Building on the NLA that was completed in 2023, the MoE intends to complete a student assessment of numeracy and literacy skills with a nationally representative sample of students in grades three and six across all 15 counties in Liberia. The assessment will take place in February and March 2026 and will contribute to the ongoing EXCEL foundational learning project.

As part of this effort, one consultancy firm is supporting the MoE and the World Bank with technical work related to instrument development, sampling, and analysis. This includes mapping the NLA assessment framework to the revised primary curriculum, revising and pre-testing assessment instruments and contextual questionnaires, developing administration guidelines, and finalizing the sampling approach. The same partner will also support data analysis and reporting, as well as capacity building for MoE staff in areas such as instrument design, psychometric analysis, and dissemination.

The selected firm supporting data collection will work in close coordination with this technical partner and will be responsible for implementing the fieldwork in partnership with the relevant MoE bureaus. This includes conducting enumerator training, administering the assessments and contextual questionnaires in sampled schools, overseeing data quality assurance, and delivering clean, well-documented datasets. Enumerator training materials and item banks from previous rounds will be made available to support implementation. In addition, the following deliverables from the technical partner will be provided in advance of data collection: revised assessment instruments, updated contextual questionnaires, administration protocols, scoring guides, and a finalized sampling plan.

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: National Learning Assessment for Grades 3 and 6 Data Collection

Assignment Countries:

• Liberia

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

Building on the NLA that wascompleted in 2023, the MoE intends to complete a student assessment of numeracyand literacy skills with a nationally representative sample of students ingrades three and six across all 15 counties in Liberia. The assessment willtake place in February and March 2026 and will contribute to the ongoing EXCELfoundational learning project.

As part of this effort, one consultancyfirm is supporting the MoE and the World Bank with technical work related toinstrument development, sampling, and analysis. This includes mapping the NLA assessment framework to the revised primary curriculum, revising and pre-testing assessment instruments and contextual questionnaires, developing administration guidelines, and finalizing the sampling approach. The same partner will also support data analysis and reporting, as well as capacity building for MoE staff in areas such as instrument design, psychometric analysis, and dissemination.

The selected firm supporting data collection will work in close coordination with this technical partner and will be responsible for implementing the fieldwork in partnership with the relevant MoE bureaus. This includes conducting enumerator training, administering the assessments and contextual questionnaires in sampled schools, overseeing data quality assurance, and delivering clean, well-documented datasets. Enumerator training materials and item banks from previous rounds will be made available to support implementation. In addition, the following deliverables from the technical partner will be provided in advance of data collection: revised assessment instruments, updated contextual questionnaires, administration protocols, scoring guides, and a finalized sampling plan.

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.

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