Technical Support and Project Management Consultant — Improving Power System Resilience for European Power Grid Integration Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES FIRMS SELECTION) UKRAINE Project: 176114 Ukraine – Improving Power System Resilience for European Power Grid Integration (Installation of Hybrid Systems for Electricity Production in Ukrhydroenergo) IBRD Loan No. 9284-UA CTF Loan No. TF0B5994 Assignment Title: “Technical Support and Project Management Consultant” Reference No . UHE-IPSR-ES PJSC "Ukrhydroenergo" has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Project: 176114 Ukraine – Improving Power System Resilience for European Power Grid Integration (Installation of Hybrid Systems for Electricity Production in Ukrhydroenergo), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include comprehensive supervision and project management support to UHE for the implementation of contract for Design, Supply and Installation of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with Energy Management Systems (EMS) and Ancillary Equipment at Kyiv HPP / PSP, Kaniv, Kremenchuk and Seredniodniprovska Hydropower Plants, including related services (training of UHE staff). The Project envisages the installation of BESS and the creation of an energy management system (EMS) of a total capacity of 197 MW 2-h BESS across 4 abovementioned locations. Each location and project Site is to be tendered as a separate Lot ( meaning that each separate location might have their own separate contractor and their own separate contract with terms that might differ from the other) , but construction is to be carried out simultaneously. Potential participants should keep in mind that they might have to deal with up to 4 different contractors and their own specific contracts during the implementation of this project. The Contract(s) is foreseen to commence on 01/02/2027, for an estimated duration of: from Effective Date until Operational Acceptance (DSI schedule, ~18 months), plus Defects Liability Period (DLP) as defined in DSI contract (forty-two (42) months from the date of Completion of the Facilities or thirty-six (36) months from the date of Operational Acceptance of the Facilities, whichever first occurs). Total estimated duration – 54 months. PJSC "Ukrhydroenergo" 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 purpose of this Request for Expressions of Interest is to establish a shortlist of qualified consulting firms. The Request for Proposals, including the detailed evaluation methodology and contract conditions, will be issued only to shortlisted firms. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (November, 2020 edition) (“Procurement Regulations”)and as further specified in the Request for Proposals. The shortlisting criteria are: Relevant experience and qualifications of the Consultant: At least 10 years of experience in providing consulting services in technical supervision of construction and project management support, including on project environmental and social support; Including at least two (2) projects related to installation and commissioning of BESS (as stand-alone or as part of hybrid PV/Wind + BESS projects) in the past five (5) years, each with a power and energy capacity of at least 60 MW and at least 60 MWh respectively; Including at least two (2) projects related to installation and commissioning of HV substations (110 kV or higher), in the past five (5) years; Experience in implementing at least four contracts/assignments related to environmental and social support for projects in the energy sector over the past seven (7) years, including at least two (2) with IFIs participation (IBRD, EBRD, ADB, etc.); Experience under IFI-funded projects (e.g., World Bank, EBRD, KfW, ADB or similar) is acceptable; specific prior experience under WB Plant contracts is not mandatory, provided that equivalent supply-install (Plant-like) supervision experience is demonstrated. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. Key Experts shall be proposed and evaluated at the Request for Proposals stage by shortlisted firms. The shortlist will contain up to 5 firms. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the 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. Further information can be obtained by sending respective request to the e-mails provided below. Expressions of Interest must be delivered in a written form in Ukrainian or English via email to the following address: o.hryshchenko@uhe.gov.ua, mandatory copy to ya.lykhatska@uhe.gov.ua and yu.makukha@uhe.gov.ua by 5:00 p.m. Kyiv time, August 26th, 2026 .[1] Expressions of Interest shall be submitted with the following reference in the subject line: “UHE-IPSR-ES: Expression of Interest”. In order to facilitate the preparation and submission of the relevant information, the Consultants are proposed to use the following template for the preparation and submission of the Expressions of Interest (available at the following link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-nEllWAr4J593llSS--zfkIU_Hk6E_dr?usp=drive_link ) . At the same time, the Consultants may, at their own discretion, formulate and present relevant information in any form that, in the Consultant’s opinion, reflects the Consultant’s vision of presenting their qualifications and experience for the services provision best of all. Consultants that will provide not only the information confirming their compliance with the qualification requirements, but also be able to demonstrate the ability to perform the tasks as stated in the Terms of Reference and meet the stated per-expert requirements as per ToR will be at advantage during the selection process . The Consultants will be ranked based on the above. The Consultant with the highest rating determined in accordance with the established criteria for evaluating the Consultant’s qualifications will be invited to submit its technical and financial proposal. The information about the Consultant’s experience provided by the Consultant shall be confirmed by documentary evidence (copies of contracts or parts thereof and service acceptance certificates, and possibly clients’ references disclosing the specifics of the assignment performed may also be provided). Additionally, attention of the interested Consultants is drawn to the following aspects of preparing their information: the files sent by the Consultant shall be in PDF (Portable Document Format) and/or JPG formats and must be grouped logically, as much as possible; in the process of preparing the information that describes your qualification and experience, please, maximize disclosure of information confirming the compliance with the established qualification criteria and the assignment specifics . please, enclose copies of documents, that evidence the indicated experience and competence; also, provide contact details of third parties who can confirm your experience and provide relevant references. Expressions of Interest submitted after the deadline may not be accepted by the Client for consideration if the list of Consultants with the required qualifications has already been formed up by that time. The Consultants who already submitted their Expressions of Interest shall not submit any documents or information after the deadline for submission of Expressions of Interest, except for the cases when they provide relevant documents and/or information at the request of the Client to clarify or specify the submitted Expressions of Interest. Any communications between the Client and the Consultants shall be made in writing via the official e-mail addresses specified herein. THE LIST OF ATTACHED DOCUMENTS (including hyperlinked) Terms of Reference (TOR): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kTVu8qdqf53oxOgVHnvWNS8NPKwruLSE?usp=drive_link ; Template of Expression of Interest: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-nEllWAr4J593llSS--zfkIU_Hk6E_dr?usp=drive_link .