The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has been engaged to act as lead transaction advisor for the structuring and implementation of a public-private partnership (PPP) for a Health Products Industrial Complex in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—a strategic infrastructure project under development by entities controlled by the Brazilian Federal Government. The Complex aims to expand Brazil’s domestic capacity to produce vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, enhance preparedness for future health emergencies, and reduce reliance on imported health products. The initiative is aligned with the national Health Economic-Industrial Complex strategy (Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde – CEIS) and Brazil’s broader health sovereignty and industrial development agenda.

To support this mandate, IFC is seeking to hire a qualified technical and strategic advisory firm to provide expert input on the project’s technical, operational, and financial design, ensuring the proposed PPP structure is robust, bankable, and aligned with international best practices. This engagement will be carried out in close coordination with other specialized advisors contracted by IFC—including engineering, legal, and environmental & social (E&S) firms—who will contribute technical inputs to support the structuring process.

The selected firm will be responsible for:

(i) reviewing and analyzing existing technical documentation related to the design, construction, and operation of the industrial complex—including facilities, equipment, production processes, GMP compliance, and the status of ongoing or planned procurement processes;
(ii) assessing and developing capex and opex assumptions and preparing cost estimates to inform the project’s financial model and risk allocation framework;
(iii) identifying appropriate performance indicators and service level targets to be included in the PPP contract, aligned with sectoral best practices;
(iv) advising on the optimal packaging and phasing of the project from a technical and commercial perspective, taking into account the government’s objectives, market appetite and investor profiles;
(v) supporting the preparation of technical inputs for bidding documents, including technical annexes, service specifications, performance monitoring frameworks and payment mechanism;
(vi) conducting a benchmarking analysis of relevant PPPs in the life sciences, pharmaceutical, and health infrastructure sectors—both in Brazil and internationally—to inform the design of the PPP, particularly the scope and boundaries of operation and maintenance (O&M) services (e.g., whether to include GMP oversight, production support services, etc.); and
(vii) providing evidence-based strategic recommendations to guide key design decisions, maximize market interest and long-term project sustainability, and ensuring the achievement of the project’s objectives in alignment with the government.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Technical Strategic Advisory Services for Health Products Industrial Complex Project (RJ/Brazil)

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of theWorld Bank Group, has been engaged to act as lead transaction advisor for thestructuring and implementation of a public-private partnership (PPP) for aHealth Products Industrial Complex in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—astrategic infrastructure project under development by entities controlled bythe Brazilian Federal Government. The Complex aims to expand Brazil’s domesticcapacity to produce vaccines and biopharmaceuticals, enhance preparedness forfuture health emergencies, and reduce reliance on imported health products. Theinitiative is aligned with the national Health Economic-Industrial Complexstrategy (Complexo Econômico-Industrial da Saúde – CEIS) and Brazil’sbroader health sovereignty and industrial development agenda.

To support this mandate, IFC is seeking to hire a qualifiedtechnical and strategic advisory firm to provide expert input on the project’stechnical, operational, and financial design, ensuring the proposed PPPstructure is robust, bankable, and aligned with international best practices.This engagement will be carried out in close coordination with otherspecialized advisors contracted by IFC—including engineering, legal, andenvironmental & social (E&S) firms—who will contribute technical inputsto support the structuring process.

The selected firm will be responsible for:

(i) reviewing and analyzing existing technical documentationrelated to the design, construction, and operation of the industrialcomplex—including facilities, equipment, production processes, GMP compliance, andthe status of ongoing or planned procurement processes;
(ii) assessing and developing capex and opex assumptions and preparing costestimates to inform the project’s financial model and risk allocationframework;
(iii) identifying appropriate performance indicators and service level targetsto be included in the PPP contract, aligned with sectoral best practices;
(iv) advising on the optimal packaging and phasing of the project from atechnical and commercial perspective, taking into account the government’sobjectives, market appetite and investor profiles;
(v) supporting the preparation of technical inputs for bidding documents,including technical annexes, service specifications, performance monitoringframeworks and payment mechanism;
(vi) conducting a benchmarking analysis of relevant PPPs in the life sciences,pharmaceutical, and health infrastructure sectors—both in Brazil andinternationally—to inform the design of the PPP, particularly the scope andboundaries of operation and maintenance (O&M) services (e.g., whether toinclude GMP oversight, production support services, etc.); and
(vii) providing evidence-based strategic recommendations to guide key designdecisions, maximize market interest and long-term project sustainability, andensuring the achievement of the project’s objectives in alignment with the government.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:

• Please refer to the attached documents.

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.). 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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