Consulting services for developing and carrying out training programs to teachers, school principals, their deputies (upper-secondary school)

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 developing and carrying out training programs to teachers, school principals, their deputies (upper-secondary school) Contract Package ID: LEARN-1.1-TRAINING 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: developing and implementing two modular training programs for professional development: for Grade 10 teachers across 10 subject areas in pilot lyceums, currently estimated at approximately 3278 teachers, and school management teams and for 750 future trainers for teachers and managers of schools in NUS implementation on the level of Upper Secondary (Specialized) Education. The expected period for the Consultant to provide services for the development of the online course is approximately 14 calendar months, starting in June 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: 1. 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 a local firm should exist by the date of the Contract signing). At least 5 years of experience in the market (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 has proven experience in implementing education sector projects, including training, professional development, and institutional capacity-building initiatives. 2. Experience in preparing documentation in both Ukrainian and English, including: technical specifications reporting supporting documentation. 3. Financial stability The amount of confirmed turnover for the last two years is at least $396,000 (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: (i) Tax returns (ii) Balance sheet (iii) Certificates of completion. 4. Confirmation of qualification. A Consultant shall provide: Portfolio of completed projects Documents confirming qualifications: (i) certificates (if any) (ii) letters of recommendation (if any). 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 2:00 PM Kyiv time on April 30, 202 6 .[3] Expressions of interest to be clearly marked: " LEARN-1.1-TRAINING: 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 possible to demonstrate compliance with the established qualification criteria and relevance to the assignment; Include copies of documents confirming the stated experience and competencies, and provide contact information of third parties who can confirm your experience and provi