Ethiopia Seeks Consultancy for Internationally Accredited Competency Training

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Employer: Federal Civil Service Commission Project: Governance Modernization to enable Efficient Service Delivery Project Credit No.: 7619 ET Assignment Title: Consultancy Service for Internationally Accredited Training: Certification of Competency-Based Assessors and Trainers for Competency-Based System Reference No . ET-CSC-528725-CS-QCBS The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Governance Modernization to enable Efficient Service Delivery Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Provide consultancy service of an Internationally Accredited Training for:

• Competency-Based assessment training and Assessors - TOT
• Competency-Based Master Trainers -TOT
• Leadership training for higher education and Training Institutes executive leaders

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained by writing to the email address provided below. The Federal Civil Service Commission now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: core business and years in business, relevant experience, and technical and managerial capability of the firm. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.15, and 3.16 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, Sixth Edition, February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers, Sixth Edition, February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”). Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 1:30 to 5:00 PM Ethiopian Time. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) on or before 5:00 PM Ethiopian Time on March 10, 2026. Attn: Selamawit Alem Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) FCSC Bldg., 9th Floor Tel: +251 115 549707, E-mail: selalem2024@gmail.com Bole Road, Behind Addis Ababa Exhibition Centre, 300 Metres Behind Flamingo Restaurant Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Fallback Address Attention: Habtamu Molla, Finance and Procurement Head Federal Civil Service Commission FCSC Bldg., 5th Floor Telephone: +251919 979090, E-mail: habtamu055@gmail.com Bole Road, Behind Addis Ababa Exhibition Centre, 300 meters behind Flamingo Restaurant Agency: Civil Service Commission Procurement method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 400000.0 USD