Institutional Capacity Review and Strengthening of the Rodrigues Commission for Tourism

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION Country – Republic of Mauritius Name of Project – Rodrigues Airport Project, New Runway and Associated Facilities Project (P180266) Loan No.: IBRD-95910 Assignment Title: Institutional Capacity Review and Strengthening of the Rodrigues Commission for Tourism Reference No: MU-AML-532987-CS-CQS BACKGROUND The Ministry of Finance has received financing from the World Bank and a grant from the European Union toward the cost of the Construction of a New Runway and Other facilities for Plaine Corail Airport, Rodrigues and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards recruitment of a firm for Institutional Capacity Review and Strengthening of the Rodrigues Commission for Tourism 2.0 OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT To strengthen the institutional, organisational, and regulatory framework and the digital capacities of the CT of Rodrigues, enabling it to perform its statutory mandate effectively and lead the island’s sustainable tourism development in alignment with the Rodrigues Sustainable Tourism Development Plan (STDP 2023) and the RAP 3.0 BRIEF SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT Conduct a comprehensive review of the CT’s mandate and governance framework. Identify key institutional bottlenecks and propose a functional reform model aligned with the CT’s strategic mandate; Review and document the current (“AS-IS”) process for Tourist Enterprise Licensing and related approvals (licensing workflows, including time, cost, and decision points); Assess existing datasets, data sources (including availability and completeness of guest, visitor, client, and customer information) and data management practices within CT and related entities Assess the adequacy of the existing regulatory framework for Tourism (specifically the Rodrigues Regional Assembly (Tourism) Regulations 2007); 4. The duration of the assignment is six calendar months from the date of contract signature. 5. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the as