Draft Scheme Guidelines for Establishing a National Critical Minerals Stockpiling Framework in India

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: Draft Scheme Guidelines for Establishing a National Critical Minerals Stockpiling Framework in India

Assignment Countries:

- India ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION The World Bank Group is seeking expressions of interest from qualified consulting firms to support India's Ministry of Mines in designing an implementation-ready framework for a National Critical Minerals Stockpile under the National Critical Minerals Mission. Over a three-month assignment, the selected firm will benchmark international stockpiling models, define mineral selection and sizing approaches, and recommend an initial costed portfolio. It will also propose a design for the institutional, operational, and financial arrangements, including the release and replenishment mechanisms, and test them against supply-disruption scenarios. The firm will then prepare draft scheme guidelines, standard operating procedures and an implementation roadmap. FUNDING SOURCE The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- BB: Bank Budget

- TF0C8320: EGPS03

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: 0002024410. Expressions of interest are submitted through the World Bank Group's eProcure (RFx Now) portal, which requires vendor registration.