Selection of an Individual Consultant for the conduct of an Audit in Acquisitions, concerning the Fiscal Years 2023, 2024 and 2025.
About This Opportunity
Request for Expression of Interest | Project: Smallholder Agricultural Transformation Project | Method: Individual Consultant Selection | Ref: 179/C3/C/MOSAP3/26
This is a consulting contract in the education and training, transport and logistics and agriculture and food security sectors. Located in Angola, Africa, this opportunity is open to individual consultants. Proposals must be submitted before September 15, 2026.
Published through WB - World Bank, 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 education and training 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
Auto-translated from PortugueseProject: Smallholder Agricultural Transformation Project
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
INDIVIDUAL CONSULTING SERVICES
Country: Angola
Project´s Name: Projecto de Transformação da Agropecuária Familiar (MOSAP 3)
Loan No.: BIRD-9396 – AO
Assignment Title: Selection of an Individual Consultant to conduct a procurement audit covering the 2023, 2024, and 2025 fiscal years.
Reference No.: 179/C3/C/MOSAP3/26
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MINAGRIF) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Smallholder Agricultural Transformation Project (MOSAP 3) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) includes (i) reviewing the procurement, contracting, and implementation processes and evaluate the quality, timeliness, reliability and appropriateness of comments and no-objections issued by the Bank for a sample of contracts, to confirm their consistency with the Legal Agreements and associated documents and ensuring that procurement, contracting and disbursement is being carried out in accordance with WB Guidelines and procedures; (ii) verifying technical compliance, physical completion and price competitiveness of each contract in the selected representative sample of contracts and expressing a professional opinion on compliance by the procurement processes with the general principle of economy and efficiency, equal opportunities, transparency; (iii) reviewing the responsibility matrix for the procurement function in the organization, delegation of procurement authority and internal control functions; the capacity of implementing agencies in handling procurement efficiently, comment on the quality of procurement and contracting, and identify reasons for delays, if any and overall, how procurement management facilitates project implementation; (iv) analyzing the risks in the various steps of procurement cycle (definition and quantification of requirements, approval of requisition, supplier sourcing, selection of procurement method, selection of contract type, bid opening and evaluation proceedings, formation of evaluation committees, approval of award, contract management, records management, use of financial securities, management of warranty/maintenance obligations, disposal of assets) and identifying any indicators of questionable standards of ethics in the procurement management and oversight environment that make the processes vulnerable to fraud and corruption or collusive and obstructive practices, and report any suspicious cases; (v) providing advice to MOSAP 3 on procurement and internal control issues and coordination with other ministries and departments on matters arising from each audit and record them in Action Plans (IPR Reports) recommending operations needed to improve project procurement performance consistent with program objectives, accuracy and completeness of the procurement records in the filling system, timely preparation of procurement information, policies and procedures that must be adopted by project management and procurement staff in ensuring orderly, economic, effective and efficient procurement operations in light of deficiencies; and all others required in the Terms of References.
The estimated level of effort is one person-month, and the contract will have a duration of 4 months, wherein it is expected that the individual consultant carries out site visit missions of about thirty (30) Calendar days. The consultant is expected to commence services no later than January 15th, 2027.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below.
The Smallholder Agriculture Transformation Project (MOSAP 3) now invites eligible Individual 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 short listing criteria are: [a] Be proficient in procurement and contract management, [b] Have a degree in Agronomy, Business administration, Project Management, Law, Engineering; [c] Have completed at least 3 similar contracts for the past 5 years; [d] Have at least 10 years of relevant experience with World Bank’s Procurement procedures and having worked as a Senior Procurement Specialist in World Bank funded Operations for at least eight (8) years; and [e] Fluency in English and working knowledge of Portuguese language.
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” [Ed. November2020 (“Procurement Regulations”)], setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. The document in reference may be obtained through the following: link:https://thedocs.worldb...
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on August 24, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00463851. Original language: Portuguese. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Smallholder Agricultural Transformation Project
Smallholder Agricultural Transformation Project has issued 30 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 3 currently open and 18 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Education & Training, Agriculture & Food Security, and Finance & Banking. All notices are published for Angola. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: August 24, 2026.
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Where will the contract be performed?
The contract is for delivery in Angola. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
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Visit WB - World Bank to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions. Quote reference OP00463851 when communicating with the contracting authority.
When does this tender close?
The submission deadline is September 15, 2026. You have 10 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.
Who is the contracting authority?
This notice was issued by Smallholder Agricultural Transformation Project in Angola. 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 Education & Training sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
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