POST:International organization/consultant

World Bank
Location: Mongolia
Last Date: February 1, 2010

Mongolië: International organization/consultant to establish, develop and provide initial operational support and oversight for an independent policy centre or "think tank" in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia


Processing Stage:
Specific Procurement Notice

Closing date:
1-2-2010

Notice number:
P118643

Abstract:
Deadline: 1 February 2010
Econsult selection no.100025818
Assignment Description:
Governance Partnership Facility, Economics and Natural Resources Sectors
Mongolia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Governance Partnership Facility Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services.The World Bank seeks the services of an international organization/consultant to establish, develop and provide initial operational support and oversight for an independent policy centre or "think tank" in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.The objective is to develop a policy centre which can provide high quality public policy analysis and advice to contribute to improving the quality of public debate surrounding key policy and legislative developments in Mongolia.
The consultant will support the policy centre to:
1]establish its governance arrangements including a Board of Trustees which maintains a high degree of professional and political independence in Mongolia;
2]establish and support the development of quality control and peer review processes and to establish its international research credibility;
3]establish fundraising and financing arrangements to promote sustainable operations of the centre beyond the life of this project;
4]develop effective outreach and communications capabilities to ensure that analysis carried out by the centre contributes to public debate.
The preferred model would be to utilize the services of staff in an existing independent professional institution and develop an appropriate framework for quality assurance and management and provide opportunities and funding for commissioned research through temporary research fellowships.
The World Bank Mongolia Country Office now invites eligible consultants/international organizations to indicate their interest in providing the services.Interested consultants 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.).Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).
Interested consultants may obtain further information from the contact person given.
Funding Source: The World Bank intends to finance the assignment/services described below under a trust fund from the Independent Policy Think Tank.
Individual/Firm Profile: The consultant will be a firm or consortium.
Submission Requirements: The World Bank now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services.Interested consultants 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.).
Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested consultants are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant http://www.worldbank.org/wbgeconsultant.
Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the current edition of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers.
Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals.Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Relevant Qualifications:
1.Interested consultants should provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of assignment.
2.Interested consultants should provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.
3.Interested consultants should provide information on their core business and years in business.
4.Interested consultants should provide information on the qualifications of key staff.
For additional information, please refer to:
http://econsult.worldbank.org/suite/public/viewPublishedNotifications.do
and select Selection No.100025818

Financing Institution:
World Bank