ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES has floated a tender for Consultancies: Developing a Harmonised Framework for Collecting and Reporting Tourism Market Intelligence Data. The project location is Saint Lucia and the tender is closing on 31 Aug 2018. The tender notice number is , while the TOT Ref Number is 26191080. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

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Procurement Summary

Country : Saint Lucia

Summary : Consultancies: Developing a Harmonised Framework for Collecting and Reporting Tourism Market Intelligence Data

Deadline : 31 Aug 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 26191080

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES
Attn: Mr. Calus Monchery Procurement Officer Programme Management Unit (PMU) Morne Fortune P.O. Box 179 Castries Tel: 1 758 455 6351
Saint Lucia
Email :procurement@oecs.int

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for consultancies: Developing a Harmonised Framework for Collecting and Reporting Tourism Market Intelligence Data in OECS

FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES - FIRMS SELECTION)

ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES



DEVELOPING A HARMONISED FRAMEWORK FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING TOURISM MARKET INTELLIGENCE DATA IN THE OECS

Credit No.: TF A0988



AND



SUPPORT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL EDUCATION STRATEGY PROJECT

Credit No.: TF TF2937



Assignment Title: Consultancy for the Audits of

· Developing a Harmonised Framework for Collecting and Reporting Tourism Market Intelligence Data in the OECS

· Support to the Implementation of the Regional Education Strategy Project

:



The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of two projects: to Develop a Harmonised Framework for Collecting and Reporting Tourism Market Intelligence Data in the OECS, and Support to the Implementation of the Regional Education Strategy Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services to undertake the Project Audits.



The consulting services (“the Services”) include a professional opinion on the financial position of the project at the end of the period audited, the eligibility of expenditures, compliance with applicable laws, regulations and financial clauses of the trust fund agreement and to report on the adequacy of the internal controls. The engagement will include an audit of resources provided by the Bank and an assessment of the internal controls of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States. The Bank funds shown in the Project financial statements should be reconciled with Bank-s records. This special purpose audit must be performed in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (ISA or ISSAIs) or other national standards which does not significantly depart from the international standards and therefore must include the tests of the accounting records that the auditors consider necessary under the circumstances.



The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.



The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) 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) Be a legal entity with business license granted by a competent authority.

(b) Be an entity acceptable to the OECS and the World Bank as being capable of conducting audits in accordance with international auditing standards.

(c) Experienced in financial auditing in the public sector.

(d) Experienced in auditing in the OECS region.

(e) Experienced in financial auditing of World Bank and/or donor funded projects.





The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank-s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers published by the World Bank in January 2011 and revised July 2014 (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank-s policy on conflict of interest.



Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications.



A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants- Qualification selection (CQS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.



Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 08:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (0830 to 1600 hours).



Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by August 31, 2018.



The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

Attn: Mr. Calus Monchery

Procurement Officer

Programme Management Unit (PMU)

OECS Commission

Morne Fortune

P.O. Box 179

Castries

SAINT LUCIA

Tel: 1 758 455 6351

Email address: procurement@oecs.int



Copied to:

Mr. Henith Gabriel

Accountant

Finance Unit

OECS Commission

Morne Fortune

P.O. Box 179

Castries

SAINT LUCIA

Tel: 1 758 455 6343

Email address: hgabriel@oecs.org









Auditor Terms of Reference



TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE AUDIT OF

DEVELOPING A HARMONISED FRAMEWORK FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING Tourism Market Intelligence DATA IN THE OECS

FINANCED BY WORLD BANK CREDITS TF A0988

IMPLEMENTED BY THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DURING THE PERIOD December 23, 2015 - MAY 31, 2018



AND



SUPPORT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL EDUCATION STRATEGY PROJECT

FINANCED BY WORLD BANK CREDITS TF0A2937

IMPLEMENTED BY THE ORGANISATION OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES DURING THE PERIOD August 1, 2016 - JUNE 30, 2018



I. Basic Considerations for Audits of Projects Financed by the World Bank

These Terms of Reference provide the basic information needed by the auditor to obtain an understanding of the engagement, in order to prepare a proposal and to plan and perform the audit. The information must be complemented with: Terms of Reference for Audits of Projects, World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects (February 2017), Disbursement Letter, Project Paper and supporting annexes-. The auditors must also be familiar with the Interim Financial Reports (IFRs) for the World Bank Financed Project. These documents constitute the basic criteria against which the Bank will measure the quality of the auditor-s work when performing the desk review of the audit report. Furthermore, the “Guidelines” are specifically considered an integral part of the TORs.



II. Relationships and Responsibilities

The client for this audit is the Implementing Entity (IE), and the Bank is an interested party. A Bank representative may participate in the entrance and exit conferences; will review and provide comments on the audit reports issued by the auditors, to ensure that it complies with the terms of reference and the applicable auditing standards.



The implementing entity of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is responsible for preparing all the financial statements and reports required, and for ensuring that all the necessary records are available for the audit, that all the accounting entries and adjustments are made, and that all the necessary actions have been taken to allow the auditors to issue the final report on or before October 31, 2018



The auditors should maintain on file adequate working papers for a period of three years after the end of the audit. During this period, the auditors should promptly provide the working papers if requested by the Bank.



III. Project Background

Developing a Harmonised Framework for Collecting and Reporting Tourism Market Intelligence Data in the OECS



The OECS Commission, with support from the World Bank, has conceptualised and implemented a project to develop a harmonised framework for collecting and reporting tourism market intelligence data in the OECS. This framework will allow participating Member States (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands) to collect, organise, report and use the statistical data necessary for tourism market intelligence to enhance the quality of decision-making in the vital Tourism Sector in the OECS and ultimately build further tourism competitiveness in the region.

The project has four (4) main components with US$400, 000.00 in support funding from the World Bank and an additional US$200, 000.00 in kind contributions from the OECS Commission and recipients. Component One (1), set at a budget of US$60, 000.00, comprises a Diagnosis and Preparation of Recommendation Phase for constructing the harmonised regional Tourism Market Intelligence approach, including data collection and analysis. With a budget of US$110, 000.00, Component Two (2) comprises activities related to the introduction of the Common Methodological and Institutional Framework for Tourism Market Intelligence Work in which a multi-country mechanism for harmonised statistical development was created and implemented on the part of each country involved. Component Three (3), with an original budget of US$153, 000, comprises the Capacity-Building phase towards use of the framework and Component Four (4) with a budget of US$77, 000.00, covers the administrative and related activities to support the project.

The overall objective of the project is to improve the effectiveness of the OECS countries- policy-marking, planning, marketing and monitoring of tourism development using a methodological and harmonised framework for collecting and reporting Tourism Market Intelligence data. To meet this overall objective, the specific objectives of the project are to:

· diagnose and assess the methodology used by each country as well as the OECS Commission to collect, process and use tourism market intelligence data;

· recommend and develop a methodological and harmonised framework including the use of a web-based tool for collecting and reporting Tourism Market Intelligence data in the OECS;

· build stakeholder awareness of the importance of using a methodological and harmonised framework to collect, organise, report and use the statistical data necessary for tourism market intelligence;

· prepare and implement a region wide and country-specific action plans for improving the collection, processing and use of

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