Consulting Services for Fiduciary Review in Higher Education Program

University Grants Commission Sanothimi, Bhaktapur REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (Date of publication: 31 December, 2025) COUNTRY: NEPAL NAME OF PROJECT: Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education Program (NEHEP) Loan No./Credit No./Grant No.: IDA6884-NP Assignment Title: Consulting Service for Fiduciary Review (Endline) Reference No.: NEHEP/UGC/CS/CQS-02/082/83 The University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Nurturing Excellence in Higher Education program (NEHEP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include Fiduciary Review (Endline). The expected start date of assignment is February 2026. The detail TOR of the assignment can be found at the website: www.ugcnepal.edu.np or can be obtained at the address given below. The University Grants Commission (UGC) 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 (criteria related to required qualifications and experience of the firm , but not individual experts’ bio data).

The shortlisting criteria are: General experience of consulting firm (25), relevant experience (50) and technical and managerial capability of firm (25). Key experts will not be evaluated at shortlisting stage. Consultant should submit company registration, VAT registration, Tax clearance (FY 2081-82 or time extension letter for tax return), power of attorney and JV agreement (if applicable) for eligibility.

Consultant 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 sub consultancy.

The attention of interested Firms is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of Section III of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Fifth edition September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications based Selection (CQS) method set out in the procurement Regulations of the World Bank. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 10:00 to 16:00 hours.

Expression of Interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by email by 14 January, 2026, 16:00 hours Nepal Standard Time. University Grants Commission Attn: Prof. Dr.

Gyan Bahadur Thapa, Secretary Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tel: 01-6638548, 6638549 E-mail: procurement@ugcnepal.edu.np Agency: University Grants Commission Procurement method: Consultant Qualification Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 12000.0 USD