Consultancy for the Design of a Phytosanitary Risk-Based Border Control System Tender

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Country: Colombia

Summary: Consultancy for the Design of a Phytosanitary Risk-Based Border Control System

Deadline: 04 Aug 2025

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 122751683

Document Ref. No.: 0002017383

Financier: World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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I. BackgroundAgriculture remains a key pillar of Colombia-seconomic and social development. However, the country-s Sanitary andPhytosanitary (SPS) system faces structural weaknesses that limit its abilityto effectively protect agricultural health from plant pests and animal diseasesand facilitate market access and international trade. In response to thissituation, the World Bank, in collaboration with the Colombian AgriculturalInstitute (ICA), has been supporting the Government of Colombia (GoC) instrengthening institutional capacities through analytical studies and technicalassistance.In particular, the Agriculture and Food GlobalPractice (AGF GP) of the World Bank conducted an analytical and advisory study titled“Identifying Technical Gaps to Improve Technological Solutions for theIntegrated Management of Transboundary Diseases.” This study, part of theProgrammatic Advisory Services and Analytics (PASA) under the Sustainable andInclusive Transformation of the Colombian Agri-Food System (SIAT; P509672), identified key areas for improvement in border control, especially with respectto phytosanitary management.Findings from this initial phase highlighted the needto advance to a second phase, funded by the Korea-World Bank PartnershipFacility (KWPF), focused specifically on designing integrated solutions tostrengthen phytosanitary control mechanisms at the country-s points of entry.The objective is to support the GoC-s strategic commitment to building a morecoherent, inclusive, and evidence-based agri-food system, while facilitating safetrade.In particular, the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)requires the country to adopt and maintain a border risk management system. Bordercontrols should focus on high-risk consignments and expedite the release oflow-risk consignments. Risk management shall be based on an assessment of riskthrough appropriate selectivity criteria. The TFA stipulates that these mayinclude, inter alia, the Harmonized System (HS) code, nature and de...

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ToR_Colombia_Phytosanitary-Border-Control-System_July-10_Clean.docx