Republic of Moldova

Moldova Education Reform Project (MERP)

Credit No. 6181-MD

Assignment Title: Develop vocational education and training module for Education Management Information System.

Reference No.: MERP/AF/CS/CQS-14

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

The consulting services (“the Services”) include development and integration into the existing Education Management Information System version the vocational education and training module. 

More detailed information is mentioned in the Terms of References.

The MoECR 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:

(i)     General experience (30 points):

• Experience in implementing projects containing personal data.
• Experience in developing and implementing educational informational systems;
• At least 5 years of experience in developing systems at the national level, a brief description of their objectives should be provided;
• Experience in data integration from different Oracle database for large organizations (more than one thousand authorized users);
• Experience in Data Mining;

(ii)   Specific experience (30 points):

• Extensive experience in creating of the technical specification documents for similar products;
• Experience in working with stakeholders in order to identify right requirements towards the final product and adjust to possible new needs.
• Developing information systems in 3 languages (Romanian, Russian, English), including the interface and documents generated by the system;
• Experience in developing flexible reports with the possibility of changing/updating;
• Mandatory of Oracle certificates.

(iii)   Professional experience of key personnel (40 points):

• The Consultant team will include at least 3 (three) key members: a team leader, an information system specialist and a trainer.

Project manager

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the area of IT project management;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing information systems based on web services, web page design, content management and software configuration and documentation;
• Staff experience in minimum two similar assignments in the past;
• Working knowledge of Romanian. English or/and Russian would be an advantage.

Information System Specialist

• Minimum 5 years of experience in implementing information systems based on web services, web page design, content management and software configuration and documentation;
• Working knowledge of Romanian, English and/or Russian would be an advantage.

Trainer

• Minimum 3 years of experience in training area;
• Experience in conducting technical trainings (in at least 2 projects);
• Working knowledge of Romanian, English and Russian.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers” dated January 2011, revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. 

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection Based on the Consultants’ Qualifications procurement method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. 

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

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 March 11, 2019 16:00 o’clock, Moldova local time.

Ministry of Education, Culture and Research of the Republic of Moldova, MERP

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

mun. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2004

Attn: Sergiu Harea – Project Coordinator

Tel/fax: 022 23 25 02

E-mail: merp@mecc.gov.md