Tenders

This RFP will be governed by the following schedule:

Proposals Due Date:         March 31, 2025

Notification of Award:    April 25, 2025

Execution of Contract:     May 5, 2025

Completion of Work:       September 30, 2025

HLSCC reserves the right to negotiate with the selected consulting team on technical details, topics, deliverables, methodology, scheduling, and budget issues. HLSCC shall not be obligated to accept the lowest priced proposal but shall make an award in the best interest of the project.

Incomplete proposals and proposals received after the deadline March 31, 2025, will not be considered.

The attention of interested consulting firms is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 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.

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 consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection Method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1530 hours Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by Friday, March 7, 2025 @4 p.m. (AST).

Recardo Frederick
Director of Economic Planning
Economic Planning Division
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, and Information Technology
First Floor, Administrative Centre,
Bay Street,
Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Email: ; ; ;

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. For joint ventures both firms are evaluated, however, for a sub-consultancy only the lead firm is assessed.  Also, 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 Consultants’ Qualification selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (0830 to 1600 hours).

Tameeka Jn Baptiste
Junior Procurement Officer
Caribbean Digital Transformation Project
OECS Commission Morne Fortuné
P.O. Box 1383
Castries
Saint Lucia
Telephone: 758-455-6408
Email:    

Copied to:
Mr. Imran Williams,   
Ms. Jenna Flavien,

An electronic copy of Expressions of Interest are to reach the OECS Commission by March 3, 2025 addressed to:

Ms. Tameeka Jn Baptiste, Junior Procurement Officer
At the following email address:

copied to

Ms. Jenna Flavien,

The email submissions should include the name and address of the Consultant and shall be clearly marked in the subject line as “Expression of Interest – “Consulting Services for the Development of Action Plans to Improve Network Resilience and Post-Disaster Recovery and Emergency Communications, and Implementation of Communications Infrastructure Disaster Response and Recovery Drills Consultancy”.

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) intends to award a supply contract for the supply, delivery, unloading of Reagents, Elisa Kits and Antisera at CARPHA in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago with financial assistance from the 11th EDF Programme of Support for Health System Strengthening for prevention and control of outbreaks of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases in the Caribbean

The tender dossier is available from https://tinyurl.com/3hkhd5cs

The deadline for submission of tenders is Monday 17th March 2025 before 4.30pm (Atlantic Standard Time)

Possible additional information or clarifications/questions, please email (please ensure that you receive an email acknowledgement from CARPHA)

Responses will be published on the website of CARPHA at: https://tinyurl.com/3hkhd5cs

SALARY AND ALLOWANCES

Basic Salary is at the rate of EC$117,936.00 per annum plus the following allowances per annum:

Legal Allowance $ 24,000.00
Travel $ 8,808.00
Telephone $ 1,746.00
Entertainment $ 6,480.00

Salary and allowances are exempt from income tax.
Applications, along with two written references and certified copies of documents pertaining to qualifications, should be addressed to:

The Secretary
Judicial and Legal Services Commission
2nd Floor, Heraldine Rock Building
The Waterfront
Castries
Saint Lucia, W.I.

To reach her no later than Friday, 28th March 2025.
NB: Applications may also be submitted via email to . Unsuitable candidates will not be acknowledged. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications and experience may not be considered for an interview. Only the candidates with the best qualifications and experience will be shortlisted for interview.

Interested eligible Proposers may obtain further information from and inspect the Proposal document during office hours from

08.30 am to 04.00 pm at the address given immediately below:
Attn: Edmond A. Jackson
Director General, Finance and Planning
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
2nd Floor, Administrative Building
Bay Street, Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Email: , ,

The proposal document in the English Language may be requested by interested eligible Proposers upon the submission of a written application to the address given immediately above. The document will be sent by email in PDF Format.

For physical submissions, Proposals must be delivered in a single outer envelope containing two sealed envelopes, separating the technical and financial proposals, each clearly marked, to the address below on or before 2:00 PM (SVG time) March 19, 2025. Electronic submission of proposals will be permitted but the technical and financial proposals must be separated, marked and password protected. Late Proposals will be rejected. Proposals will be publicly opened in the presence of the Proposers’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 2.30 PM (SVG time) March 19, 2025. The Proposals opening will also be facilitated by an online platform. The details of the same shall be shared at least one (1) day before the scheduled Proposal opening.

The address to submit Proposals is:
Attn: Chairman, Central Procurement Board
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology
2nd Floor, Administrative Building
Bay Street, Kingstown
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Email:

All Proposals must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful proposer’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the Request for Proposals document.

Kindly note that roles will be assigned after the completion of the mandatory training exercise. Interested individuals should provide the necessary information demonstrating the required qualifications and experience by completing the Online Application:

Form: https://forms.gle/LP8M7CFpjUBcbJ6fA no later than March 13, 2025

For further information or assistance in completing the application form, persons should contact Project Implementation Unit between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. using the address below.

Vernecia Badal
Procurement Specialist
Project Implementation Unit
OECS Data for Decision Making Project 
2nd Floor, Finance Administrative Centre
Pointe Seraphine
Castries
Email: