Bhutan Seeks Consultant for National Transport Policy and Legislation Development

MoIT/ACCESS-Bhutan/PMU-06/122 January 6, 2026 ACCELERATING TRANSPORT AND TRADE CONNECTIVITY IN EASTERN SOUTH ASIA (ACCESS) – BHUTAN PROJECT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REoI) (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country: Kingdom of Bhutan Name of Project: Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (Access) – Bhutan Project Loan No/Credit No/ Grant No: IDA 77560 (Credit)/IDAE4310 (grant) Assignment Title: Selection of Consultant for Developing a National Transport Policy, National Transport Strategy, Surface Transport Bill and Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill for Bhutan Reference No: ACESS/DOST-PMU/CS-1

• 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 Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia (ACCESS)-Bhutan Project , to be implemented partly by the Department of Surface Transport (DoST), Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MoIT), and intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this financing for the services of “ Selection of Consultant for Developing a National Transport Policy, National Transport Strategy, Surface Transport Bill and Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill for Bhutan”.
• The broad scope of services (“the Services”) includes (i) primary and secondary data collection and analysis; (ii) policy review and analysis; (iii) strategy review and analysis; (iv) institutional, fiscal, and political economy analysis; (v) review and analysis of existing surface transport and civil aviation regulatory and legal frameworks; (vi) formulation of National Transport Policy, Policy Protocol Report, and Strategy; and (vii) stakeholder consultation.
• Detail Terms of Reference (TOR) and other information will be available upon request from the address provided below either through email or in person. ToR is also available in www. moit.gov.bt. from January 7, 2026.
• The DoST, MoIT 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: General Experience of the firm in providing similar services (core business and years in business);Experience in similar assignments of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area including demonstrable track record or relevant project success, regional work experience and understanding; Technical and managerial capability of the firm, staffing and logistics. Consultants are requested to submit, but not limited to, the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria: (i) The Firm's Incorporation/Trade/registration documents from the country of the firm (ii) Firm’s brochures; (iii) description of similar consultancy contracts, including the scope, contract amount, name of Client, period of the contract (date of contract signing to date of completion), location/ country of the services, etc. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.13, 3.15, and 3.16 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment as per paragraph 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations: Consultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients, or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interests of the Borrower.
• Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but shall indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture (i.e. all members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable) and/or a sub-consultancy (i.e. the Consultant will be responsible, including for the services of the sub-consultant). In case of an association, the Consultant must explain in the EoI submission (a) the rationale/ justification for the proposed inclusion of the JV members and/or sub-consultants; and (b) the anticipated role and relevant qualifications of each member of the Joint Venture and/or of each sub-consultant for carrying out the assignment. Failure to provide the above explanation in the EoI may risk the association not being shortlisted for the assignment. However, the qualifications/ experience of sub-consultants will not be considered in the evaluation of Expressions of Interest for Shortlisting. The total number of firms in the association will be limited to a maximum of Three (03).
• A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method as set out in the Procurement Regulations.
• Expected date for commencement of the services is August 2026 and the duration of the assignment is Twelve (12) months.
• Expression of Interest needs to be submitted in a written form (either through e-mail or in person or by mail) to the following address by 14:00 hours (Bhutan Time) (GMT + 6 hours) on or before February 3, 2026. Please clearly mention “Expression of Interest (EoI) for Selection of Consultants for the “Selection of Consultant for Developing a National Transport Policy, National Transport Strategy, Surface Transport Bill and Civil Aviation (Amendment) Bill for Bhutan” in the e-mail’s subject line or on the top of the envelope. The submission of the EoI to made to the addressed mentioned in serial no.11.
• The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EoIs without assigning any reason, whatsoever.
• For any clarifications contact following;
• Tshering Lhamo, Deputy Chief Planning Officer, Policy and Planning Division, MoIT at tlhamo@moit.gov.bt, Mobile: +975 17629066

Agency: Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport Procurement method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 1235500.0 USD