Summarized Procurement Plan I. GENERAL Project information: Country: Lesotho Borrower: Government of Lesotho Project Name: Lesotho Education Quality for Equality Project ID No: P156001 Grant No.: IDA Q9990-LS Project Implementing Agency: Ministry of Education & Training Bank’s approval Date of the Procurement Plan: April 1, 2016 (Revised version approved on April 8, 2017) Date of General Procurement Notice: March 14, 2016 Period covered by this procurement plan: August 2017 to June 2021 II. Goods and Works and Non-Consulting Services. 1. Prior Review Threshold: Procurement Decisions subject to Prior Review by IDA as stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines for Procurement: Thresholds for Procurement Methods and Prior Review Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services Procurement Approaches and Methods (US$ Prior Review millions) Category (US$ Open Open Request for millions) International National Quotation (RfQ) Works ≥ 20 ≥7 < 0.2 ≤ 0.2 Goods, IT, and non- ≥6 ≥1 < 0.1 ≤ 0.1 consulting services 1 2. Reference to (if any) Project Operational/Procurement Manual: The Procurement Plan also forms part of the Project Implementation Manual approved on April 6, 2016. 3. Procurement Packages with Methods and Time Schedule Procurement of Goods & Non-consulting Services Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ref. Description Estimated Packages Domestic Review Comments No. Cost Preference by Bank US$ million (yes/no) (Prior / Post) Summary of the ICB NIL NIL No NIL No major goods (Goods) Summary of the NCB 4.4 8 No Post Request for Bids (Goods) Summary of the 0.43 15 No Post Request for SHOPPING (Goods & Quotations Non-Consulting Services) Summary of the DC NIL NIL No NIL No Direct (Goods) Contracting III. Selection of Consultants 1. Prior Review Threshold: Selection decisions subject to Prior Review by Bank as stated in Appendix 1 to the Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants: Thresholds for Consultants Selection Methods and Prior Review Thresholds for Consultants Selection Methods and Prior Review for Consulting Services Category Prior Review Short List of National Consultants (US$ million) (US$ Consulting Services Engineering and millions) Construction Supervision 2 Consultants (Firms) ≥4 ≤ 0.3 ≤ 0.3 Individual Consultants ≥ 0.5 NA. NA. 2. Short list comprising entirely of national consultants: Short list of consultants for services, estimated to cost less than $ 300,000 equivalent per contract, may comprise entirely of national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants. 3. Terms of Reference (TOR) for all consultancy contracts as well as all single source selections, irrespective of the contract value, will be subject to prior review. 4. Any Other Special Selection Arrangements: N/A 5. Consultancy Assignments with Selection Methods and Time Procurement of Consulting Services Summary 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ref. No. Description of Estimated Packages Review Comments Assignment Cost by Bank (Prior / US$ million Post) Summary of 0.2 2 Post Consultants Quality Selection contracts through CQS Summary of 0.4 5 Post Individual Consultants contracts through IC 3 PROCUREMENT Lesotho : Lesotho Education Quality for Equality Project PLAN General Information Country: Lesotho Bank’s Approval Date of the Original Procurement Plan: 2017-11-01 2021-02-24 Revised Plan Date(s): (comma delineated, leave blank if none) Project ID: P156001 GPN Date: Project Name: Lesotho Education Quality for Equality Project Loan / Credit No: IDA / 58200, IDA / Q9990 Ministry of Education Executing Agency(ies): WORKS Activity Reference No. / Estimated Actual Draft Bidding Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit Procurement Prequalification High SEA/SH Procurement Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents as Proposal Submission / Contract Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Amount Amount Document / and Recommendation Signed Contract No. Process (Y/N) Risk Document Type Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation Issued Opening / Minutes Completion (US$) (US$) Justification for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-108201-CW-CDD teaching and learning / Construction of Classrooms Community Driven 2020-04- IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Direct 3,000,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-09-09 2019-09-14 2019-10-19 and Latrines , Associated Development 16 primary and junior secondary works at 20 Schools schools GOODS Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents as Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Document / and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation Issued Opening / Minutes Justification for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-24998-GO-RFB / teaching and learning Supply and Delivery of English Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 600,000.00 304,205.45 Completed 2017-11-28 2018-01-12 2017-12-03 2018-01-14 2018-04-24 2018-02-13 2018-08-14 2018-03-20 2018-09-28 2018-05-31 2018-12-13 Literacy Kits for Grade 1 to 3 Envelope primary and junior secondary for 312 schools schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-25002-GO-RFB / teaching and learning Supply and delivery English Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 690,000.00 177,777.89 Signed 2018-02-16 2018-05-29 2018-02-21 2018-04-04 2018-07-18 2018-05-04 2018-09-28 2018-06-08 2018-11-22 2018-08-30 supplementary readers for Envelope primary and junior secondary Grade 4 to 7 for 312 schools schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-25005-GO-RFB / teaching and learning Supply and delivery of Maths Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 460,000.00 1,952,973.20 Terminated 2018-03-22 2018-05-07 2018-03-27 2018-05-08 2018-09-26 2018-06-07 2018-11-29 2018-07-12 2019-01-31 2019-01-08 and Science Textbooks for Envelope primary and junior secondary Grade 8 schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-25010-GO-RFB / teaching and learning Under Supply and delivery of Maths Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 552,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2020-02-28 2020-07-21 2020-03-04 2020-04-15 2020-05-15 2020-06-19 2020-12-16 & Science textbooks for Grade Envelope primary and junior secondary on 10 schools LS-MOET-25148-GO-RFQ / Component 3: Strengthening Supply & delivery of a vehicle Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Open - National 35,700.00 39,930.39 Completed 2017-10-26 2017-12-14 2017-11-15 2018-02-28 2018-01-24 for the Project Facilitation Unit Quotations Envelope Project Management (PFU) LS-MOET-25149-GO-RFQ / Supply & delivery of bulk Component 3: Strengthening stationery for the workshops Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Open - National 5,605.00 0.00 Canceled 2018-09-19 2018-11-07 2018-12-14 and trainings for the Quotations Envelope Project Management implementation year 2018/2019 LS-MOET-25151-GO-RFQ / Supply & delivery bulk Component 3: Strengthening stationery for the workshops Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Open - National 16,857.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-09-20 2019-11-08 2019-12-20 and trainings for Quotations Envelope Project Management implementation year 2019/2020 LS-MOET-25152-GO-RFQ / Supply & delivery of bulk Component 3: Strengthening stationery for the workshops Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Open - National 3,214.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-09-11 2020-10-30 2020-11-27 and training for the Quotations Envelope Project Management implementation year 2020/2021 LS-MOET-28813-GO-RFQ / Component 1: Improving the Supply, Delivery and teaching and learning Request for Single Stage - One Installation of Interactive IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 32,300.00 44,044.51 Completed 2017-10-27 2017-12-22 2018-03-13 2018-02-03 2018-04-23 Quotations Envelope Projectors and white boards primary and junior secondary for 17 schools schools LS-MOET-25213-GO-RFB / Component 1: Improving the Supply and delivery of teaching and learning numeracy kits for 65 Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 300,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-30 2020-01-24 2019-05-05 2019-06-16 2019-07-16 2019-08-20 2019-12-14 secondary schools and 48 Envelope primary and junior secondary primary schools, and top up schools numeracy kits for 264 schools LS-MOET-34059-GO-RFB / Component 1: Improving the Supply and delivery of teaching and learning Single Stage - One Sesotho supplementary IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 710,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-19 2019-04-25 2019-04-24 2019-08-06 2019-08-21 2019-09-05 2019-10-21 2019-10-10 2020-01-30 Envelope readers for grade 4 to 7 for primary and junior secondary 312 schools schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-34080-GO-RFQ / teaching and learning Request for Single Stage - One Supply and delivery of science IDA / Q9990 environment in targeted Post Open - National 45,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-05-22 2019-07-17 2019-10-26 Quotations Envelope equipment for 17 schools primary and junior secondary schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-34043-GO-RFB / teaching and learning Supply and delivery of Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 620,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-06-26 2019-06-27 2019-07-01 2019-09-30 2019-12-11 2019-10-30 2019-10-24 2019-12-04 2020-03-10 Sesotho literacy kits for Envelope primary and junior secondary grades 1 to 3 for 312 schools schools Page 1 Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-25008-GO-RFB / teaching and learning Supply and delivery of Maths Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 506,000.00 89,517.01 Signed 2019-04-24 2019-05-02 2019-04-29 2019-06-10 2019-09-25 2019-07-10 2019-10-25 2019-08-14 2020-01-27 2019-10-31 2020-06-18 and Science textbooks for Envelope primary and junior secondary Grade 9 schools LS-MOET-196360-GO-RFB / Component 1: Improving the Development, Printing, Supply teaching and learning Pending Single Stage - One and Delivery of Sesotho IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 710,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2020-09-25 2020-09-30 2020-11-11 2020-12-11 2021-01-15 2021-03-31 Envelope Readers for Grade 4 to 7 for primary and junior secondary on 312 schools schools LS-MOET-196362-GO-RFB / Component 1: Improving the Development, Printing, Supply teaching and learning Pending Single Stage - One and Delivery of Sesotho IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 620,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2020-09-25 2020-09-30 2020-11-11 2020-12-11 2021-01-15 2021-03-31 Envelope Literacy Kits for Grade 1 to 3 primary and junior secondary on for 312 schools schools LS-MOET-196363-GO-RFB / Supply and Delivery of bulk Pending Component 4: School Single Stage - One Construction Materials (not IDA / 58200 Post Request for Bids Open - National 980,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2021-02-26 2021-03-05 2021-04-16 2021-05-16 2021-06-20 2021-10-18 Construction Envelope available on site) for 20 on schools LS-MOET-198552-GO-RFB / Component 1: Improving the Supply and delivery of teaching and learning Pending Numeracy Kits for Grade 1 to Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Limited 850,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2020-10-15 2020-10-20 2020-12-01 2020-12-31 2021-02-23 2021-04-24 7 at 332 Schools plus 3 for Envelope primary and junior secondary on NCDC, PU and World Bank schools Office LS-MOET-108199-GO-RFB / Component 1: Improving the Supply and Delivery of teaching and learning Pending Single Stage - One Classroom Furniture for 63 IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Request for Bids Open - National 300,000.00 0.00 Implementati 2021-02-26 2021-03-03 2021-04-14 2021-05-14 2021-06-18 2021-12-15 Envelope Classrooms for 20 Primary primary and junior secondary on schools schools NON CONSULTING SERVICES Activity Reference No. / Draft Bidding Bid Evaluation Report Loan / Credit Procurement Prequalification Estimated Actual Amount Process Draft Pre-qualification Prequalification Specific Procurement Bidding Documents as Proposal Submission / Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Document / and Recommendation Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Process (Y/N) Amount (US$) (US$) Status Documents Evaluation Report Notice / Invitation Issued Opening / Minutes Justification for Award Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Component 2: Strengthening LS-MOET-28836-NC-RFQ / school accountability for Request for Single Stage - One Printing of SIP Manual (English IDA / 58200 Post Open - National 23,000.00 3,001.36 Completed 2017-11-17 2018-01-12 2017-11-29 2018-03-30 2017-12-18 student learning and Quotations Envelope Version) retention in targeted schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-28842-NC-RFQ / teaching and learning Printing of Assessment Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 37,000.00 5,682.79 Completed 2017-11-21 2018-01-16 2018-09-21 2018-02-22 2018-10-31 Packages (for Grade 7) for 312 Quotations Envelope primary and junior secondary schools schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-28844-NC-RFQ / teaching and learning Printing of Achievement and Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 6,000.00 2,565.49 Completed 2017-11-28 2018-01-23 2018-09-27 2018-03-29 2018-10-19 Aptitude Test for 312 Schools Quotations Envelope primary and junior secondary (Grade 4 & 7) schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-28845-NC-RFQ / teaching and learning Request for Single Stage - One Printing of handouts for 24 IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 43,000.00 56,354.58 Completed 2017-11-28 2018-01-23 2018-04-24 2018-04-03 2018-08-06 Quotations Envelope schools (Chemistry) primary and junior secondary schools Component 2: Strengthening LS-MOET-34149-NC-RFQ / school accountability for Request for Single Stage - One Printing of SIP Manual IDA / 58200 Post Open - National 27,000.00 6,881.46 Signed 2018-01-22 2018-03-19 2019-02-06 2018-05-29 student learning and Quotations Envelope (Sesotho Version) retention in targeted schools LS-MOET-34166-NC-RFQ / Component 1: Improving the Printing of subject teachers teaching and learning Request for Single Stage - One tests (pre & post) for training IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 13,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2020-07-13 2020-09-07 2020-11-27 Quotations Envelope of teachers for new Lesotho primary and junior secondary model (Grade 8) schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-34317-NC-RFQ / teaching and learning Supply of transport services Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 42,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-06-05 2019-07-31 2019-09-30 for delivery of LEQEP materials Quotations Envelope primary and junior secondary from SSU to schools schools LS-MOET-34155-NC-RFQ / Component 2: Strengthening Printing of School school accountability for Request for Single Stage - One IDA / 58200 Post Open - National 79,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-04-30 2019-06-25 2019-09-10 Improvement Plans (SIPs) for student learning and Quotations Envelope 377 schools retention in targeted schools Component 1: Improving the LS-MOET-28848-NC-RFQ / teaching and learning Request for Single Stage - One Printing of handouts for 24 IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Open - National 25,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-05-30 2019-07-25 2019-10-17 Quotations Envelope schools (Biology) primary and junior secondary schools CONSULTING FIRMS Activity Reference No. / Combined Evaluation Loan / Credit Contract Type Estimated Actual Amount Expression of Interest Short List and Draft Request for Proposals Opening of Technical Evaluation of Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Process Status Terms of Reference Report and Draft Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Amount (US$) (US$) Notice Request for Proposals as Issued Proposals / Minutes Technical Proposal Negotiated Contract Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual LS-MOET-25097-CS-CQS / Consulting firm for Final Component 3: Strengthening Consultant Assessment on Maths & IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Qualification Open - National 124,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-09-27 2019-10-18 2019-12-01 2019-12-31 2020-02-04 2020-08-02 Science teacher Project Management Selection skills/competencies at JC & primary level Page 2 LS-MOET-25100-CS-CQS / Consulting firm for Component 3: Strengthening Consultant development of school IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Qualification Open - National 79,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-07-24 2019-08-14 2019-09-27 2019-10-27 2019-12-01 2020-05-29 construction strategy for Project Management Selection Ministry of Education & Training LS-MOET-111489-CS-QCBS / Consulting Firm for Design Component 3: Strengthening and Supervision of Quality And Cost- IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Open - International 1,500,000.00 673,950.83 Signed 2019-04-25 2019-05-09 2019-05-16 2019-05-29 2019-06-29 2019-07-22 2019-07-27 2019-09-18 2019-08-26 2019-10-20 2019-09-30 2019-11-22 2019-11-04 2020-01-14 2020-11-03 Classrooms and Latrines Based Selection Project Management Construction for Primary Schools LS-MOET-196944-CS-CQS / Enagement of a Consulting Component 3: Strengthening Consultant Pending Firm to undertake SIP IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Qualification Open - National 300,000.00 0.00 2020-09-29 2020-10-08 2020-11-21 2021-01-05 2021-02-18 2021-06-22 Implementation progamme evaluation for four Project Management Selection (4) months INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS Activity Reference No. / Invitation to Loan / Credit Contract Type Estimated Actual Amount Draft Negotiated Description Component Review Type Method Market Approach Process Status Terms of Reference Identified/Selected Signed Contract Contract Completion No. Amount (US$) (US$) Contract Consultant Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual Planned Actual LS-MOET-25094-CS-INDV / Component 1: Improving the Consultant to develop new teaching and learning Individual Maths & Science curriculum IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Consultant Open 46,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2018-03-27 2018-05-15 2018-06-05 2018-07-10 2019-01-06 related Assessment Packages primary and junior secondary Selection for Grade 8 to 10 schools LS-MOET-28827-CS-INDV / Component 1: Improving the Engagement of a consultant teaching and learning Individual for Support on Assessment of IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Consultant Open 47,250.00 0.00 Canceled 2017-09-15 2017-11-03 2017-11-24 2017-12-29 2018-04-25 Essential Skills in Early Grades primary and junior secondary Selection Reading and Numeracy schools LS-MOET-34285-CS-INDV / Component 3: Strengthening Individual Recruitment of a Driver for IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Consultant Open 19,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2017-11-17 2018-01-05 2018-01-26 2018-03-02 2021-02-14 Project Facilitation Unit (PFU) Project Management Selection LS-MOET-24992-CS-INDV / Consultant to undertake a Component 3: Strengthening Individual Study on Teacher Supply, IDA / Q9990 Institutional Capacity and Prior Consultant Open 158,000.00 0.00 Canceled 2017-08-16 2017-08-16 2016-03-21 2017-08-16 2017-08-17 2017-10-31 Demand and Management Project Management Selection (also teacher career development strategy) LS-MOET-25107-CS-INDV / Component 3: Strengthening Individual Consultant to provide expert IDA / 58200 Institutional Capacity and Post Consultant Open 37,800.00 0.00 Canceled 2019-07-26 2019-09-13 2019-10-04 2019-11-08 2020-03-31 services on Education Project Management Selection Planning LS-MOET-34631-CS-INDV / Component 1: Improving the Engagement of a consultant teaching and learning Individual Pending to provide support for IDA / 58200 environment in targeted Post Consultant Open 47,250.00 0.00 2019-05-17 2019-07-05 2019-07-26 2019-08-30 2019-12-26 Implementation secondary Pre-vocational primary and junior secondary Selection Qualifications schools LS-MOET-198544-CS-INDV / Individual Engagement of an Individual Component 4: School Pending IDA / 58200 Post Consultant Limited 50,000.00 0.00 2021-02-12 2021-02-17 2021-03-10 2021-04-14 2021-10-11 Consultant to support EFU on Construction Implementation Selection school construction Page 3