MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

FOR CURRICULUM REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR SELECTED TECHNICAL & VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & TRAINING (TVET) AREAS OF FOCUS

Procurement Reference: IsDB-MOES/SRVCS/21-22/00210

 

Country:                         REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

Name of Project:           Business, Technical & Vocational Education & Training

                                         (BTVET) Support Project

Sector:                            Education

Consulting Services:    For Curriculum Review and Development Services for Selected Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) Areas of Focus

Two Areas for Curricula Review and Upgrading

1

Electronics & Telecommunications

2

Tourism & Hospitality

Three Areas for New Curricula Development Work

3

Agricultural Value Addition (Textile Development)

4

Agricultural Mechanization (Mini-irrigation)

5

Mineral Development

Modes of Financing:     ISFD Loan

Financing No:                UGA-1022

1. The Government of the Republic of Uganda, represented by the Ministry of Education and Sports, has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) toward the cost of the Business, Technical & Vocational Education & Training (BTVET) Support Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consultancy services.

The services include:  

2. Provision of competent curriculum-related consultancy services for the following selected core areas of training focus, involving careful review, upgrading and development of demand-driven competency-based and modular curricula packages, resulting in up-to-date and appropriate training content, teaching methodologies and instructional materials/aids (including text/reference books, equipment/tools/consumables & relevant ICT/AI).

 

The subject consultancy services will be implemented over a period of 20 months from the estimated commencement date of September 2022.  The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be downloaded from the tenders section of the IsDB website (www.Isdb.org) or the Ministry of Education and Sports website (www.education.go.ug).  Alternatively, a hard copy can be obtained from the address given under paragraph 7 below.

Invitation for expressions of interest: 

3. The Ministry of Education and Sports now invites eligible consulting firms (“consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the subject services. Interested consultants must provide specific information, which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (including brochures, description of similar assignments handled, experience in similar environments and working conditions, availability of appropriate skills among their staff, etc). 

The shortlisting criteria will include:

• Eligibility under the IsDB Procurement Guidelines.
• Suitability of core business and organisation structure of firm(s) for the assignment.
• Acceptable professional and technical capacity of firm(s).
• At least two successfully completed similar assignments in the last seven (7) years.
• Verifiable history of good performing contracts evidenced by client recommendation letters; with no history of poor performing contracts.

Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

4. The attention of interested consultants is drawn to Paragraphs, 1.23 and 1.24 of the Guidelines for Procurement of Consultancy Services under IsDB Project Financing (the “Procurement Guidelines”), setting forth the IsDB policy on conflict of interest.
5. 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 and when selected.
6. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality & Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method, from a Shortlist of International Consulting Firms, as set out in the IsDB Procurement Guidelines.
7. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours i.e. 09:00 to 16:00 hours Local Time.  Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the same address below by 15.00hrs Local Time on 7th July 2022.

The Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit,

Ministry of Education and Sports,

Floor 3 Room 3.7, Embassy House, King George VI Way,

P.O. Box 7063, Kampala (Uganda)

 

OR sent by email to:       Mr. Godfrey Erukwaine;          email: Godfreykwaine@gmail.com

Copied to:                        Eng. Paul Kaliba;                    email: paulkaliba@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

Ketty Lamaro

Permanent Secretary

 

 

Appendix: Terms of Reference (Attached to the Notice)