CONSULTANCY FOR CARRYING OUT AN END TERM PROJECT EVALUATION FOR THE KENYA SECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SEQIP)

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TENDER AUGUST 2024

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

SECONDARY EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (SEQIP)

The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Secondary Education
Quality Improvement Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The Project has four
components; (i) Improving Quality of Teaching in Targeted Areas, (ii) Improving Retention in upper Primary School and
Transition to Secondary School in target areas, (iii) System Reform Support and (iv) Project Management, Coordination
and Monitoring and Evaluation
1. The purpose of this evaluation is to assess the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, cost‐effectiveness, processes,
achievements and sustainability of the SEQIP. In addition, the evaluator is required to identify lessons learned, best
practices, and to provide recommendations for improving performance and management of education programs.
The task requires a Consulting firm or a joint venture or Consortium of firms to undertake the assignment as per the
scope of work atleast for 75 days. Details of the assignment are available in the Terms of Reference (ToR) uploaded
in the Ministry website; www.education.go.ke.
2. The Ministry of Education 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. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The shortlisting criteria will be:
a) The interested consultant shall be a tax registered national consultancy firm or officially registered not-for-profit
organization (e.g. research institute, academic institution) incorporated for at least five (5) years, offering similar
services and have completed at least five (5) similar project Evaluations in comparable organizations
b) Must have at least five years of continuous professional experience in the preparation of reviews and evaluations
processes;
c) The Consultant should provide details (documentary evidence e.g. contract award or reference letter from the
clients, stating scope of services and deliverables) of all such projects for the last 5 years or more during which
they were completed.
d) Must have at least three years of professional experience in appreciative or asset-based approaches for design,
monitoring and evaluation of projects;
e) Must have at least three years of professional experience in the planning, design, management, monitoring and
review of development projects;
f) Evidence of availability of appropriate mixed skills to carry out the verification exercise which includes; Project
Monitoring and Evaluation, data analysis Education, Supply Chain Management, financial management and
environmental and social safeguards etc
3. 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” Procurement Regulations 2016 revised September 2023, 5th edition,
setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
4. The Consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualifications-Based Selection method
(CQS) in accordance to the Procurement Regulations.
Interested Firms should submit their Expressions of interest which must be delivered in a written form accompanied
with company profiles and copies of relevant documents and testimonials/recommendations in plain sealed
envelope clearly marked with the contract reference number Reference No. MOE/SEQIP/CQS/01/2024-2025 and
addressed (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) to;

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