Requests for Expressions of Interest

Requests for Expressions ofInterest for consultants hired directly by the World Bank for its operational work* are now published on our Corporate Procurement site  as well as in UN Development Business and the  Development Gateway. 

This web-based solution supports task teams in the selection of consultants for operational work. This site now allows consultants unregistered access to its advertised notices for Individual consultants as well as advertised notices for Firms. Consultants who want to express interest for the assignments can do so by using this system.

Consultants who want to express interest for the assignments can do so by using this system.

This policy applies to the procurement of consulting firms when the estimated contract amount is above US$ 50,000.

(*) "Operational work" is work necessary to carry out the Bank's lending operations and nonlending activities, and includes work on project identification, preparation, appraisal, supervision, evaluation, analytical and advisory activities, policy and program work, research, training, and activities associated with various partnership programs regardless of whether such work is carried out by Regional or central units of the Bank, but excludes administrative activities conducted by General Services Department (GSD). Individuals and consulting firms engaged by the Bank to support the activities of the Bank's administrative complex (e.g., financial and accounting services, training, software development and systems analysis) are not covered by this statement; the Material Management Policy and Procedures and The World Bank Group  Corporate Procurement Policies and Procedures Manual of the General Services Department.