Consulting Services for Capacity Building and Specialized In-Depth Training of One Health Seed Talents in Hainan Province.（3.7.2）

Request for Expressions of Interest (Consulting Services – Selection of Firms) People’s Republic of China World Bank Loan Hainan Project for Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emerging Infectious Diseases (Global One Health Hainan Demonstration Project)

Loan No.: 9084-CN

Procurement No.: 0733-26094508

Assignment Name: Consulting Services for Capacity Building of One Health Seed Talents and Thematic Advanced Training in Hainan Province

Contract No.: HN-FC-100

The Government of the People’s Republic of China has received a loan from the World Bank toward the cost of the World Bank Loan Hainan Project for Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Emerging Infectious Diseases (Global One Health Hainan Demonstration Project), and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments for consulting services. The consulting services (hereinafter referred to as the “Services”) mainly include: (i) summarizing the previous training activities and organizing relevant materials; (ii) organizing expert technical workshops and developing expert consensus; (iii) designing thematic course systems and preparing training materials; (iv) organizing thematic advanced training programs; (v) conducting training effectiveness evaluations; and (vi) conducting external expert reviews and finalizing the consensus documents. The detailed scope of consulting services is provided in the Terms of Reference (TOR). The estimated total input for this consulting service is 17 person-months, and the expected duration of the consulting service is 6 months after the signing and effectiveness of the contract. The Terms of Reference (TOR) for this consulting service are attached to this Request for Expressions of Interest. Hainan Provincial Disease Control Bureau (hereinafter referred to as the “Client”) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide relevant supporting documents in accordance with the following requirements. The Expression of Interest (i.e., the proposal submission) shall include at least the following: 1A brief introduction of the Consulting Firm, including its organizational structure, staffing arrangements, etc. 2A Power of Attorney, identification documents of the legal representative and the authorized representative. If the Consultant is a joint venture, a Joint Venture Agreement shall also be provided (in a format prepared by the Consultant). 3The Consulting Firm shall provide a copy of its relevant business license or Certificate of Legal Person of Public Institution. 4If the Consultant is a state-owned enterprise or public institution, it shall provide the Articles of Association of the company/institution and the audited financial audit report and financial statements for the year 2025 (including, at a minimum, the balance sheet, cash flow statement, and income statement/profit and loss statement), or the “internal financial statements of the institution” for 2025, or the final account report approved by the competent authority, or other equivalent supporting documents. 5The Consultant shall have successfully completed at least three similar consulting service contracts or projects related to the design and implementation of talent training in the health sector during the past five years (from January 1, 2021 to the deadline for submission of documents). The amount of each contract or project shall be no less than RMB 300,000, and at least one of the contracts or projects shall include work related to the development of a training system or competency framework. The Consultant shall provide relevant contract supporting documents. The supporting documents shall at least include key pages of the contract copies (which shall clearly demonstrate key information such as the name of the entity, scope of services, contract amount, and signing date), project implementation materials (such as technical deliverables, work plans/TORs, or expert consultation process documents), and project completion acceptance documents (such as a contract/project completion acceptance report, acceptance certificate, or a completion confirmation letter issued by the Client and stamped with the official seal of the Client). 6The Consultant shall have a good track record and reputation and shall not be included in any list of enterprises subject to dishonesty. The Consultant shall provide screenshots of the relevant website search results demonstrating that it is not listed as: a subject of major tax violations or dishonesty, or a record of serious illegal acts in government procurement on the Credit China website (www.creditchina.gov.cn); an entity with records of serious illegal acts in government procurement on the China Government Procurement Network (www.ccgp.gov.cn); or a dishonest judgment debtor on the China Enforcement Information Disclosure Website (zxgk.court.gov.cn). 7Any other documents that the Consultant considers necessary to provide (if any). At this stage, no evaluation of the experts will be conducted. The Client will select the one (1) consulting firm with the best qualifications and relevant experience from all Consulting Firms that have submitted Expressions of Interest, and invite the selected firm to submit technical and financial proposals and conduct negotiations. Interested Consultants should be aware of the provisions on conflict of interest stipulated in Sections 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (November 2020 edition), which set forth the World Bank’s policy on conflicts of interest. Consulting Firms may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or subcontracting arrangement to enhance their qualifications; however, they should clearly indicate the form of such association. If a joint venture is selected, each member of the joint venture shall meet the “Qualification Requirements for the Consulting Firm” specified in this R