Strengthening of the MARD's capacity (including policy analysis and evaluation system)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) (CONSULTING SERVICES) Firms Selection Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development Project in Albania Project ID Number : P178715 IBRD Loan Number : 94890 Assignment Title: “ Technical Assistance for Strengthening of the MARD's capacity (including policy analysis and evaluation system) ” Reference: AL-MARD-521807-CS-QCBS The World Bank is assisting the Government of Albania (GoA) with the financing of the Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development project (CRAD). This project aims to increase competitiveness and climate resilience of priority agri-food value chains focusing on (i) promoting climate smart and resilient value chains, (ii) promoting typical products and value addition (iii) developing Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) IT Platform (iv) modernizing selected irrigation and drainage schemes for high-value agricultural production (v) enhancing compliance with food safety and quality standards and (vi) strengthening evidence-based decision making for resilience and sustainable agri-food systems. The services required to be contracted aim to support the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in ensuring successful implementation of the contract “Technical Assistance for Strengthening of the MARD's capacity (including policy analysis and evaluation system)”. The MoARD seeks the Consulting Services of a qualified consulting firm/consortium with the objective to assist MoARD with the Technical Assistance for Strengthening of the MARD's capacity (including policy analysis and evaluation system). The Consultant will be responsible for providing qualified professional and supporting staff and all necessary services required for the efficient cost effective and timely execution of the Consultancy Services. Scope of Work The Climate Resilience and Agriculture Development (CRAD) Project foresees the implementation of an integrated, on-premises Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehouse (DWH) platform to s