General Procurement Notice For Procurement Of Consulting Services From Technical Support In Monitoring And E ... in Morocco

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General Procurement Notice for procurement of consulting services from consulting firms, using the Open Competitive Bidding (OCB) method, through a contract for: (i) Technical support in monitoring and evaluation, environmental and social expertise, and workshops Technical Assistance Project for the Implementation of the Entrepreneurship Support and Financing Programme for Job Creation (PAFE-Emplois) Project Objectives The main objective of the Project is to strengthen the Governments capacity to monitor and manage the PAFE-Emplois programme. In addition to the Banks financial support under this programme, the Project assists the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and other stakeholders in making the programmes implementation framework fully operational in the areas of environmental and social (E&S) safeguards, monitoring, and reporting. Procurement Arrangements The Project exclusively provides for the procurement of consulting services from consulting firms, using the Open Competitive Bidding (OCB) method, through a contract for: (i) Technical support in monitoring and evaluation, environmental and social expertise, and workshops. The following service will be procured through a Purchase Order: (ii) Annual environmental and social performance audit of the programme. Project Components Activity 1 Support for strengthening stakeholders operational capacity in environmental and social (E&S) standards This activity addresses climate, environmental, and social risks and provides support to the E&S focal points of TAMWILCOM and MICEPP to ensure the effective implementation of the Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) for PAFE-Emplois. The activities include: - Updating TAMWILCOMs Environmental and Social Management Framework. - Integrating the E&S component into the operations manual. - Developing a Stakeholder Engagement Plan. - Supporting the preparation of E&S specifications for very small, small, and medium-sized enterprises (VSMEs) covered by the investment grant component managed by MICEPP. - Preparing quarterly reports on the monitoring of E&S implementation. - Training stakeholders on environmental and social aspects. - Conducting annual E&S performance audits through an independent consulting firm. Activity 2 Strengthening institutional capacity for monitoring and reporting under a results-based programme This activity supports the Programme Management Unit (PMU) in: - Developing and harmonising financial reporting templates. - Monitoring financial performance and consolidating data. - Preparing and organising meetings of the Steering Committee - Drafting semi-annual progress reports. - Monitoring disbursements and the implementation schedule. The Project does not provide for the procurement of any goods or works. In accordance with the African Development Bank Groups Procurement Policy for Bank GroupFinanced Operations (October 2015), the procurement of consulting services will follow the Recipients procurement system, namely TAMWILCOMs Procurement Regulations, using its standard bidding documents. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement

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