First Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact Project ( - Тендер #42234901)

• Project ID

P164546

• Project Title

First Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact Project

• Country

Western and Central Africa

• Notice No

OP00228756

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

GH-NCTE-347987-CS-CQS

• Procurement Method

Consultant Qualification Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Jun 05, 2023 05:00

• Published Date

May 23, 2023

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission

• Name

A.F. Mohammed Awwal

• Address

P. O. Box MB 28 East Legon Accra

• City

• Province/State

Western and Central Africa

• Postal Code

• Country

Western and Central Africa

• Phone

0208154828

• Email

afmawwal@gtec.edu.gh

• Website

www.gtec.edu.gh

GHANA TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION(GTEC)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST(REOI)

(FIRMS SELECTION)

• Background

The Government of Ghana has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of implementing the First Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact Project (ACE Impact Project). The main objective is to improve the quality, quantity, and development impact of postgraduate education in selected universities through regional specialization and collaboration. It is part of the World Bank’s Africa Regional Integration and Cooperation Strategy. It is also well aligned with the pillars of “Renewing Social Contract” and “Regional Cooperation” for the Africa Region by strengthening skills that match market demands; building greater citizen trust, inclusive and accountable service delivery; promoting a regional education initiative.

The National Council for Tertiary Education, now, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), is the National Facilitation Unit (NFU) of the Project. The NFU facilitates the implementation of the project at the various Centres of excellence in the various universities across the country.

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), as one of the implementing institutions intends to apply a portion of the proceeds for training services.

The Services include the provision of local Workshops on the subject “ACE Concept Sustainability Through Market Access and Industry Collaboration.”

• Rationale / Objective of Engagement

The project ends in December 2023 and the main concerns of the project are the following two (2) related and intertwined challenges :

• Ability to sustain the ACE centres in their activities by finding alternative sustainable NON PUBLIC funding sources after the end of the project when funding dries up.
• Finding markets for its outputs of Graduates (people) and Research & Development (Technology based Solutions) through industry engagements, collaborations and partnerships.

The intended Workshop is therefore aimed at exploring further these challenges and finding practical ways to deal with them including providing a ROAD MAP or PLAN towards their implementation. The workshop engagement is expected to take the form of analysis, discussions, brain storming, case studies, experience sharing and eventually strategy formulation and planning.

The engagement will also be tailored to the four main sector focus of the ACE Centres, namely :

• Agriculture & Irrigation
• Water & Sanitation
• Health
• Energy
• Scope of Services

The successful firm will be expected to undertake the following:

• Develop tailored course content for the workshop which shall include the overall Context and Strategic Analysis, and the four-sector focus above.
• Deliver the training to the selected participants. The expected participant number is up to Fifty (50) persons.
• The minimum training duration shall be 8 hours daily (including one hour lunch break and two 30 minutes coffee break intervals for morning & afternoon)
• Schedule the workshop within one month of the engagement
• Organise the workshop in a Conference hotel environment with required Conference Facilities and in suitably large conference room to comply with needed Covid protocols. All other Covid requirements will be strictly enforced.
• Provide required training tools/equipment/resources to undertake the engagement.
• Provide quality training that will enhance the capacities of the staff involved in their areas of responsibility.
• Provide training in English.
• Provide any administrative support required for the implementation of the training programme.
• Identify an efficient focal person that will be the programme manager from the firm’s side. The focal person will be the communication point for the client and will be responsible for the management of the engagement.
• Provide feedback to the project on issues/challenges related to implementation of the training programme, in good time for the client to be able to intervene appropriately.
• Provide a course completion report (which will include detailed course module, trainee’s assessment, attendance report and a photo album amongst others.

4.0 Duration

The actual delivery of the training/workshop is expected to take five (5) days in total, each day for a segment to be scheduled as follows:

Day 1: Overall Context and Strategic Analysis

Day 2: Agriculture & Irrigation Sector Focus

Day 3: Water & Sanitation Sector Focus

Day 4: Health Sector Focus

Day 5: Energy Sector Focus

5.0. Criteria for Selection

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

• Firm must provide profile of its practice and course modules.
• Must have minimum of ten (10) years’ experience in providing training services to corporate clients.
• Must have track record and specialty in providing project management related trainings / workshops for donor funded projects especially those of the World Bank/IDA
• Must be familiar with the client’s project and the sector.
• Must have delivered similar engagements for similar clients / projects with at least fifteen (15) similar assignments executed in the last Five (5) years.
• Must have skilled, qualified, professional, and experienced resource persons with minimum of Ten (10) years of experience and experts in the respective training fields with no less than master’s Degrees in the designated subject areas to undertake the training programme for this assignment.
• A page brief on the four (4) sector focus (Agriculture and Irrigation, Water & Sanitation, Health and Energy)

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 revised November,2017 and August 2018, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the SELECTION BASED ON CONSULTANTS’ QUALIFICATIONS (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations and Public Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663) as amended.

6.0 Submission

Interested firms may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8: 30am to 4: 30 pm local time or through afmawwal@gtec.edu.gh

Expressions of interest which must bear the title Training / Workshop for ACE CONCEPT SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH MARKET ACCESS AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATION” and must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) by 5:00 pm GMT on Monday, 5th June, 2023. Number of copies shall be five (5), one (1) Original and four (4) copies.

Specific location for submission: Procurement Office (room 106), block A.

Mailing Address: The Director General

Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC)

Adjacent the Chartered Institute of Bankers, Trinity- UPSA Road, East –Legon

P.O. Box MB 28

Accra- Ghana

Attn: Mr. Awwal/Head of Procurement

Tel: +233(0) 20 81 54 828

E-mail: afmawwal@gtec.edu.gh

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