Consulting services for the development of teaching and learning materials (TLM) for the final year of study at the level of basic secondary education (9th grade)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Ukraine Name of Project: Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need in Ukraine Program Grant No.: TF0C5794 Assignment Title: Consulting services for the development of teaching and learning materials (TLM) for the final year of study at the level of basic secondary education (9th grade) Reference No . (as per Procurement Plan): LEARN-1.1-TLM9 Ukraine has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need in Ukraine Program, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (hereinafter - the Services) include the development of educational materials for the final year of basic secondary education (grade 9) in all educational areas to provide teachers of schools participating in the innovative project at the all-Ukrainian level on the topic "Development and implementation of educational and methodological support for general secondary education institutions in the context of the implementation of the State Standard of Basic Secondary Education (SSBSE)" (hereinafter - pilot schools) with sets of exemplary tasks (including competencies) for assessing learning outcomes, pedagogical and pedagogical assessment. These materials will be used by teachers of the pilot schools directly in the educational process to achieve the relevant learning outcomes and their assessment, and/or serve as models for the development of similar tasks by teachers and authors of curricula/manuals/textbooks, ensuring a unified approach to assessing student learning. The Services are expected to start in spring 2026 for a period of 12 months. The required objective of the Services must be achieved by the Consultant within the agreed program and in accordance with the Ukrainian legislation, the World Bank's policies and rules and requirements of the Terms of Reference (TOR), which is attached. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (hereinafter - Client/MOES) now invites eligible consulting firms (hereinafter - 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 evaluation of the expressions of interest provided by the Consultants will be carried out based on the following criteria: Legal status and market experience: The company is registered as a legal entity in Ukraine or abroad (in the case of foreign company, the representative office/JV/consortium with local firm should exist by the date of the Contract signing); At least 8 years of experience in the market, preferably with education-related products (in case of JVCA, at least the Lead Member shall meet the criterion, while each other member shall meet at least 50% of the criterion); The company's core business is software and web solutions development. Experience in digital education: The company has a proven track record of implementing digital educational solutions At least 3 major educational or content digital products were implemented (in the case of a JVCA, the Lead Member should have at least 1 assignment specified above while the combination of members must fully meet the requirement. The projects claimed by each JVCA member should be substantially completed during the above period either alone or as a member of a past JVCA with a minimum share of 50%). The products contained the following modules and functionality: adaptive search dynamic filters designers of training programs analytical panels interfaces for administration evaluation and feedback functionality. Proven experience in modern web technologies, in particular: PHP (Laravel) JavaScript (Vue.js / React) MySQL, Redis Elasticsearch Docker REST API WebSocket Experience in implementation: integrations with government services via API; creation of analytics modules; development of authorization and data protection. Cooperation with international organizations The company has experience of participating in projects implemented with the support of the World Bank or other international institutions Financial stability The amount of confirmed turnover for the last two years is at least $100,000 (in case of JVCA, the Lead Member should meet at least 50% of the requirement, while the combination of partner/members must fully meet the requirement). Financial statements: Tax returns Balance sheet Certificates of completion. Confirmation of qualification. A Consultant shall provide: Portfolio of completed projects Letters of recommendation (if any) List of pre-identified experts accompanied with CVs of key team members Availability of qualified specialists . The company should possess at least 7 specialists having permanent /long-term contracts: Project manager - is responsible for planning, timing, and coordination. UI/UX designer - responsible for the logic of interfaces and usability. Back-end developer - implements server logic (Laravel, PHP, MySQL). Front-end developer - provides interactivity of the interface (Vue.js, React). DevOps specialist - responsible for deployment, continuous integration, and stability. Tester (QA ) - provides quality assurance and automated testing. Content manager or technical writer - forms the structure of the platform, content, and documentation. In case of experience in the role of a member of a past JVCA and/or Subconsultant, the experience and amount will be determined based on the Consultant's share and responsibility in the past JVCA or the amount of the Subconsultant's contract. 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" September 2023 with amendme