Consultancy Services for a Study on Education Data Quality and Use for Decision‑Making

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

GHANA ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LEARNING OUTCOMES PROJECT ADDITIONAL FINANCING 2 (GALOP AF 2)

PROJECT ID: 165557

PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (FIRMS)

BACKGROUND

The Government of Ghana, under World Bank and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) funding, is supporting the government’s education strategic plan to improve equitable access to quality basic education in Ghana. The Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP), approved for an amount of USD 218.7 million, has the Project Development Objective (PDO) to improve the quality of education in low-performing basic education schools and to strengthen education sector equity and accountability in Ghana. The GALOP was originally implemented over a five-year period from Jan 2020 to Dec 2024. However, the parent project has been extended to close by 31st December 2026 and the Ministry has received a second additional financing (AF 2) totaling $118.8m to scale up successful interventions from the parent project to be implemented by 31st December 2028. The Government of Ghana has recently secured funds from the World Bank (USD 300 million) for the Ministry of Education to implement the Second Education Transformation for Access, Relevance and Results for Jobs Project (STARR-J), with the PDO to expand access to, and improve the quality and relevance of, secondary education in Ghana. The Project focuses on expanding infrastructure and opportunities for underserved students, strengthening teaching and learning (especially in STEM and competency-based training), modernizing technical and vocational systems, and aligning education outcomes with skills demanded by employers, ultimately helping students transition more successfully into further education or decent work. The purpose of the REOI is to invite prospective firms to submit Expressions of Interest to provide any of the underlisted services. No De scription of Assignment Reference No. Selection Method

1 Consultancy Services for a Study on Education Data Quality and Use for DecisionMaking MOE/GALOP/CS/10/2026 Consultant’s Qualification-Based Selection (CQS)

Terms of Reference (ToR) for each assignment can be downloaded from the link below

https: //drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SuqCU1ZkbdlduucTPILtsmjjcG0MAx-0?usp=sharing

NB: Consultant should state clearly the Reference No. and the Assignment they are applying for.

Interested firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to undertake the above services required as per the Terms of Reference (ToR) for any of the assignments provided in the link above.

The short-listing criteria are:

Experience of firm in similar/related assignments Experience working in country and/or region in similar conditions Adequacy of the firm’s technical and Managerial capacity Qualifications and Experience of key experts proposed and their Competences Availability of appropriate skills among staff Any other relevant information as required in the ToR

Selection of Consultants

The selection method for the assignments will be as indicated in the table above in line with procedures specified by World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers ; Procurement in Investment Project Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016; Revised September 2025 (7 th Edition) . EOIs must be deposited at the address below on or before 4 th November 202 6 at 4:00 pm . Soft copy submissions shall be via the email address provided below;

EOI Address;

The Chief Director Ministry of Education P. O . Box M45 Accra

Attn: [contact details removed]

Submissions shall be made in both hard copy and soft copy to the address below; Ministry of Education, Procurement Directorate, Room K35

E-mail: moeprocurementunit@gmail.com / cc: procurement@moe.gov.gh

Interested eligible consultants may obtain further information from t h e Procurement Directorate , Ministry of Education, at the address given above during working hours from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm .