Overview
The Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of the Education Quality Improvement Project (EQuIP) and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is issued. Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GOSL and upon approval by CDB and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOSL shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, the Executing Agency, is now seeking to engage consultancy services to review and amend where necessary the Education Act and its subsidiary legislation.
The objective of this consultancy service is to assist GOSL in further enhancement of the regulatory framework of an inclusive education sector. The consultancy will involve the review of, and possible amendment to, the Education Act of 2005 and subsidiary legislation, and full articulation of the regulations that govern the system.
The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a maximum of 90 person-days over a period of twelve (12) months.
The consulting firm shall possess experience in the rendering of consultancy services which entail the application of professional qualifications or skills in Organizational Assessment; Educational Planning, Leadership and Management, and/or Education and the Law – particularly as it relates to development and interpretation of legislation. Knowledge of the education system in Saint Lucia and the Region would be an asset.
The Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of these consultancy services.
Eligiblity
Instructions
ONE (1) password-protected electronic copy of the Expression of Interest must be received at the email address provided in Address 1 below no later than 09:00 hours on March 17, 2021 and ONE (1) password-protected electronic copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the email address provided in Address 2 below. The subject of the email submission shall be clearly captioned: “Expression of Interest – Consultancy Services for Review and Enhancement of the Education Act 2005”. The firm shall also, in the body of its electronic submission to the abovementioned email addresses, provide the password key to its submitted Expression of Interest.
All information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the Address 3 below between 09:00 and 16:00 hours Monday to Friday.
Following the assessment of submissions, a short-list of not less than three and not more than six applicants will be provided with full terms of reference and invited to submit technical and financial proposals to undertake the assignment. GOSL reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
