Consultancy to Develop an Equitable Funding Policy and Implementation Guidelines... Tender

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Country: Liberia

Summary: Consultancy to Develop an Equitable Funding Policy and Implementation Guidelines for Liberia-s MOE

Deadline: 29 Sep 2025

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 126529248

Document Ref. No.: 0002017879

Financier: World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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Liberia-s Education Sector Plan (ESP 2022/23‑2026/27)and ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) emphasize equitable, inclusive, and gender‑responsive financing. Persistent disparities in resourceallocation—particularly affecting rural, remote and special‑needslearners—undermine these goals. International evidence demonstrates thatcost‑based formulas can sharply reduce inequality by accounting for geographyand access barriers. Liberia already has guiding principles for subsidyallocation that stress fairness, equity, and transparency. Additionally, the2021 Girls Education Policy mandates the Ministry of Education (MoE) toallocate at least 5 percent of its annual budget to Girls- Education. The firstmajor step toward this end was the allocation of US$100, 000.00 in the MoEfiscal year (FY) 2025 national budget, which accounts for about 2 percent ofits overall annual budget. Building on these foundations, the MoE seeks specializedsupport to design a data‑driven Equitable Funding Policy (EFP), developaccompanying Implementation Guidelines, and prepare an approved Policy thatsatisfies the System Capacity Grant trigger under the Global Partnership forEducation (GPE).GPE Trigger Requirement(equity component): “Equitable Funding Policy and Implementation Guidelinesreviewed by the LEG, approved by the Minister of Education, and disseminated.” 2. Objectives0. Define equity indicators and map currentfinancing flows to schools (public, private, faith‑based) and identify costdrivers linked to poverty, gender, disability, remoteness and school size.1. Develop an Equitable Funding Formula thatallocates MoE recurrent resources transparently and needs‑based, incorporatingadditional cost weights (e.g. disability, rurality, extreme remoteness, gender gaps).2. Draft a comprehensive Policy &Implementation Guidelines for MoE approval, including legal basis, allocation procedures, accountability measures, and monitoring & evaluation(M&E) framework.3. Facilitate multi‑stakeholder consult...

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