Kenya Secondary Education Equity and Quality Improvement Program Procurement Notice

Results Area 2 (RA 2): Improve teaching quality in Junior School . This area focuses on a set of interventions aimed at enhancing key aspects of continuous teacher professional development and teacher management, with an objective to optimize teacher effectiveness and utilization. Result Area 3 (RA 3): Strengthen Systems for Equitable Service Delivery in Secondary Education.

This RA complements key system level interventions in basic education under the PEELP (P176867) and SEQIP (P160083) such as the CBC and CBA reforms, data management, Elimu scholarship administration for secondary education, and continued policy dialogue on refugee education.

This intervention therefore prioritizes strategic systems level support to further strengthen and build institutions to improve equitable service delivery for all learners in basic education, including refugee learners. SEEQIP IPF Component will support the following activities: Program management, policy dialogue, communication, monitoring and evaluation, safeguards and fiduciary and verification.

Support implementation readiness for a smooth transition from Junior School to Senior School.

Key technical assistance and Capacity Building (CB)for adequate implementation of the initiated reforms and other systems strengthening activities including priority CB activities such as secondary education for refugee children, system readiness for CBC and CBA implementation in Senior School, climate change and education, and training of education officials on key education areas in secondary education through a three-year CB plan.

The Program will procure the following categories of goods and services through open international and national competitive procurement: - Consulting services: The consulting services will include: Technical Assistance (TA) to guide the establishment of resource Centre modules and a digital repository; TA to support the institutionalization of an E-Assessment System; TA to support the development of an efficient system/ online platform for textbook evaluation leveraging technology; TA to support the implementation of Senior School Pathways; An Independent Verifying Agency (IVA); TAs for Communication, TA for Policy, and; TA for Endline Evaluation of the Program.

Goods: ICT Equipment and Accessories, Software for virtual labs Platform, Special Needs Equipment, IEC Materials, Workshop Equipment, Livestreaming ICT Equipment, Digital devices to support E-assessment and Textbooks.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers for Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, dated July 2016 and revised September 2025, 7th edition (Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available on the World Bank’s external website and www.treasury.go.ke/tenders.html, and in at least one newspaper of national circulation in the Republic of Kenya.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned Program, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below: The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Education, State Department for Basic Education Attention: Head Supply Chain Management Address: P.O.

Box 300040-00100 Nairobi Jogoo House B, Harambee Avenue. Ground Floor Room 014 City: Nairobi Country: Kenya Web address: www.education.go.ke Electronic mail address: ppo@education.go.ke Notice type: General Procurement Notice Status: Published