Consultancy Services for the Assessment and Development of an Electric Mobility Transition Framework for Palestine

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) Country : West Bank and Gaza Name of Project: Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, and Reliability of the Energy Sector in the West Bank and Gaza (ASPIRE III) Credit No.: TF-C7604 Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for the Assessment and Development of an Electric Mobility Transition Framework for Palestine Reference No .: GZ-PENRA-575485-CS-CQS The Palestine Liberation Organization has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Advancing Sustainability in Performance, Infrastructure, And Reliability of Energy Sector in The West Bank and Gaza (ASPIREIII) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include to conduct Consultancy Services for the Assessment and Development of an Electric Mobility Transition Framework for Palestine, with 6 months implementation period. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address and/or from electronic websites given below: Attention: Procurement Officer Al Masayef. - PENRA Building/4th floor City: Ramallah Telephone: +9722 2984752, or +970 2 2984752 Facsimile number: +9722 2984753 or +970 2 2984753 Electronic mail address: procurement@menr.org Higher Council for Public Procurement Policies’ electronic website: https://www.shiraa.gov.ps The Palestinian Energy & Natural Resources Authority 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 assignment shall be undertaken by a qualified consulting firm or consortium with demonstrated international or regional experience in electric mobility, sustainable transport, transport economics, public finance and taxation, energy transition, charging infrastructure, institutional reform and economic and financial modelling. The Consultancy firm shall demonstrate experience in strategic advisory assignments for governments, public authorities or development institutions involving electric mobility transition, sustainable transport, charging infrastructure, fiscal or financing analysis and regulatory or institutional development. Previous experience with assignments financed or supported by the World Bank Group, EIB, EBRD, or other multilateral and bilateral development partners will be considered a strong advantage. The Consultancy firm shall demonstrate experience in translating international good practice into practical policy, regulatory and institutional frameworks suitable for developing countries and resource-constrained contexts. The proposed team shall collectively provide expertise in transport and EV policy, public finance and taxation, electric mobility, charging infrastructure and electricity systems, legal and regulatory reform, institutional development, environmental and social assessment, investment planning and economic and financial modelling. Experts may cover more than one discipline where qualifications and experience are demonstrated. The team shall also demonstrate, through named experts or costed specialist support, GIS/spatial-data and data-management capability and battery lifecycle, safety, reuse/recycling and end-of-life management expertise. Practical Arabic-language engagement capacity and Palestinian legal/regulatory expertise shall be available within the team. The Firm should identify a senior reviewer, independent of the main model preparation, to check technical, fiscal and legal consistency across the principal outputs. The team shall collectively demonstrate adequate knowledge and experience of the Palestinian fiscal, legal, regulatory and institutional context, including relevant public institutions and sector arrangements. Key Experts will not be evaluated…