External Procurement

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST  

  

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project  

Grant No.: IDA – E0360 

  

Assignment Title: Consultancy for the Preparation of an Analytical Report on the Youth in OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project Beneficiary Countries- Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines

 

Reference No.: LC-OECS COMMISSION-531091-CS-INDV

 

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission has received funding from the World Bank toward the cost of the OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consultancy for the Preparation of an Analytical Report on the Youth in OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project Beneficiary Countries- Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.

 

The overall objective of the Consultancy is to is to provide robust statistics and indicators that will be used to enhance the quality of life of young people in the DDM Beneficiary Countries (Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines) by informing fiscal, social, economic, and health-related policies, programmes and measures targeting youth and using Population and Housing Census (PHC) data.

 

The assignment is expected to be undertaken over a period of three (3) month period.

 

The OECSC now invites eligible Individual Consultants (“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. The minimum required qualifications and experience are listed in section 7 of the Terms of Reference (TOR) below.  The details of the services required are available in the TOR which is available on the official website: www.oecs.org.

 

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

 

Individual Consultants wishing to signify their interest in undertaking the prescribed services are to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) providing information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services (Curriculum Vitae, description of similar assignments, etc).

 

Expressions of Interest can be submitted via email.

 

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

Tameeka Jn Baptiste Junior Procurement Officer

OECS Commission Morne Fortuné P.O. Box 1383

Castries Saint Lucia Telephone: 758-455-6408

Email: procurementbids@oecs.int

 

Copied to:

Ms. Sherma Beroo, sherma.beroo@oecs.int

Ms. Jenna Flavien, jenna.flavien@oecs.int

 

An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Fifth Edition, September 2023.

 

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 Expressions of Interest are to reach the OECS Commission by February 18, 2026 addressed to:

 

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

procurementbids@oecs.int copied to sherma.beroo@oecs.int

Ms. Jenna Flavien, jenna.flavien@oecs.int

 

The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Consultancy for the Preparation of an Analytical Report on the Youth in OECS Data for Decision Making (DDM) Project Beneficiary Countries- Grenada, St. Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines”.