GOVERNMENT OF SAINT LUCIA
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REoI)
CONSULTING SERVICES
COUNTRY: SAINT LUCIA
NAME OF PROJECT: HUMAN CAPITAL RESILIENCE PROJECT
Credit No: 6556-LC
Assignment Title: CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS PROCESS REVIEW, DESIGN AND REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPIS/SIS)
Reference No: 025/CS/IC/HCRP/08/2024
The Government of Saint Lucia has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank toward the cost of implementing the Human Capital Resilience Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
Through this project, the Government is seeking to strengthen resilience of its population and address issues of poverty, vulnerability to shocks and youth unemployment by pursuing a two-prong strategy focused on (i) improving the labor market relevance of skills in selected sectors; and (ii) increasing the efficiency and coverage of the Social Protection (SP) system in Saint Lucia. To achieve these objectives, the HCRP focusses on two main components:
- A component on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), which concentrates on the promotion of higher quality technical and socio-emotional skills and the transformation of the TVET sector from a supply-driven system to a demand-driven system that responds to a dynamic labour market; and
- Strengthening Social Protection Policy Frameworks and improving the implementation of flagship social programs with an emphasis on increasing the efficiency and coverage of the Public Assistance Programme (PAP), Saint Lucia’s main cash transfer programme.
These components are integrated in several ways. The SP system will provide support to poor and vulnerable persons to access TVET, and TVET is in turn an important tool to help SP program recipients graduate from poverty by developing skills that will enable labor market entry.
As part of the SP component, a Social Information System (SIS) will be designed and developed, including an Integrated Social Registry (ISR) and a Beneficiary Management Information System (BMIS). The consultant will be contracted for a period two (3) months.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment is available on the Government of St Lucia website: www.govt.lc and can be obtained at the address provided below.
Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training now invites interested eligible individual consultants (“Consultants”) to submit Expressions of Interest for providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
Expressions of Interest should include the consultant’s Curriculum Vitae indicating his/her (i) academic qualification (ii) personal and technical skills (iii) experience in working with similar projects (iv) the names of at least two (2) references with contact information.
An individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the Open Competitive Selection of Individual Consultants method as detailed in the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Project Financing – Goods, Works, Non-consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2018. In assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to qualifications, technical competence, experience on similar assignments. All information must be submitted in English.
The Ministry reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to annul the selection process at any time prior to contract award. Further, the Ministry will not be bound to assign any reason for not engaging the services of any applicant and will not defray any cost incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of the Expressions of Interest.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (delivered in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) no later than 4:00 pm Eastern Caribbean Time on Thursday 12 September 2024. and should be clearly marked HUMAN CAPITAL RESILIENCE PROJECT “Expression of Interest - CONSULTANCY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS PROCESS REVIEW, DESIGN AND REQUIREMENTS DEFINITION OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION INFORMATION SYSTEM (SPIS/SIS). The name and address of the applicant should also be clearly marked on the envelope.
ADDRESS:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development,
Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
For the attention of:
Rufina Frederick-Felicien (PhD)
Project Manager
The Human Capital Resilience Project Implementation Unit
4th Floor, Francis Compton Building Waterfront,
Castries, SAINT LUCIA, W I
Electronically to:
procurementslhcrp@gmail.com
Further information can be obtained by contacting Dr Rufina Frederick-Felicien via email at rufina.felicien@gmail.com/ and Procurement Officer at procurementslhcrp@gmail.com or telephone # 758 724 4800/ 758 285 4391 during office hours between 9:00 am and 4:00 Eastern Caribbean time, Monday to Friday.
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