SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Development of e-learning modules for the Evaluation Policy of the Adaptation Fund
Assignment Countries:
- Not Country Related
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The Adaptation Fund was established by UNFCCC to finance concreteadaptation projects and programmes in developing countries. Since 2010, theAdaptation Fund (AF) has committed over USD 1.2 billion for climate changeadaptation (CCA) and resilience projects and programmes, including 176concrete, localized projects in the most vulnerable communities of developingcountries around the world with over 45 million total beneficiaries. The Fundis financed largely by government and private contributors, and also from a two-percentshare of proceeds of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) issued under theUNFCCC Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism.
The Technical Evaluation Reference Groupof the Adaption Fund (AF-TERG) was established in 2018, as an independentevaluation advisory group accountable to the Adaptation Fund Board (the ‘AFBoard’ or the ‘Board’), to ensure the independent implementation of the Fund’s EvaluationFramework, which was replaced by the Evaluation Policy in October 2023.
Since the newevaluation policy came into force, the Adaptation Fund has organized severalcapacity-building events to introduce its implementing entities to the policyand prepare them for its application. The AFB Secretariat and AF-TERG have alsoprovided tailored support to implementing entities to address specificpolicy-related concerns. In addition to these existing efforts, it is importantto provide systematic capacity building and training under the policy.Therefore, the Adaptation Fund would like to seek the support of a qualifiedvendor for the development of video training modules in line with theEvaluation Policy and the existing guidance notes.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now
NOTES
Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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