Consulting services for the Teachers’ Practice Observation Tool implementation

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION) UKRAINE Country: Ukraine Program: "Lifting Education Access and Resilience in times of Need in Ukraine Program" Grant №: TF0C5794 Project №: P504171 Assignment Title: Consulting services for the Teachers' Practice Observation Tool implementation Contract Package ID: LEARN-2.4-TEACH 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. The Ministry of Education and Science intends to use part of the proceeds for consulting services, for which this REoI has been issued. Consulting services (hereinafter referred to as "Services") include: Consulting services (hereinafter referred to as the "Services") include: tracking changes in teaching practices during the pilot implementation of the New Ukrainian School (NUS) reform using the Teach Secondary tool in 150 secondary schools, which constitute a representative sample of the total number of secondary schools (lyceums). The expected period for the Consultant to provide services for the development of the online course is approximately 13 calendar months, starting in May 2026. Detailed information regarding the provision of the specified Services is provided in the Terms of Reference (hereinafter referred to as "TOR"), which is attached. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (hereinafter referred to as the "Client") invites qualified consulting companies (hereinafter referred to as "Consultants") to express their interest in providing the specified Services. Interested Consultants must provide information that confirms their qualifications and experience required 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 At least 8 years of experience in the market The company's core business is education research Experience in e ducation research The company has a proven track record of educational research At least 2 major educational studies were completed Cooperation with international organizations The company has experience in participating in projects implemented with support of the World Bank or other international institutions. Experience in preparing documentation in English, including: technical specifications reporting supporting documentation. Financial stability The amount of confirmed turnover for the last two years is at least $100,000 Financial statements: Tax returns Balance sheet Certificates of completion. Confirmation of qualification. A Consultant shall provide: Resumes of key team members Portfolio of completed projects Description of approaches to the realization of related tasks. Documents confirming qualifications: (i) Resume (ii) certificates (if any) (iii) letters of recommendation. Human Resources The Consultant shall ensure the engagement of appropriately qualified specialists: Field Supervisor(s) - 70 persons and Observers - 5-7 persons (at the stage of evaluating submitted expressions of interest, the qualifications and experience of key experts are not assessed-only the presence or absence of such personnel is evaluated). Only the Consultant with the highest ranking, determined in accordance with the established Consultant qualification evaluation criteria, will be required to confirm the qualifications and experience of the key experts). The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, items 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of The World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers [1], dated September 2023 with amendments of February 2025[2] (hereinafter referred to as the "Procurement Regulations"), which contains the World Bank's policy regarding 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. Selection of a Consultant will be performed in accordance with Consultant's Qualification-based Selection (CQS) method following World Bank's Consultants Guidelines. Further information may be obtained at the address below. Expressions of interest must be submitted in Ukrainian or English via email to the address: [e-mail removed – see original notice] Cc: [e-mail removed – see original notice]; by 5 :00 PM Kyiv time on April 10, 202 6 .[3] Expressions of interest to be clearly marked: " LEARN-2.4-TEACH: Expression of Interest" . Consultants should provide not only information demonstrating their compliance with the Mandatory Minimum Qualification Requirements , but also information that meets the specific requirements of the assignment and will be considered an advantage. The Consultant rating will be based on compliance with these latter requirements. The Consultant with the highest rating, determined according to the established criteria for evaluating the Consultant's qualifications, will be invited to submit a technical and financial proposal. Information on the Consultant's experience provided by the Consultants must be documented (copies of contracts or parts thereof, and acceptance certificates for services provided; additionally, client references may be submitted, describing the specifics of the completed assignment). Interested Consultants are additionally advised to pay attention to the following aspects when preparing their information: Files submitted by the Consultant should be in PDF (Portable Document Format) and/or JPG formats and should be as consolidated as possible; When preparing information describing your qualifications and experience, provide as much detail as pos