Education Quality Improvement Project (Молдова - Тендер #61182976)

• Project ID

P179363

• Project Title

Education Quality Improvement Project

• Country

Moldova

• Notice No

OP00336446

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

MD-MOED-469034-CS-CQS

• Procurement Method

Consultant Qualification Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Feb 14, 2025 16:00

• Published Date

Jan 30, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Education and Research

• Name

Cezar Captaciuc

• Address

Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, 1 Chisinau

• City

• Province/State

Moldova

• Postal Code

• Country

Moldova

• Phone

079968444

• Email

cezar.captaciuc@gmail.com

• Website

www.mecc.gov.md

Republic of Moldova

Education Quality Improvement Project

Credit No. IBRD-95360

Reference No.: MD-MOED-469034-CS-CQS

Assignment Title: Consulting services to develop and implement Digital Competencies’ assessment for 9th and 12th - grade graduates

The Ministry of Education and Research (MoER) has received financing from the World Bank Group toward the cost of the Education Quality Improvement Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for individual consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) is to support the National Agency for Curriculum and Evaluation (NACE) in organizing and conducting DC assessments for 9th and 12th-grade graduates, in line with the methodology developed by NACE. The assessment will target approximately 1,000 students (app 500 9th graduates and 500 12th graduates) who have voluntarily expressed their willingness to participate, with the goal of evaluating their DC levels and providing strategic recommendations for their development.

The duration of consultancy is four months and is expected to begin in March 2025.

For more information, please see the Terms of References at the following link:.http://mec.gov.md/ro/content/request-expressions-interest-consulting-services-develop-and-implement-digital-competencies

The MoER now invites eligible Consulting Company (“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:

(i) General experience (40 points):

• Proven track record of successfully conducting large-scale assessments in the field of education and digital competencies. At least 2 (two) successfully completed[1] similar assignments[2] in past 5 years, including references and examples of prior work with educational institutions or government agencies.
• Proven experience in working with international or national frameworks for digital competency assessment (e.g., PISA, DigComp).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing, implementing, and managing digital assessment systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving large-scale testing populations (at least 6,000 participants in a single assessment cycle).

(ii) Specific experience (60 points):

• Expertise in developing and managing adaptive testing platforms capable of supporting a large number of simultaneous users (at least 2,000 concurrent test-takers).

Digital Assessment platform should meet the following requirements:

• Support multiple item types (e.g., multiple-choice, open-ended, interactive);
• Support for at least 2,000 students connected simultaneously;
• Compatible with various devices and browsers;
• Access via unique ID/personal code;
• Generates adaptive tests;
• Tests are automatically evaluated by the system, completely eliminating human influence or the possibility of subjective errors in evaluation;
• Automatic generation of personalized reports.
• Provide multi-language support, including Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian.
• Ensures personal data protection and includes anti-fraud systems (e.g., proctoring).
• Experience in creating item banks aligned with national curricula, international frameworks (e.g., DigComp 2.2), and transversal competencies.
• Proficiency in ensuring data security and privacy, including compliance with relevant data protection laws and regulations.
• Experience in conducting training sessions for supporting staff, including test administrators and data entry operators, both in-person and online.
• Ability to develop and deliver personalized reports (minimum 6,000) for participants, including performance analysis and improvement recommendations.
• Demonstrated capability to generate comprehensive statistical and analytical reports on test results, identifying trends and learning gaps.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

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 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest and eligibility.

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 Consultant’s Qualification Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09 00 to 17 00 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by February 14, 2025, 16:00 o’clock, Moldova local time.

Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova,

Education Quality Improvement Project (EQIP)

Attn: Sergiu Harea, project coordinator

Stefan cel Mare 180, 13th floor, room no. 1307,

mun. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2004

Tel/fax: 022 23-25-02

E-mail: eqip@mec.gov.md copy to cezar.captaciuc@gmail.com

[1] the assignment was finalized, accepted, the payment was made, and the contract was fully executed.

[2] comparable in scope, nature, objectives, and complexity

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