Tenders/Consultancy Services for review of Environment Impact Assessment processes

Consultancy Services for review of Environment Impact Assessment processes

World Bank Group

Published: Oct 13, 2026

Updated: Oct 13, 2026

Source: WB eGP - World Bank e-Government Procurement

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the environment and climate, Monitoring Evaluation and legal services sectors, with a focus on Legislative Drafting and Impact Assessment. Located in Fiji, Pacific & Oceania, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through WB eGP - World Bank e-Government Procurement, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for consulting in the environment and climate sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for review of Environment Impact Assessment processes Assignment Countries: Fiji ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION IFC is seeking to engagea Consultant firm to undertake a comprehensive review of the EnvironmentalManagement (Amendment) Act 2025 and associated legislation, with the objectiveof strengthening EIA regulatory processes, legislative effectiveness, compliancemonitoring and enforcement mechanisms. The assignment will assess legal andprocedural frameworks, identify regulatory gaps, and develop robust pathwaysfor compliance management, enforcement actions, prosecution of environmentaloffences, and management of unauthorized developments, fixed penalty noticeadministration, and regulatory decision-making. The Consultant will provideinternational best practice recommendations, implementation frameworks, anddraft legislative amendments to enhance the Ministry's capacity to effectivelyadminister and enforce Fiji's environmental regulatory regime. The consultancywill: Review and strengthen the regulatory process, compliance, enforcement and prosecution framework under the Environment Management Act 2005 and Environment Management (Amendment) Act 2025 and associated legislation, including administrative enforcement measures, fixed penalty notices, unauthorized development offences, recovery of penalties, environmental restoration requirements, prosecution processes and court enforcement mechanisms Review the adequacy of the compliance and enforcement provisions within the Environment Management (Amendment) Act 2025, subsidiary regulations and EIA-related guidelines and identify legal, procedural and institutional gaps affecting enforcement effectiveness. Assess the effectiveness of current administrative, civil and criminal enforcement powers available to the Ministry and recommend amendments to enhance compliance monitoring, enforcement and prosecution outcomes. Review and recommend legislative provisions to support Stop Work Orders, Restoration Orders, Compliance Notices, Permit Suspension, Permit Revocation and Cost Recovery Orders for environmental breaches and unauthorized development activities. Develop a comprehensive enforcement escalation framework identifying enforcement actions appropriate for minor, moderate and major environmental offences. FUNDING SOURCE The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following: TF0B7649: IFC SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase. Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now NOTES Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding. Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted. If you encounter technical difficulties while uploading documents, please send an e-mail to the Help Desk at corporateprocurement@worldbank.org prior to the submission deadline.

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from WB eGP - World Bank e-Government Procurement and was originally published on October 13, 2026. Last refreshed 4 days ago. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About World Bank Group

World Bank Group has issued 545 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 30 currently open and 0 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Governance & Public Administration, Finance & Banking, and Information & Communication Technology. Tenders span 10 countries including Senegal, Uzbekistan, and Chile. Notices are distributed via WB eGP - World Bank e-Government Procurement. Most recent publication: October 16, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

How can I submit a bid?

Visit WB eGP - World Bank e-Government Procurement to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions provided by the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by World Bank Group in Fiji. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Environment & Climate sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in Fiji. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.