TheGambia Resilience, Inclusive, Skills, and Equity (RISE) Project Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs The Quadrangle, Banjul, The Gambia SIMPLIFIED PROCUREMENT PLAN Project information: The Gambia – Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equity Project (RISE) (P179233) Project Implementation agency: Projects Coordination Unit, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) Project ID: P179233 Date of the Procurement Plan: October 2023 PPA Amount USD$3,000,000 Period covered by this Procurement Plan: October 2023 to June 2024 Preamble In accordance with paragraph 5.9 of the “World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Fifth Edition dated September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) the Bank’s Systematic Tracking and Exchanges in Procurement (STEP) system will be used to prepare, clear and update Procurement Plans and conduct all procurement transactions for the Project. This textual part along with the Procurement Plan tables in STEP constitute the Procurement Plan for the Project. The following conditions apply to all procurement activities in the Procurement Plan. The other elements of the Procurement Plan as required under paragraph 4.4 of the Procurement Regulations are set forth in STEP. The Bank’s Standard Procurement Documents: shall be used for all contracts subject to international competitive procurement and those contracts as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP. National Procurement Arrangements: In accordance with paragraph 5.3 of the Procurement Regulations, when approaching the national market (as specified in the Procurement Plan tables in STEP), the country’s own procurement procedures may be used. When the Borrower uses its own national open competitive procurement arrangements as set forth in the Gambia Public Procurement Act (GPPA), 2022 of, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.4 of the Procurement Regulations and the following conditions: For national open competitive procurement, the following requirements apply: a. open advertising of the procurement opportunity at the national level; b. the procurement is open to eligible firms from any country; c. the request for bids/request for proposals document shall require that Bidders/Proposers submitting Bids/Proposals present a signed acceptance at the time of bidding, to be incorporated in any resulting contract, confirming application of, and compliance with, the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines, including without limitation the Bank’s right to sanction and the Bank’s inspection and audit rights; d. the Procurement Documents include sufficient provisions, as agreed with the Bank, to adequately mitigate against environmental and social (including SEA/SH) risks and impacts; e. contracts with an appropriate allocation of rights and obligations, risks and liabilities, informed by an analysis of which party is best placed to manage the risks, bearing in mind the costs and incentives of risk allocation; f. publication of contract award information; g. rights for the Bank to review procurement documentation and activities; h. an effective complaints mechanism; and i. maintenance of records of the Procurement Process. When other national procurement arrangements other than national open competitive procurement arrangements are applied by the Borrower, such arrangements shall be subject to paragraph 5.5 to 5.6 of the Procurement Regulations. Leased Assets as specified under paragraph 5.10 of the Procurement Regulations: Leasing may be used for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables. “Not Applicable” Procurement of Second Hand Goods as specified under paragraph 5.11 of the Procurement Regulations – is allowed for those contracts identified in the Procurement Plan tables “Not Applicable” Domestic preference as specified under paragraph 5.51 of the Procurement Regulations (Goods and Works). Specify for each Goods: is not applicable Works: is not applicable Hands-on Expanded Implementation Support (HEIS) as specified under paragraphs 3.10 and 3.11 of the Procurement Regulations is Not Applicable. PROCUREMENT Gambia, The : The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equity Project PLAN General Information Country: Gambia, The 2023-10-26 Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2024-03-04 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P179233 GPN Date: 2023-10-27 Project Name: The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equity Project Loan / Credit No: IDA / V4880 Public Private Partnerships and Public Enterprises Executing Agency(ies): WORKS Activity Reference No. / Estimated Actual Am Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification High SEA/SH R Procurement D Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Contract Complet Description Component Review Type Method Amount (U ount (US$ and Recommendation Signed Contract o. h cess (Y/N) isk ocument Type atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes ion S$) ) for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned GOODS Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h cess (Y/N) ount (US$) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual GM-PPPPE-391718-GO-RFQ / Acquisition of a Digital Hub f Request for Quota Single Stage - One E Under Imple IDA / V4880 Post Open - National 100,000.00 0.00 2023-11-15 2023-11-20 2023-12-15 2024-01-14 or Video conferencing, Lapto tions nvelope mentation ps and Printers for MoHERST GM-PPPPE-391737-GO-RFQ / Request for Quota Single Stage - One E Under Imple Office Materials (data plans, IDA / V4880 Post Limited 75,000.00 0.00 2023-11-18 2023-11-20 2023-12-16 2024-01-15 tions nvelope mentation office furniture, supplies) GM-PPPPE-409338-GO-RFB / Reprinting of Pupils Core Tex tbooks and Teachers Guides, Single Stage - One E Under Imple IDA / V4880 Post Request for Bids Open - National 750,000.00 0.00 2024-02-26 2024-02-27 2024-02-27 2024-02-28 2024-03-28 2024-04-11 2024-04-21 2024-07-20 Grades 1 – 9 including Frenc nvelope mentation h Textbooks for the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Educ ation (MoBSE) NON CONSULTING SERVICES Activity Reference No. / Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit N Market Approac Procurement Pro Prequalification Estimated Am Actual Amount Process St Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Evalu Draft Bidding Docum Specific Procurement Bidding Documents a Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h cess (Y/N) ount (US$) (US$) atus Documents ation Report ent / Justification Notice / Invitation s Issued Opening / Minutes for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual GM-PPPPE-409341-NC-DIR / Under Imple Hosting of Cloud SERVERS fo IDA / V4880 Post Direct Selection Direct - National 375,000.00 0.00 2024-02-19 2024-02-21 2024-02-24 2024-02-22 2024-04-04 2025-03-30 mentation r NSPS under the RISE Projec t CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft R Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Technic Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Neg Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h unt (US$) (US$) Notice equest for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes al Proposal otiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual GM-PPPPE-391726-CS-CQS / Development of Gambia Coll Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa Under Implement IDA / V4880 Post 200,000.00 0.00 2023-11-13 2024-01-28 2023-11-20 2024-01-29 2023-12-12 2023-12-19 2024-01-02 2024-04-01 ege Transformation Strategy cation Selection l ation (Teacher Education Universit y) MoHERST GM-PPPPE-391728-CS-CQS / Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa Under Implement Conduct a Tracer Study on T IDA / V4880 Post 100,000.00 0.00 2023-11-13 2023-11-06 2023-11-14 2023-11-14 2023-11-28 2024-02-02 2023-12-28 2024-01-11 2024-07-09 cation Selection l ation VET Graduates in The Gambi a GM-PPPPE-391734-CS-CQS / Development of “Strategic I Quality And Cost- Open - Internationa Under Implement IDA / V4880 Post 300,000.00 0.00 2023-11-13 2023-12-12 2023-11-28 2024-01-16 2023-12-19 2024-01-16 2024-01-30 2024-02-13 2024-02-27 2024-08-25 mprovement Plans” to scope Based Selection l ation TVET Centers of Excellence GM-PPPPE-394476-CS-CQS / MoBSE Activity Consultant to Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa Pending Impleme develop technical design ma IDA / V4880 Post 125,000.00 0.00 2023-12-04 2023-12-09 2023-12-28 2024-01-11 2024-01-21 2024-07-19 cation Selection l ntation nual and implementation pla n for Mainstreaming Effective Interventions Into Schools GM-PPPPE-394478-CS-CQS / MoBSE Activity Analytical an d technical design work to gu Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa Pending Impleme IDA / V4880 Post 80,000.00 0.00 2023-12-11 2023-12-16 2024-01-04 2024-01-09 2024-02-04 2024-08-02 ide the expansion of the Sec cation Selection l ntation ond Chance education progra mme to include skills develo pment and training GM-PPPPE-394479-CS-CQS / MoBSE Activity Conduct a fea Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa Pending Impleme sibility study to guide the roll IDA / V4880 Post 120,000.00 0.00 2023-12-04 2023-12-09 2023-12-15 2023-12-29 2024-01-24 2024-07-22 cation Selection l ntation ing out of the National Langu age programme in LBS GM-PPPPE-394488-CS-CQS / NSPS Activity Study on the fr Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa Under Implement IDA / V4880 Post 40,000.00 0.00 2023-12-04 2023-12-09 2023-12-28 2024-01-02 2024-01-12 2024-07-10 equency at which HH data ch cation Selection l ation ange (to inform SR data over hault component) GM-PPPPE-397866-CS-CQS / MOHERST Development of th Consultant Qualifi Open - Internationa IDA / V4880 Post 50,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2023-12-19 2023-12-13 2023-12-24 2024-01-04 2024-01-22 2024-02-05 2024-03-04 2024-08-31 e Skills, Innovation and Entre cation Selection l preneurship Fund Operationa l Manual (MoHERST) INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Loan / Credit N Market Approac Contract Type Estimated Amo Actual Amount Invitation to Identifie Draft Negotiated Cont Description Component Review Type Method Process Status Terms of Reference Signed Contract Contract Completion o. h unt (US$) (US$) d/Selected Consultant ract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Page 1 GM-PPPPE-389179-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement Recruitment of a Procuremen IDA / V4880 Post 24,000.00 0.00 2023-10-30 2023-11-23 2023-11-23 2023-11-30 2023-12-14 2024-08-10 ant Selection l ation t Specialist for the RISE Proje ct GM-PPPPE-389182-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement Recruitment of Financial Man IDA / V4880 Post 24,000.00 0.00 2023-10-30 2023-11-06 2023-11-23 2023-11-30 2023-12-14 2024-08-10 ant Selection l ation agement Specialist for the RI SE Project GM-PPPPE-389183-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement Recruitment of a Social Safeg IDA / V4880 Post 24,000.00 0.00 2023-10-30 2023-11-06 2023-11-23 2023-11-30 2023-12-14 2024-08-10 ant Selection l ation uard Specialist for the RISE P roject GM-PPPPE-389789-CS-INDV / Recruitment of Individual Co Individual Consult Open - Internationa IDA / V4880 Post 15,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2023-10-30 2023-10-30 2023-11-25 2023-12-02 2023-12-16 2024-01-15 nsultant to prepare the RISE ant Selection l PPSD and Procurement Plan GM-PPPPE-391321-CS-INDV / Recruitment of individual con Individual Consult IDA / V4880 Post Limited 15,000.00 0.00 Signed 2023-11-03 2023-11-06 2023-11-05 2023-11-06 2023-11-07 2023-11-16 2023-11-11 2023-11-14 2023-12-11 sultant to prepare the RISE P ant Selection roject PPSD and Procurement Plan GM-PPPPE-394429-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement PIU Recruitment of Environm IDA / V4880 Post 24,000.00 0.00 2023-12-11 2023-12-12 2024-01-04 2024-01-09 2024-01-19 2024-07-17 ant Selection l ation ental Specialist GM-PPPPE-394432-CS-INDV / NSPS Activity Feasibility stud y on the economic inclusive Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement IDA / V4880 Post 50,000.00 0.00 2023-11-29 2023-12-23 2023-12-28 2024-01-07 2024-07-05 program - including analyzin ant Selection l ation g frameworks for linking TVE T Institutions to Labor Market s Skills GM-PPPPE-394471-CS-INDV / MoBSE Activity Consultant to Individual Consult Open - Internationa Pending Impleme develop technical design ma IDA / V4880 Post 25,000.00 0.00 2023-12-04 2023-12-28 2024-01-02 2024-01-12 2024-07-10 ant Selection l ntation nual and implementation pla n for rolling out new curriculu m GM-PPPPE-397608-CS-CDS / MOBSE EMIS Analytical and t Under Implement echnical design work on the IDA / V4880 Post Direct Selection Direct - National 48,000.00 0.00 2023-12-15 2023-12-13 2023-12-25 2023-12-28 2024-02-05 2024-08-03 ation Education Management Infor mation System –(EMIS) GM-PPPPE-398600-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Under Implement Consultant to Develop the RI IDA / V4880 Post Limited 20,000.00 0.00 2023-12-18 2023-12-19 2023-12-23 2024-01-02 2024-01-06 2024-01-20 2024-02-19 ant Selection ation SE Project Implementation M anual PIM GM-PPPPE-399568-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Under Implement Recruitment of M&E Specialis IDA / V4880 Post Open - National 24,000.00 0.00 2023-12-27 2024-01-05 2024-01-29 2024-02-12 2024-03-11 2024-09-07 ant Selection ation t for the RISE Project GM-PPPPE-399566-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Under Implement Recruitment of Operations M IDA / V4880 Post Open - National 30,000.00 0.00 2023-12-27 2024-01-05 2024-01-29 2024-02-03 2024-02-13 2024-08-11 ant Selection ation anager for the RISE Project GM-PPPPE-399565-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Under Implement Recruitment of Project Coordi IDA / V4880 Post Open - National 32,000.00 0.00 2023-12-27 2024-01-17 2024-01-29 2024-02-03 2024-02-13 2024-08-11 ant Selection ation nator for the RISE Project GM-PPPPE-403901-CS-INDV / MOHERST DEVELOPMENT OF Individual Consult Open - Internationa Pending Impleme A SKILLS, INNOVATION AND E IDA / V4880 Post 50,000.00 0.00 2024-01-22 2024-02-06 2024-02-11 2024-02-21 2024-05-21 ant Selection l ntation NTREPRENEURSHIP FUND OP ERATIONAL MANUAL GM-PPPPE-406108-CS-INDV / Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement (MoHERST) Study to conduct IDA / V4880 Post 25,000.00 0.00 2024-01-30 2024-02-03 2024-02-26 2024-03-11 2024-03-20 2024-07-20 ant Selection l ation a childcare demand assessm ent GM-PPPPE-407373-CS-INDV / (MoHERST) Study on Women Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement in Tertiary and Higher Educat IDA / V4880 Post 50,000.00 0.00 2024-02-03 2024-02-10 2024-02-28 2024-03-10 2024-03-18 2024-06-20 ant Selection l ation ion (MoHERST) / Developmen t of a Manual on Female Gen der Mainstreaming GM-PPPPE-407417-CS-INDV / (MoHERST) Development of T Individual Consult Open - Internationa Under Implement IDA / V4880 Post 50,000.00 0.00 2024-02-03 2024-02-10 2024-02-28 2024-03-13 2024-03-19 2024-07-18 VET Strategy and Feasibility f ant Selection l ation or the Madrassa GM-PPPPE-407424-CS-INDV / (MoHERST) Labor Market Stu Individual Consult Open - Internationa dy to populate the Education IDA / V4880 Post 5,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2024-02-03 2024-02-28 2024-03-13 2024-03-21 2024-06-24 ant Selection l and Labor Market Informatio n System (ELMIS) being deve loped GM-PPPPE-413371-CS-INDV / (MoHERST) Labor Market Stu Individual Consult Open - Internationa Pending Impleme dy to populate the Education IDA / V4880 Post 50,000.00 0.00 2024-03-04 2024-03-29 2024-04-12 2024-04-22 2024-07-31 ant Selection l ntation and Labor Market Informatio n System (ELMIS) being deve loped Page 2