TENDERE, ACHIZIȚII ȘI CONTRACTĂRI ÎN MOLDOVA

Republic of Moldova

Moldova Higher Education Project

Credit No. 6542-MD

Reference No.: MD-MOED-575840-CS-CQS

Assignment Title: Consulting services for digital capacity assessment, institutional digital transformation strategies and capacity building.

The Ministry of Education and Research (MoER) has received financing from the World Bank Group toward the cost of the Moldova Higher Education Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds to contract a consulting company for an evidence-based assessment and planning exercise to support digital transformation in five higher education institutions (HEIs). The assignment shall address institutional governance, teaching and learning, research, administration, student services, digital infrastructure, information systems, data, cybersecurity and organisational capabilities. It shall establish the baseline rather than assume that institutions have identical needs or levels of maturity.

The assignment covers the Technical University of Moldova, Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, “Ion Creangă” State Pedagogical University of Chișinău, Moldova State University and “Alecu Russo” Bălți State University institutions, each of which shall receive the complete assessment, strategy, budgeting and capacity-building package.

The estimated duration of the assignment is up to 12 months from the date of contract signing.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at theMoER web page: https://mec.gov.md/ro/content/achizitii-publice.

The MoER now invites eligible Consulting Company (“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:

• At least seven (7) years of experience providing consulting services in information and communication technology (ICT), information systems, digitalisation, digital transformation, or related institutional modernisation assignments.
• Experience delivering consulting assignments for complex organisations involving multiple departments, business functions, operational units or geographically distributed locations. Experience working with higher education institutions, research organisations or comparable public-sector institutions will be an advantage.
• The Consultant shall demonstrate the organisational and operational capacity to manage multidisciplinary assignments involving digital strategy, information systems, cybersecurity, data governance, financial planning and institutional capacity development.
• Experience in completing assignments involving institutional digital maturity or capacity assessments, ICT and information systems reviews, business process analysis, digital transformation strategies, target operating models or digital transformation roadmaps.
• Experience in assessing digital infrastructure and enterprise information systems, including system architecture, interoperability, data governance, integration requirements, cybersecurity risks and operational resilience.
• Experience in preparing costed digital investment plans, ICT strategies with budgeted implementation roadmaps, investment portfolios or comparable institutional investment planning products.
• Experience designing and delivering institutional capacity-building programmes related to digital transformation, ICT governance, cybersecurity, information systems management, digital project management or related areas.
• Ability to deliver all products in Romanian at a professional level (through prior experience in Romania/Moldova or a clear commitment to using native-speaking editors and quality control).

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants 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 and eligibility.

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 Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09 00 to 17 00 hours.

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 November 23, 2026, 16:00 o’clock, Moldova local time.

Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova, MHEP

Attn: Sergiu Harea, project coordinator

Stefan cel Mare 180, 13th floor, room no. 1307,

mun. Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2004

Tel/fax: 022 23-25-02

E-mail: mhep@mec.gov.md copy to cezar.captaciuc@gmail.com