Tenders

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States intends to award a work contract for ILM and SLM-based Climate Change Adaptation Works in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Grenada with financial assistance from the DCI programme of the European Union. The tender dossier is published on the OECS website: https://oecs.int/en/tenders-ilm-works.

The deadline for submission of tender is 3:00 p.m. on 28th February 2025.

Possible additional information or clarifications/questions shall be published on OECS website: https://oecs.int/en/tenders-ilm-works.

Interested eligible Proposers may obtain further information from the Project Implementation Unit for the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project, Ministry of Public Works, Public Utilities and the Digital Economy, on e-mail address: c.c. or during office hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Mondays and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays to Fridays (local time) at the address given below.

The Request for Proposal document in English can be obtained by interested eligible Proposers on the following website: http://cardtp.gov.dm/procurement-activities

Proposals must be delivered by hand or courier mail to the address below in paragraph 9, on or before 10:00 a.m. on February 25, 2025. Electronic procurement will not be permitted. Late Proposals will be rejected. The outer Proposal envelopes marked “ORIGINAL PROPOSAL”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Proposers’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below stated in para 9 or via Zoom Videoconferencing platform, on February 25, 2025, at 10:15 a.m. (local time). All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public Proposals opening.

The address referred to above is:
Dr. Jermaine Jewel Jean-Pierre
Project Manager
Project Implementation Unit
Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP)
Ministry of Public Works, Public Utilities and the Digital Economy
2nd Floor First Domestic Building
19-21 King George V Street
Roseau 00109-8000
Commonwealth of Dominica
Telephone: 1-767-266-3840/3841
Email: ; c.c.

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 with the Consultant Qualifications-based Selection Method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (0830 to 1600 hours).

For more information or to submit Expressions of Interest, please contact:

Jossie Stephenson
Procurement Officer
OECS Commission Morne Fortuné
P.O. Box 1383
Castries
Saint Lucia
Telephone: 758-452-5895
Email:
Copied to:
Ms. Susanna De Beauville-Scott,
An electronic copy of Expressions of Interest are to reach the OECS Commission by February 20, 2025 addressed to:
Ms. Jossie Stephenson, Procurement Officer
At the following email address:

copied to

The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest – Consulting Services to Develop a Regional Strategy to Reduce, Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing”.

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” September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 900 to 1530 hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by February 28, 2025 @ 4:00 p.m.
Recardo Frederick
Director of Economic Planning
Economic Planning Division, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
First Floor, Administrative Building, Bay Street
Kingstown
E-mail: ; ; ;

Eligible Individual Consultants are invited to indicate their interest in providing the services.  Interested Consultants must provide information on their capability and suitability to undertake the assignment.  

Individual Consultants interested in undertaking the prescribed Services are to email an Expression of Interest to include: 

1. Information on the Consultant’s qualifications to perform the services, experience and competence relevant to the assignment, including a Curriculum Vitae. 
2. A concept note on the planned framework for undertaking the assignment and a breakdown of the number of days required for each task (as per Section 4. above). 

Expressions of Interests submitted should not exceed 30 pages. 

The Consultant shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the Expression of Interest.  

The OECS is not bound to accept any Expression of Interest, and reserves the right to annul the selection process at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the Consultants. 

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, via email, by February 28, 2025, addressed to: 

Procurement Officer 

OECS Commission 

Morne Fortune 

P.O. Box 1383 

Castries 

Saint Lucia 

Email: copied to:  

The email submission should include the name and address of the Individual Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest – Mapping of Communication, Learning and Training Resources for Early Childhood Development in the Eastern Caribbean.”

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications (CQS) Selection Method as detailed in the procedures set out in the Procurement Manual of the OECS, Revised February 2020. 

The criteria to evaluate the Expressions of Interest received in relation to this assignment may include: 

• Technical competence in undertaking the assignment; 
• Academic qualifications;  
• Experience in undertaking similar assignments; and
• Planned framework submitted for undertaking the assignment. 

The Individual Consultant with the most relevant experience, qualifications and technical competence will be selected and requested to submit a financial proposal, which will be the basis for negotiations leading to a contract.  

It is expected that the services will be conducted from April – June 2025, in keeping with the terms outlined in the Reporting Requirements above. 

Enquiries regarding this REOI should be directed, in writing, to . 

The OECS now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“Consultant”) 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 minimum required qualifications and experience are listed in section 7 of the TOR below.

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” September 2023 (‘Procurement Regulations’), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interests of the Borrower.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultants selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (0830 to 1630 hours).

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States

OECS Skills and Innovation Project

P.O. Box 179

Morne Fortune

Castries

Saint Lucia

TEL: +1 758-455-6349/68

E-mail:

Individual Consultants wishing to signify their interest in undertaking the prescribed services are to submit an Expression of Interest providing information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. 

Expressions of Interest will be evaluated and the Individual Consultant with the most relevant experience and qualifications will be selected and requested to submit a proposal which will be the basis for negotiations leading to a contract. 

An electronic copy of the Expressions of Interest must be sent by Wednesday, February 26, 2025 to:

Yasmine Anatole, Procurement Officer

At the following email address:

copied to:

The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest: Technical Specialist for Innovation and Entrepreneurship”.

Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interests of the Borrower.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained through In-Tend or via to seek clarification.

Expressions of interest must be delivered through electronic submission through the procurement system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/gnd/aspx/Home. Candidates must register on this portal and submit all interest through this medium.

Upon receipt of the documents, a confirmation e-mail acknowledging the names of the files received will be sent. Date for Submission: February 26th 2025, before 3:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time.

Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interests of the Borrower.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained through In-Tend or via to seek clarification.
Expressions of interest must be delivered through electronic submission through the procurement system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/gnd/aspx/Home. Candidates must register on this portal and submit all interest through this medium.

Upon receipt of the documents, a confirmation e-mail acknowledging the names of the files received will be sent. 
Date for Submission: February 26th 2025, before 3:00pm Eastern Caribbean Time.

This RFP will be governed by the following schedule:

Proposals Due Date:         March 31, 2025

Notification of Award:    April 25, 2025

Execution of Contract:     May 5, 2025

Completion of Work:       September 30, 2025

HLSCC reserves the right to negotiate with the selected consulting team on technical details, topics, deliverables, methodology, scheduling, and budget issues. HLSCC shall not be obligated to accept the lowest priced proposal but shall make an award in the best interest of the project.

Incomplete proposals and proposals received after the deadline March 31, 2025, will not be considered.

The attention of interested consulting firms is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

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 consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection Method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1530 hours Atlantic Standard Time (AST). 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 Friday, March 7, 2025 @4 p.m. (AST).

Recardo Frederick
Director of Economic Planning
Economic Planning Division
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, and Information Technology
First Floor, Administrative Centre,
Bay Street,
Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Email: ; ; ;

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. For joint ventures both firms are evaluated, however, for a sub-consultancy only the lead firm is assessed.  Also, 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 with the Consultants’ Qualification selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (0830 to 1600 hours).

Tameeka Jn Baptiste
Junior Procurement Officer
Caribbean Digital Transformation Project
OECS Commission Morne Fortuné
P.O. Box 1383
Castries
Saint Lucia
Telephone: 758-455-6408
Email:    

Copied to:
Mr. Imran Williams,   
Ms. Jenna Flavien,

An electronic copy of Expressions of Interest are to reach the OECS Commission by March 3, 2025 addressed to:

Ms. Tameeka Jn Baptiste, Junior Procurement Officer
At the following email address:

copied to

Ms. Jenna Flavien,

The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest – “Consulting Services for the Development of Action Plans to Improve Network Resilience and Post-Disaster Recovery and Emergency Communications, and Implementation of Communications Infrastructure Disaster Response and Recovery Drills Consultancy”.