THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE

Youth Development Project (YDP)

Social Development Unit, Sustainable Development Department, EastAsia and Pacific Region

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Grant No. H414-TP

Project ID No. P106220

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste has received financing in the amount of US$ 2.1million equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the Youth Development Project, and it intends to apply part of theproceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The overall objective of the YDP is to: Promote youth empowermentandinclusion in development by expanding the capacities of and opportunities for youth groups to initiate and participate incommunity and local development initiatives. The YDP has two main components and Five Subcomponents.

Component (1) Operationalizing the National Youth Policy:This component supports the Secretariat of State for Youth and Sports (SSYS) to operationalizethe National Youth Policy. This willbe achieved through the following sub-components.

Sub-componentA: Institutional Strengthening 

Strengthen the capacity of the SSYS to develop, implement andcoordinate policy and programming.

Sub-component B: Strengthening Youth Centers

Provide funding to strengthen the capacity of the SSYS to work withand coordinate the activities of youth centers.

Component (2) Youth inLocal Development: Thiscomponent supports the MSATM to establish a mechanism to distribute small grants to youth in rural villages through localgovernments. It will achieve this through:

Sub-component A: Youth Development Grants

Provide grants to youth groups at village level to select andimplement their subprojects.

Sub-component B: Youth Facilitators and Capacity Building

Provide training and support to Youth facilitators and to Youthimplementation teams (YIT).

Sub-component C: Project Implementation and Technical Support

Support the implementation capacity within MSATM.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will beconductedthrough the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans andIDA Credits (current edition), and is open to all eligible bidders  asdefined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers Published by the Bank inMay 2004 and revised in October, 2006

There will be no ICB for goods, works or consultancy servicesthroughout the duration of this project which otherwise will be announced, asthey become available, in UN Development Business anddgMarket and local newspapers.

Those requiring additional information, should contact the address below.

Ministry of State Administration andTerritorial Management/Directorate of Administration and Finance

Attn: Angelo Urbano, Director of Administration and Finance

Address: Rua Jacinto Candido,Caicoli Dili, Timor-Leste

Mb: (+670) 7230136

Tel: (+670) 3331109