Consultancy Services for an Independent verification agent (IVA) for 6 DLIs

Republic of Uganda

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY: UGANDA

PROJECT: UGANDA LEARNING ACCELERATION PROGRAM (U-LEARN)

CREDIT NO. 7779-UG and GRANT NO.: C8807

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO UNDERTAKE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION OF PROJECT RESULTS UNDER THE UGANDA LEARNING ACCELERATION PROGRAM (U-LEARN)

REFERENCE NO. MOES-ULEARN/SRVCS/2026-2027/00011

DATE OF ISSUANCE OF REOI: 23rd September 2026

The Government of the Republic of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) has received financing from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Uganda Learning Acceleration Program (ULEARN), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for hire of an Independent Verification Agent (IVA) to conduct independent verification of results for the Uganda Learning Acceleration Program (ULEARN).

The consulting services (“the Services”) include; (i) Conducting independent verification of the achievement of all eligible Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) and Disbursement Linked Results (DLRs) under ULEARN, (ii) Verification of results across the program implementation period, including document reviews, field verification, validation of reported data, assessment of compliance with agreed verification protocols, and confirmation of the achievement of results in accordance with the Financing Agreement, Programme Appraisal Document (PAD), Verification Protocol, and Project Operations Manual (POM).

The verification shall cover all implementing entities, beneficiary institutions, and geographic locations relevant to the DLIs being assessed. The IVA shall produce independent verification reports that confirm the extent to which the DLRs have been achieved. These reports shall provide a direct basis for the World Bank's assessment of DLR achievement and the corresponding disbursement recommendations under the Program.

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