Serviços de Consultoria para Diagnóstico dos Laboratórios de Análises e Testes de Mercadorias e Simplificação dos Procedimentos de Controlo Laboratorial no Comércio Internacional — Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project

REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA MINISTRY OF PLANNING ACCELERATING ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND JOB CREATION PROJECT Loan No.: IBRD-95270 Project ID: P178035 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Assignment Title: CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF LABORATORIES THAT ANALYZE AND TEST GOODS, AND FOR SIMPLIFYING LABORATORY CONTROL PROCEDURES IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. Reference No. 102CS1/MINPLAN/26 The Government of Angola has received financing from the World Bank Group's International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) toward the cost of the Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project (Diversifica Mais) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for the Diagnosis of Laboratories that Analyze and Test Goods, and for Simplifying Laboratory Control Procedures in International Trade . Consulting Services (“the Services”) aim to diagnose national laboratory capacity relevant to international trade, analyze and simplify laboratory control procedures for imports and exports, define functional requirements for future technological integration, and prepare a prioritized action plan to strengthen the national laboratory infrastructure. The consulting firm shall, inter alia: Map and characterize public and private laboratories authorized to perform analyses and tests on goods for export or subject to import controls, including their authorization status, sectoral scope and geographic coverage; Assess the installed technical, technological and human capacity of laboratories, including equipment, testing methods, staff qualifications, accreditation status and operational performance indicators; Analyze the legal, institutional and regulatory framework, as well as laboratory control procedures applicable to imports and exports, identifying redundancies, constraints and opportunities for simplification; Benchmark relevant international experience and formulate recommendations for strengthening the laboratory infrastructure and simplifying laboratory control regimes for international trade; Define functional, technical, data, security and interoperability requirements for the future adaptation of relevant automated systems, including JUCE, excluding any software development, acquisition, configuration or implementation; Prepare practical guidance for economic operators; deliver capacity-building and awareness-raising activities for laboratory agencies, the private sector and customs administration; and validate findings with stakeholders. The expected duration of the consultancy contract will be five (5) months. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project (Diversifica Mais) 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: A minimum of seven (7) years of proven experience in conducting studies, diagnoses or audits in quality infrastructure, metrology, accreditation or international trade; Demonstrated technical and logistical capacity to conduct fieldwork in sub-Saharan African countries—at a national scale—will be an advantage.; A regular legal, tax and financial status, demonstrated by the applicable legal documentation; Demonstrated knowledge of the national legal and institutional framework related to quality, standardization and foreign trade. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. 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” revised in September 2025 (“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 (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1600 hours. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (only by mail) until November 5, 2026 . The address mentioned above is as follows: Ministry of Planning Accelerating Economic Diversification and Job Creation Project (DIVERSIFICA MAIS). Atn: Mr Laércio Cândido - Project Director C - View Smart Business Park, Edifício: D, R/C - Talatona, Luanda, Angola Contact: +244 921987473 E-mail: aquisicoes@diversificamais.ao;