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GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE (GES)   REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES)   COUNTRY: GHANA PROJECT:   SECONDARY EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SEIP) CREDIT NO: 5452-GH PROJECT ID: P145741                                                                                                                                      ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR SEIP PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT   Reference No. GR/GES/SEIP/IC/03/21   The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the SEIP, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The original SEIP was to be implemented over a five-year period from October 2014 to November 2019. With the Additional Financing (AF) the completion date has been extended to November 30, 2021. The SEIP uses a Results-based Financing approach.   The consulting services (“the Services”) are to employ the services of a firm to conduct an independent assessment of the performance and outputs towards achieving the Project Development Objectives by the Government for which purpose this Consultancy is being recruited. The firm is also expected to carry out the following activities: Detailed review of the status of implementation of each of the components and sub-components Identification and determination of the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the methods and mechanisms established for the management of each component and compliance with project requirements and procedures Identification of the outputs and outcomes of the project interventions For component 1 of the project: Assessment of the functionality of the 23 new schools, the staff housing; school Heads bungalow and the Canteen block and the external works constructed under the project Assessment of the effect on enrollment of the facility upgrade that was undertaken at the 125 existing SHS Assessment of the effect of the scholarship/ bursary on beneficiary students Assessment of the effect of the School Performance Partnership Plans on academic achievement at the beneficiary schools Assessment of the effect of the smartboard on the teaching and learning of Mathematics   For component 2 of the project: Verification of compliance with World Bank procedures with regard to Safeguards, Financial Management and procurement for the projects as per the Project Appraisal document, the Project Implementation Manual, the ESMF and the RPF The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below:   The Director-General Ghana Education Service Box M45, Accra-Ghana Email:   [email protected] / [email protected]   The Ghana Education Service 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 shortlisting criteria are: The short listing criteria are: Core business and numbers of years in business; Technical and managerial Organization of Firm; Availability of appropriate skills among staff; Firm’s experience in similar assignments; Firm’s experience in working in similar conditions or environment Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.   The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, Revised November 2017 and August 2018  (“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 Consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Consultants Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.   Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours (from Monday – Friday at 8:00am-5:00pm)   Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) Friday, July 23, 2021   THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE BOX M45, ACCRA-GHANA   Attn: THE HEAD OF PROCUREMENT E-mail: [email protected]   Ghana Secondary Education Improvement Project Ghana Not cancelled INDV- Individual Consultant Selection Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Individual Friday, July 23, 2021- 05:00 WB-P777684-07/21 IDA61220 GR/GES/SEIP/IC/03/21 P145741 General- Education and Training Monday, July 12, 2021 OP00137023 English Monday, July 12, 2021- 10:27 Ministry of Education Adams Zuwii P. O. Box M45 Ministries Post Office Accra 0248454999 [email protected] Secondary Education, Public Administration- Education, Secondary Education World Bank Thursday, July 8, 2021- 20:00 IBRD/IDA Loans (PE) Ministry of Education USD 60000.00 Consultancy Services for Project Completion Report Procurement Specialist proc_voc_id: 86121500 proc_voc_title: Elementary and secondary schools seg_id: 86000000 seg_title: Education and Training Services family_id: 86120000 family_title: Educational institutions class_id: 86121500 class_title: Elementary and secondary schools cmdty_id: cmdty_title: