Request for Expressions of Interest (REoI) Individual Consultant Service as Gender and SEA/SH Expert (National) Country : Bangladesh Name of the Project : Sylhet-Charkhai-Sheola Highway Improvement Project under ACCESS PROGRAM Credit No : IDA Credit 7786-BD Assignment Title : Individual Consultant Service as Gender and SEA/SH Expert (National) Reference No : Package No: SP-9 1. The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (GoB) has received a credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Sylhet-Charkhai-Sheola Highway Improvement Project under ACCESS Program. The RHD, an implementing agency of the Project intends to apply a part of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments under the contract for which this Request for Expressions of Interest is invited. 2. The Objective of this assignment is to seek the services of an experienced Individual Consultant to work as the Gender and SEA/SH expert to, support the PIU to ensure equitable distribution of benefits across gender, recommend measures for mitigating and managing any adverse gender impacts, including potential impacts related to GBV and SEA/SH. The detailed scope of the consultancy service is mentioned in the ToR. Detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) and other information will be available upon request from the address provided below, either through email or in person. The TOR can also be found at 'Sylhet-Sheola Project' corner of the RHD website (rhd.portal.gov.bd). 3. The expected date for the commencement of services is January 2027. The assignment will have an input of Twenty-four (24) Man-Months, depending on the need of the Client and satisfactory performance of the Consultant. The Contract period shall be determined as per mutual agreement of both parties. The Contract period may be extended on mutually agreed terms if required as per rules and regulation of WB and GoB. 4. The Consultant will be selected using Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) Method (Open-National) following the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (7th Edition, September 2025). The selected Consultant shall sign the contract with Project Director, Sylhet-Charkhai-Sheola Highway Improvement Project, RHD. Interested Applicants are required to provide information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services. The selection criteria are - • Educational Qualifications: The consultant should have an appropriate post-graduate degree in Social Science/Social Work/Anthropology/Mass Communication/Gender Studies/Women studies or equivalent qualification in a related field. Formal training/course on gender planning/analysis/management is preferred. • Experience: At least 8 years of general work experience in the area of gender/social development/stakeholder management/grievance management etc., including 4 years of specific working experience on this type of management in development partner funded projects or reputed international organizations. The Gender expert should have specifically worked on preparation or implementation of social safeguards or gender assessments/management for at least 01 large scale Infrastructure development project. Familiarity with and demonstrated experience of applying tools for gender analysis or developing strategies for gender mainstreaming in development projects will be considered as added advantage. Applicants are required to submit their Expressions of Interest (EoIs), comprising a CV (including employment history with duties and responsibilities) and a forwarding letter describing briefly the reasons that the applicant considers him/her-self best suited to perform the assignment. 5. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to the Section III, para 3.13, 3.15, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition, September 2025 ("Procurement Regulations"), setting forth the World Bank's …
This is an online tender. Only Register tenderer in e-GP System will be able to perticipate in the tender, throuh the web link: https://www.eprocure.gov.bd Package No: HEAT/G -12-Lot-2 Tender ID: 1348290 Package Title: Supply of Equipment for BdREN Upgradation (Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Campus Network Equipment for JU, RU and BOU) Ministry : Ministry of Education Division : Organization : University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Procuring Entity Name : Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) Project Procuring Entity Code : 224386600 Procuring Entity District : Dhaka Procurement Nature : Goods Procurement Type : NCT Event Type : TENDER Invitation for : Tender - Single Lot Invitation Reference No. : HEAT/PMU/BdREN/G-12-L-2/238/2026 App ID : 230454 Tender/Proposal ID : 1348290 Key Information and Funding Information : Procurement Method : Open Tendering Method (OTM) Budget Type : Development Source of Funds : Government, Aid or Grant Development Partner : World Bank Particular Information : Project Code : 224386600 Project Name : Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) Project Tender/Proposal Package No. and Description : HEAT/G -12-Lot-2 Supply of Equipment for BdREN Upgradation (Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Campus Network Equipment for JU, RU and BOU) Category : Networks; Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment and apparatus; Computer and related services;Local area network;Network equipment;Wide area network;Telemetry and terminal equipment;Hardware consultancy services;Hardware selection consultancy services;Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services;Computer-site planning consultancy services;Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services;Computer audit consultancy and hardware consultancy services;Software programming and consultancy services;Programming services of packaged software products;Systems and technical consultancy services;Custom software development services;Systems analysis and programming services;System maintenance and support services;Software-related services;Data services;Data-processing services;Database services;Computer-related services;Computer-related management services;Computer support and consultancy services;Computer network services;Computer upgrade services;Computer audit services;Computer testing services;Computer back-up services;Computer catalogue conversion services;Computer-related professional services Scheduled Tender/Proposal Publication Date and Time : 18-Oct-2026 16:00 Tender/Proposal Document last selling / downloading Date and Time : 09-Dec-2026 16:00 Pre - Tender/Proposal meeting Start Date and Time : 18-Oct-2026 20:00 Pre - Tender/Proposal meeting End Date and Time : 08-Nov-2026 10:00 Tender/Proposal Closing Date and Time : 10-Dec-2026 15:00 Tender/Proposal Opening Date and Time : 10-Dec-2026 15:00 Last Date and Time for Tender/Proposal Security Submission : 10-Dec-2026 13:30 Information for Tenderer/Consultant : Eligibility of Tenderer : Details included in the Tender Document Brief Description of Goods and Related Service : Supply of Equipment for BdREN Upgradation (Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Campus Network Equipment for JU, RU and BOU) Evaluation Type : Lot wise Document Available : Package wise Document Fees : Package wise Tender/Proposal Document Price (In BDT) : 6000 Mode of Payment : Payment through Bank Lot No. Identification of Lot Location Tender/Proposal security (Amount in BDT) Tentative Start Date Tentative Completion Date 1 Supply of Equipment for BdREN Upgradation (Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Campus Network Equipment for JU, RU and BOU) Project office, Dhaka 7500000 02-Feb-2027 29-Jul-2027 Procuring Entity Details: Name of Official Inviting Tender/Proposal : ASADUZZAMAN Designation of Official Inviting Tender/Proposal : Project Director Address of Official Inviting Tender/Proposal : Address …