Credit Data Quality Assessment and Roadmap in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Credit Data Quality Assessment and Roadmap in Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Assignment Countries:

- Solomon Islands - Vanuatu ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION This procurement seeks a specialist firm or consortium to support IFC, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands and the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu in assessing and strengthening data quality in licensed credit bureaus in both countries. The assignment covers data profiling and testing, review of data flows and controls, identification of material weaknesses and their root causes, and development of prioritized, institution-specific remediation roadmaps and ongoing monitoring arrangements. The work must preserve analytical independence, reproducibility and confidentiality while accommodating restrictions on access to and transfer of record-level data. Interested firms should demonstrate relevant credit-reporting, data-analytics, governance and information-security expertise, supported by comparable assignments and an approach suited to local conditions; detailed deliverables and procurement requirements will be provided to shortlisted firms through a subsequent Request for Proposals. FUNDING SOURCE The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- BB: Bank Budget

- TF0B6844: IFC

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase. Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now NOTES Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding. Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted. If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.

Procurement number: 0002024412. Expressions of interest are submitted through the World Bank Group's eProcure (RFx Now) portal, which requires vendor registration.