Consulting services for the development of teaching and learning materials (TLM) for the first cycle of study at the level of upper secondary education (10th 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 first cycle of study at the level of upper secondary education (10th grade) Reference No . (as per Procurement Plan): LEARN-1.1-TLM 10 The objectives of the LEARN are: to (i) improve teaching and learning conditions; and (ii) to strengthen the management capacity of the education system. The total financing for the Operation is US$451 million using a combination of the World Bank's financial instruments: Program-for-Results (PforR) complemented by Investment Project Financing (IPF). The MoES intends to apply part of the grant proceeds to eligible payments for consulting services for which this Request for Expressions of Interest has been issued. The consulting services (hereinafter - the Services) include: developing teaching and learning materials (hereinafter referred to as "TLM") for the first cycle/year of upper secondary education (Grade 10); upgrading the MoES digital repository for TLM storage and use by expanding the repository's capacity, as well as updating the User Manual for the repository; developing, publishing, and disseminating hard copies of the Manuals on TLM; conducting training for TLM users; and organizing a final event for dissemination of the results. The expected period for the Consultant's provision of the Services is approximately 12 calendar months from the date of contract signing. 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 Consultant shall be a legally established entity eligible to provide consulting services in accordance with applicable laws. Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture (JV) or sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. In case of a JV, all partners shall be jointly and severally liable for the contract. In the case of foreign company, the representative office/JV/consortium with local firm should exist by the date of Contract signing. At least 5 years of experience in the provision of consulting services relevant to this assignment, such as education sector programs, development of teaching and learning materials, curriculum design, teacher training, and/or digital education solutions 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 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 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 must confirm the availability of at least 7 specialists having permanent/long-term contracts (the term of which exceeds 12 months): 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. 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 amendments of February 2025 (hereinafter - 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. In the case of foreign company, the representative office/JV/conso