Multidisciplinary Education and Research Improvement in Technical Education

Scope as published

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE INDIA MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IMPROVEMENT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION (MERITE) Sector - Education Loan No. : 9565-I Project ID No. : P 177917 The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India intends to apply for financing in the amount of US$ 205.5 Million equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the MERITE project and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will be jointly financed by the Govt. of India The project will include the following components Component 1 : Improving Quality and Equity Sub Component 1.1 Strengthening Participating Institutions to Enhance Student Skills and Employability Sub Component 1.2 Promoting Equitable Access Sub Component 1.3 Promoting Multidisplinary Education Component 2 : Improving Research for Better Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Sub Component 2.1 Competitive Research Fund (CRF) and Research Hub Sub Component 2.2 Developing Incubation and Innovation Ecosystem Sub Component 2.3 Institutional Research and Innovation Capacity Building Component 3 : Sector Steering, including Governance and Internal and External Quality Assurance Sub Component 3.1 Quality Assurance Sub Component 3.2 Governance Sub Component 3.3 Leadership Training and Academic Careers Sub Component 3.4 Project Management and Technical Assistance 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 (November 2020) (Procurement Regulations), 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 no objection. Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in the World Bank's external website and NIC CPP e-procurement portal or through GEM. Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for the MERITE project or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below: Shri Rohit Tripathi Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Education MERITE - TSG J-301, World Trade Centre, Safdarjung Enclave, Nauroji Nagar, New Delhi - 110029 Email : [email protected]

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