SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: Knowledge Guide and Diagnostic Tool
Assignment Countries: - Not Country Related
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
Development of a Knowledge Guide and Diagnostic Tool: Fueling
Trade and Supply Chain Finance through ElectronicTransferable Records, Digital
Assets, and Tokens.
The digitization of trade instruments presents a
significant opportunity to modernize trade and supply chain finance,
particularly in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The World
Bank Group (WBG), through the Credit Infrastructure and MSME Finance Program and
with support from the SECO Trust Fund, is launching a new knowledge initiative
to develop a knowledge Guide and Diagnostic Tool. These deliverables will
support WBG teams and client countries in reforming legal frameworks to enable
the adoption of electronic Transferable Records (ETRs) and digital assets for
enhanced access to finance by SMEs.
OBJECTIVE
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Develop a Knowledge Guide
outlining international best practices, standards, legal reforms, and use cases
for digitizing trade finance instruments.
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Design a Diagnostic Tool
to help WBG teams and client countries assess legal and regulatory frameworks
and identify areas for reform.
·
Contribute to
dissemination efforts by preparing presentation materials and participating in
at least two webinars.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the
assignment/services described below under the following: The total budget allocated
is USD 80,000 for the consultancy contract (excluding WBG staff time).
Indicative allocation:
·
Knowledge
Guide: USD 40,000
·
Diagnostic
Tool: USD 40,000
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
·
Proven expertise in
international trade law and trade finance, legal reform, and digital
technologies (incl. tokenization, ETRs).
·
Strong familiarity with
international standards (UNCITRAL MLETR, UNIDROIT, ICC rules, etc.).
·
Experience supporting
multilateral development institutions or national governments on
legal/regulatory diagnostics.
·
Ability to produce
high-quality written products in English.
·
Multidisciplinary team
including legal, economic, and fintech expertise.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
·
Experience supporting
multilateral development institutions or national governments on
legal/regulatory diagnostics.
·
Ability to produce
high-quality written products in English.
·
Multidisciplinary team
including legal, economic, and fintech expertise.
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. When a
group of firms associates 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
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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 that have not been shortlisted.
If you encounter technical
difficulties while uploading documents, please email the Help Desk
at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org before the
submission deadline.