REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Uzbekistan

Geospatial Infrastructure for Sustainable Territorial Development Project

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 7787-UZ

Assignment Title: Comprehensive Support for NSDI Implementation, including NSDI Strategy Update, NSDI Business Model Development and Implementation, NSDI Standards Development and Implementation, NSDI Capacity Development, Establishment of the Core Reference Spatial Dataset Framework, and Technical Specifications, Quality Assurance, and Technical Advisory Support for NSDI Geoportals

Reference No.: GISTDP/A1/QCBS/01

The Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Geospatial Infrastructure for Sustainable Territorial Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include Comprehensive Support for NSDI Implementation, including NSDI Strategy Update, NSDI Business Model Development and Implementation, NSDI Standards Development and Implementation, NSDI Capacity Development, Establishment of the Core Reference Spatial Dataset Framework, and Technical Specifications, Quality Assurance, and Technical Advisory Support for NSDI Geoportals

The duration of this consulting assignment overall will be 48 months. The consulting services are expected to start in July 2026.

The implementation progress above might change based on the actual conditions, and the actual input of time will be determined by the clients and WB based on the actual conditions of the Project. The contract may be extended upon justified demand, demonstration of satisfactory performance by the firm and interest between the parties, until the closing date of the Project.

The estimated level of effort for these Consulting Services is estimated to be in the range of USD 1.6 million.

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. In case of a Joint Venture (JV), all members of the JV will be evaluated jointly for the purpose of short listing and shall be jointly and severally liable for the assignment and shall sign the contract in case of award is made to that JV group. Interested consultants should clearly indicate the structure of their “association” and the duties of the partners and sub consultants in their application. Unclear expression of interests in terms of “in association with” and/or “in affiliation with” and etc. may not be considered for short listing. Keeping one expression of interest per firm as principle, a consultant firm may decide whether it wishes to participate as a sub consultant or as a singleconsultant or as a partner in a joint venture. Please note that a firm shall submit only one EOI in the same selection process either individually as a consultant or as a partner in a joint venture. No firm can be a sub consultant while submitting an EOI individually or as a partner of a joint venture in the same selection process. A firm, if acting in the capacity of sub consultant in any consultant or JV, may participate in more than one consultant, but only in the capacity of a sub consultant. The experience of sub-consultant will not be considered while short-listing.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below: gistdp@kadastr.uz

The Cadastre Agency now invites eligible consulting firms (“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:

The consulting firm shall demonstrate the following qualifications and experience:

• Experience in developing at least one NSDI strategy over the past ten years;
• Experience in successfully delivering consulting services on at least two SDI-related projects involving international financial institutions over the past ten years;
• Successfully completed at least two (2) projects within the last ten years involving the development and implementation of NSDI- related standards in the field of spatial data.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

As part of the EOI, the consultant should include the following information:

1. Consulting Firm Information

2. Associations (Joint Venture or Sub-consultancy)

3. Projects references

Present relevant projects to demonstrate the firm’s technical qualifications and geographical experience.

4. Summary for the Projects listed above

5. Confirmation Check-list

We, the undersigned, certify to the best of our knowledge and belief:

• We have read the advertisement, including the terms of reference (TOR), for this assignment (YES/NO)
• Neither the consulting firm nor its JV member or sub-consultant or any of its experts prepared the TOR for this activity (YES/NO)
• We confirm that the project references submitted as part of this EOI accurately reflect the experience of the specified firm/consortium. (YES/NO)
• Ensuing assignment resulting from our work product under this assignment, our firm, JV member or sub-consultant, and the expert(s) will be disqualified from short-listing and participation in the assignment.
• The lead entity and JV member or sub-consultant are NOT currently sanctioned by or other IFIs. Neither the consulting firm nor the JV member or sub-consultant has ever been convicted of an integrity-related offense or crime related to theft, corruption, fraud, collusion or coercion.

Note: the PIU of WB reserves it’s right to verify submitted references and use obtained information for shortlisting evaluation purposes.

Consultants are strongly encouraged to limit their Expression of Interest to 30 pages. Company brochures may be included as an annex, and it will not be affected by the limit of 30 pages.

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” edition 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 Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 09.00 to 17.00 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below in person or by e-mail by 18.05.2026.