of the Applicant shall not be considered in evaluation.

4. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations, 2016” for IPF Borrowers (Revised November 2020), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

5. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. In the case of an association, all members of such “association” should have real and well-defined inputs to the assignment and the total number of firms including their associates shall be maximum of three. In case of association in the form of sub-consultancy, the experience of sub-consultant shall not be considered in evaluation.

6. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method as set out in Section VII, paragraph 7.3 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”).

7. The detailed Terms of Reference for the assignment can be found at the following weblink: Schooledu.ap.gov.in (under “ World bank” tab).

8. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours. Queries may also be mailed at k.vetriselvi@gmail.com, with the subject line – “Query_IVA Support Agency_<Name of the Firm>”.Please account for delays in response to queries.

9. Expressions of interest must be emailed/mailed at k.vetriselvi@gmail.com with the subject line – “EoI_IVA Support Agency_<Name of the firm>” by 23.59 Hrs 8th February 2021.

SamagraSiksha

K.Vetriselvi., IAS.

State Project Director, SamagraSiksha

Beside KBC boys high school,

Patamata,

Vijayawada.

Andhra Pradesh-520010

Tel: 9000550625

E-mail: k.vetriselvi@gmail.com