Selection of a consultant to conduct: i) A Comprehensive Needs and Capacities Assessment on market opportunities and interventions required for FGs and Coops of dairy, citrus, potato ii) (FEBL) Programmes iii) BP development and implementation

MoAL/RNRJobs/Pro-2/PMU/2025-26/54 August 13, 2026 ACCELERATE BHUTAN’S JOB TRANSFORMATION THROUGH RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCE VALUE CHAINS (RNR JOBS PROJECT) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REoI) (CONSULTANTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Bhutan Name of Project: Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation Through Renewable Natural Resource Value Chains (RNR jobs project) Loan No/Credit No/ Grant No: IDA-E4690 Assignment Title: External Service Provider (ESP) to Support Productive Partnerships (PPs) under the RNR Jobs Project, Bhutan Reference No.: MOAL/DAMC-PMU/CS-8 1. The Royal Government of Bhutan has received financial assistance in the form of Credit and Grant from the World Bank towards the cost of the proposed Accelerate Bhutan’s Job Transformation Through Renewable Natural Resource Value Chains to be implemented partly by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this financing for the services of Selection of consultancy firm for External Service Provider (ESP) to Support Productive Partnerships. 2. The broad scope of services (“the Services”) includes a. Post-Awareness and Pre-EoI Support Engage Interested Participants Capacity Needs and Opportunity Assessment Matchmaking and Partnership Formation Support to EoI Conceptualization b. Business Planning and Capacity Development Workshops c. Post-EoI Selection Support for Business Plan Development Financial Education and Business Literacy (FEBL) Capacity Development for Business Planning Quality Enhancement (Non-Substitutive Role) d. Support during implementation phase Coordination between PPs and PMU Business plan implementation support Reporting and documentation The detailed Terms of Reference for the assignment are available at: https://www.moal.gov.bt/tender-for-accelerate-bhutans-job-transformation-through-rnr-value-chain/ The TOR may also be obtained upon request from the address indicated below. The Expressions of Interest will be evaluated to identi