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

ANGOLA
TERTIARY EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (TEST)

Loan No.: IBRD-9617-AO
Project ID Nº: P179154

Assignment Title: Hiring Services for conception of Communication Strategy
Reference No.: 18A/CS/C3000.A20.1/24

The Government of the Republic of Angola has received a loan of US$ 150 million from the World Bank (WB) and a donation of US$ 50 million from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to implement the TERTIARY EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (TEST). The Project is budgeted at and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the Hiring Services for conception of Communication Strategy.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include produce, facilitate and provide all fundamental project information to interested parties, whether internal or external, through formal and informal channels.

The consulting service will have a maximum duration of three (3) years. The estimate of man-month, is 72.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.

The TERTIARY EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (TEST) now invites eligible consultancy companies (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants must provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.

The shortlisting criteria are:

The Service Provider can be a company or a consortium of companies with relevant knowledge in communication and image, and must demonstrate that they have:

• Experience of at least 5 (five) years in planning, conceptualizing, scripting, capturing and producing institutional, internal communication and branding campaigns.
• Proven experience of at least 5 (five) years in communication projects for social development, with the production of key messages and graphic design materials.
• Experience of at least 5 (five) years and with recognized quality in the market in the creation, development and production of TV and radio spots, preparation of scripts with various technical resources, such as animation, external capture, studio recording, radio spots, editing and production.
• Proven experience of at least 5 (five) years in broadcasting in different mass audiovisual media in Angola (TV, Radio, Newspaper).
• Proven experience of at least 5 (five) years in traffic management on social networks, social media management, website management and updating, marketing production and creation of graphic pieces.
• Experienced team or proven ability to perform all necessary functions from creation to production of graphic and electronic communication materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in Angola or Portuguese-speaking African countries.
• Experience in digital communication management, website development, graphic design, text production.
• Experience in data management (monitoring, evaluation, production of Dashboards).
• Knowledge of the challenges of higher education in Angola.
• Proven experience in projects financed by the World Bank, Global Fund for Education (GPE) and other international organizations.
• Oral and written fluency in Portuguese and English.

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 in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest: The aforementioned document can be consulted at the following link: http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/813421487104372186/Procurement-Regulations-for-IPF-Borrowers-portuguese.pdf

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 Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 3:30 from Monday to Friday.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in writing to the address below by email on Setember 13th, 2024 by 3:30 pm (Angola local time).

 

Attention: Ndilu Makenda Nkula
Project Manager

Ministry of Education Higher, Science and Technology and Innovation

Rua do MAT, Complexo Administrativo Clássicos do Talatona, Edifício n.º 2, 5º Andar

Telefone: 225 425 302 | Email: procurement.test@mescti.gov.ao