MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT TENDER JANUARY 2024 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: Kenya
Name of Project : National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project – NAVCDP
Credit No.: 70640-KE
Assignment Title: Consulting Services to undertake Baseline Evaluation Survey for NAVCDP
Reference No.: KE-MOALF-388893-CS- QCBS

 

1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the
National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) and intends to apply part of the
proceeds for consulting services.
2. The Consulting Services (“the Services) include Consulting Services to undertake Baseline
Evaluation Survey for NAVCDP. The estimated period of assignment is six (6) calendar months.
3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website:
– www.kilimo.go.ke
4. The State Department for Agriculture (“the Client”) 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:
a) Core business and years in business: The firm shall be registered/incorporated as
a consulting firm with core business in undertaking baseline evaluation for agricultural
value chain development or related field for a period of at least eight (8) years.
b) Relevant experience: The firm shall demonstrate as having successfully executed and
completed at least two assignments on baseline survey of similar nature, complexity
and in a similar operating environment in the last eight (8) years. Details of similar assignments-
Name and address of the client, scope, value, and period should be provided
and submitted. Expression of Interest should include enumeration of these similar past
assignments.
c) Technical and managerial capability of the firm: The firm shall demonstrate as having
the requisite technical capacity including relevant equipment, tools, software etc and
managerial capacity to undertake the assignment in the submitted company profile(s).
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage
5. 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” First Published July 2016 and
revised Fifth Edition September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s
policy on conflict of interest
6. 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.
7. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection Based on the Quality and Cost
Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Banks Framework Agreement arrangements
described in the procurement Regulations.
8. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours
East African Time (EAT).

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