Procurement of consulting services for project preparation

Bid Reference: TR-TKDK-525551-CS-CQS
Procurement method: Consultant Qualification Selection
World Bank project No. : P181950

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

REPUBLIC OF TÜRKIYE

PREPARATION GRANT FOR TÜRKIYE AGRIFOOD SECTOR TRANSFORMATION PROJECT FOR JOBS AND RURAL PROSPERITY

Grant No.: TF-C8944

Assignment Title: Procurement of Consultancy Services for the Preparation Stages of “Türkiye Agrifood Sector Transformation for Jobs and Rural Prosperity Project”

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): TR-TKDK-525551-CS-CQS

1. The Republic of Türkiye has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the  Preparation Grant for Türkiye Agrifood Sector Transformation for Jobs and Rural Prosperity Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.  The Grant will be implemented by Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK).

2. This consultancy has two main objectives:

(i) to conduct a rapid assessment of the opportunities to increase investment credit flows to the agribusiness sector in order to support overall modernization, create employment and income opportunities, and enhance climate resilience; and

(ii) to contribute to the preparation of a support program to facilitate the access of Enterprises in Agribusiness Ecosystem to finance, with the aim of improving their performance and development outcomes, which will be implemented by Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution  (TKDK) .

The duration of the consultancy services will be approximately 10 weeks. The contract is planning to be signed with the selected firm by end of January 2026. All tasks detailed in the TOR attached to this request for expressions of interest will be completed in accordance with the weekly work schedules.

3. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment insert one of the following:

are attached to this request for expressions of interest. (ToR Link extension)

4. The Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution 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.

5.  A consulting firm is allowed to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) alone if it considers itself to be fully qualified on its own for the assignment, as it is not mandatory for consultants to associate with any other firm(s), whether foreign or local. Alternatively, if consultants themselves choose to associate to enhance their qualifications and capability for the assignment, then such associations may either be as a Joint Venture (i.e. all members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally responsible) and/or Sub-consultants (i.e. the Consultant will be responsible, including for the services of the sub-consultant).  In case of an association, the Consultants must explain in the EOI submission (a) the rationale for forming the association and (b) the anticipated role and relevant qualifications of each member of the Joint Venture and/or of each sub-consultant for carrying out the assignment, to justify the proposed inclusion of the JV members and/or sub-consultants in the association. Failure to provide the above explanation in the Expression of Interest may risk the association not being shortlisted for the assignment.  Please note that in the evaluation of EOIs of associations for shortlisting purposes, only the qualifications of the JV members will be taken into account whereas the qualifications of proposed sub-consultants will not be considered.

6.  The shortlisting/selection criteria are as follows, in which specific experience of the Consultant relevant to the assignment will be considered of paramount importance:

• General Experience of the Consultant (as a firm) in providing consultant services must be at least 10 years.


• Specific Experience of the Consultant (as a firm) relevant to the assignment in providing similar services under contracts of comparable size.  The Consultants (as a firm) should have specific experience under consultant services contracts within the last 10 years prior to deadline for submission of expression of interest in the following:


• Providing  consultancy services in agriculture, livestock, food, or rural development sectors.

7.  To demonstrate their qualifications and experience in meeting the above shortlisting/selection criteria, Consultants are requested to submit, at a minimum, the supporting documentation listed below.  A consultant firm can only use its own qualifications and experience and not of its parent, sister or subsidiary companies or its employees. 

• The firm's incorporation/trade/registration documents issued by the concerned government authority of the country of the firm.


• The firm’s company brochures including the core areas of business; and


• Completed Form-1 (attached to this Request for Expression of Interest) to provide information of similar contracts. This should include the name and reference number of the contract, brief description of the scope of work, contract amount, period of the contract, name of the client and country of assignment, and role of the Consultant in the contract.  Copies of completion certificates/references of Clients of completed contracts are not required to be submitted with the EoI. In the subsequent stage at the time of submission of proposals, the Client may request the shortlisted consultants to submit such supporting completion certificates.

8.  Interested Consulting Firms should take note of paragraphs 3.14 to 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – Procurement in Investment Project Financing for Goods, Works, Non-Consulting Services, and Consulting Services” (Procurement Regulations), dated February 2025, which set out the World Bank’s policy on “conflict of interest.”

9. The selection of the Consulting Firm will be carried out in accordance with the procedures of the “Consultants’ Qualifications Selection (CQS) Method” specified in the Consulting Guidelines.

10.  Interested firms may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 09:00 to 18:00.

11.  Expressions of interest, which shall be prepared in Turkish, must be delivered  in a written form  by in person, or by mail, or by courier or email to the address below no later than 29 December 2025 at 17:00.

Republic of Türkiye, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK) Headquarters

Yukari Bahçelievler Mah., Wilhelm Thomsen Cad., No: 7, 6th Floor

06490, Çankaya / ANKARA

Website: https://www.tkdk.gov.tr

Attachment: Form-1 (Similar Contracts) 

Name of Consultant firm:______________ (attach separate form for each firm in case of JV)