SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: The World Bank Enterprise Survey 2026 in the Balkans
Assignment Countries:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The World Bank Enterprise Survey (ES) 2026 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro is a survey of private sector establishments and measures the characteristics of firms and their experiences in the business environment.
The firm-level survey will consist of the global ES module (www.enterprisesurveys.org), with specific questions for measuring the business enabling environment. The expected sample size is a total of 1,950 completed interviews across the 5 countries, divided as such: 360 completed interviews in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 600 completed interviews in Bulgaria, 480 completed interviews in Croatia, 360 completed interviews in North Macedonia and 150 completed interviews in Montenegro.
The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to express their interest in providing these services. Interested firms must supply information demonstrating their qualifications to perform the services, including descriptions of similar assignments, experience in comparable conditions, and the availability of appropriate skills among staff. When submitting the EOI, attachments are not permitted. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. When firms form a group to submit an EOI, they must specify the lead firm. If shortlisted, the lead firm identified in the EOI will be invited to participate in the request for proposal (RFP) phase.
IMPORTANT: Please use the designated fields for the expression of interest. EOIs should be approximately 1 to 3 pages in length. All information must be provided in the main body of the EOI on the platform.
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:
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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.
If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.