REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP)
Grant No.: IDA – D6520
Assignment Title: Consulting Services for Strengthening of Governance, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Covering Telecommunications and Electronic Communications and Support for Drafting of New or Amending Existing Legislation and Regulations
Reference No.: LC-OECS COMMISSION-202022-CS-QCBS
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has received funding from the World Bank toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consulting Services for Strengthening of Governance, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Covering Telecommunications and Electronic Communications and Support for Drafting of New or Amending Existing Legislation and Regulations.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include the following:
- Conducting a comprehensive review of the governance framework, including the current mandate under the ECTEL Treaty (as amended by Protocol), the EC Bill, the Telecommunications Act, Regulations, other legislative instruments, and policies
- Developing a framework and methodology for market competition assessment and advise on the capacity-building requirements of regulatory stakeholders to conduct such exercises on a periodic basis
- Developing a framework for conducting a regulatory impact assessment (“RIA”) of the recommended changes to the governance framework and electronic communications legislative framework (legislation and regulations)
The assignment is expected to be undertaken during a eighteen (18) month period.
The OECS now invites eligible consulting firms (“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 minimum required qualifications and experience are listed in section 6 of Terms of Reference (TOR). The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest and can be found at the following website: www.oecs.int.
The shortlisting criteria are:
- At least ten (10) years of work experience in the area of electronic communications/ telecommunications regulation, including policy development
- At least one (1) successfully completed similar assignment during the past five (5) years
- Experience in related and or similar consultancies undertaken in the OECS and/or Caribbean region or Small Island Developing States
(‘SIDS’) countries would be an advantage
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, Fifth Edition, September 2023 (‘Procurement Regulations’), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
To obtain the maximum degree of comparison among Expressions of Interests (EOIs) and facilitate the evaluation process, the EOI should be a maximum of 30 pages and include the following information included below:
- Title page with name of firm submitting the EOI: should contain name of firm (or joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy, if applicable), address, email, telephone, name of contact person and date of submission.
- Expression of Interest: including the firm’s general and specific experience and similar assignments
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.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (0830 to 1600 hours).
Ms. Jenna Flavien
Procurement Officer
Caribbean Digital Transformation Project
OECS Commission
Morne Fortuné
P.O. Box 1383
Castries
Saint Lucia
Telephone: 758-455-6424
Email: procurementbids@oecs.int
Copied to:
Mr. Imran Williams, imran.williams@oecs.int
An electronic copy of Expressions of Interest are to reach the OECS Commission by August 16, 2024 addressed to:
Ms. Jenna Flavien, Procurement Officer At the following email address: procurementbids@oecs.int
copied to imran.williams@oecs.int
The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest – “Consulting Services for Strengthening of Governance, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Covering Telecommunications and Electronic Communications and Support for Drafting of New or Amending Existing Legislation and Regulations”.
The Terms of Reference for this consultancy is provided below.
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