The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the National Cuna Más Program (PNCM - MIDIS) and the Ministry of Education (MINEDU) of Peru, calls on consulting firms to submit proposals to carry out a diagnosis of skills gaps and design a comprehensive proposal to strengthen capacities in child care and Early Childhood Development (ECD) for caregiver mothers and teachers, aligned with the Technical Standard of the Comprehensive Care and Attention Service (NT CAI) of the PPoR DIT.

1. Characterization of profiles and diagnosis of gaps in the field
Normative and sociodemographic analysis: To characterize the performance conditions, roles and attributes of the mothers who care for Cuna Más and teachers of the EduCuna service, analyzing administrative databases and current regulations.

Design and piloting of instruments: Formulate the tools for collecting information and execute their validation in two stages (review by technical teams and pilot test with personnel from Metropolitan Lima during the year 2026).

Representative empirical survey: Carry out the collection of information on field competencies between March and June 2027, considering a representative territorial sample in Coast, Sierra, Jungle and Metropolitan Lima.

2. Training proposal and curricular matrix of competencies
ECD Reference Framework: Develop the conceptual framework of competencies aimed at quality assurance in service provision (Product 3000892 of the PPoR ECD).

Differentiated curricular matrix: Design the pedagogical architecture and instructional matrix organized by competencies, capacities, contents organized by levels (initial and continuous) and methodologies adapted to the operational structure of each program.

Monitoring and evaluation strategies: Define the criteria, guidelines and instruments for monitoring, follow-up and evaluation of the impact of the training proposal according to each profile.

3. Deliverables and intersectoral articulation
Gap diagnosis report: Formulate the analytical report that systematizes the gaps identified between the competencies observed in the field and those required by the Technical Standard, differentiating findings for Cuna Más and EduCuna.

Institutional validation: Coordinate and validate the inputs and findings with the technical teams of the PNCM, the Directorate of Early Education (DEI) and the Directorate of In-Service Teacher Training (DIFODS) of the MINEDU.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and the authorities of Chile's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to support the data collection, systematization, analysis, and drafting of the EITI Chile Report for fiscal years 2024-2025, ensuring the completeness and reliability of financial and non-financial information on the extractive sector.

1. Preliminary analysis and definition of the EITI scope
Review of the standard and regulatory framework: Evaluate the disclosures required under Requirements 2 to 6 of the EITI Standard, incorporating the mining regulatory framework, changes to the Mining Royalty Law (Law No. 21,591), concession cadastre, contracts, beneficial owners, and production/export statistics.

Data governance and assurance: Design the collection templates and agree with the GMP on audit procedures, affidavits, external certifications and information reliability criteria.

Socio-environmental and subnational flows: Define the methodology for integrating environmental payments, employment, gender and transfers to regional governments and municipalities (Regional Development Fund and Support Fund for Territorial Equity).

2. Information collection, reconciliation and writing by blocks (sprints)
Inter-institutional collection: Lead the capture and processing of data from public agencies (SII, TGR, Sernageomin, Cochilco) and extractive companies operating in the country.

Continuous review flow in phases: Execute reviews in parallel by thematic blocks (sprints) to safeguard the contractual schedule:

Phase A (Day 55): Institutional, contextual, legal framework, concessions, beneficial owners and general statistics.

Phase B (Day 75): Financial reconciliation of tax flows (Royalty, First Category Tax, patents) and subnational transfers.

Phase C (Day 90): Comprehensive draft with socio-environmental, employment and gender chapters.

Phase D (Day 120): Consolidated final report and development of summary data templates for the EITI International Secretariat.

3. Conclusions, recommendations and communication strategy
Lessons learned report: Formulate a diagnosis with technical recommendations to strengthen systematic data dissemination and improve natural resource governance.

Public dissemination and socialization: Design communication materials accessible to non-specialized audiences and carry out workshops for socialization and dissemination of the results of the report.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in close coordination with the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) of Trinidad and Tobago, invites consulting firms to submit proposals to establish a scientific and economic baseline for a national biodiversity credit mechanism, assess market feasibility, and design the legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks required to operationalize private conservation financing.

1. Ecosystem services valuation & ecological baseline
Priority site valuation: Conduct economic valuation and baseline assessments for leatherback turtle nesting sites at Grande Riviere and Matura, digitizing and integrating ten years of historical NGO and agency data.

Valuation methodology: Quantify monetary contributions to tourism, coastal protection (storm surge resilience), and biodiversity support using standard environmental economics while implementing safeguards against double-counting.

Credit-unit framework: Formulate a credit-unit calculation methodology grounded in measurable ecological outcomes (e.g., nesting access, hatchling success, threat reduction, sargassum management) rather than raw nesting counts, incorporating community livelihood consultations.

2. Market demand, risk analysis & investment prospectus
Market feasibility assessment: Analyze demand across tourism, energy, financial, and corporate sectors with ESG obligations, distinguishing compliance buyers from financial return investors.

Risk analysis & pricing thresholds: Determine optimal credit pricing thresholds and risk-return profiles by analyzing market volatility, regulatory risks, and operational/verification exposures.

Investment Prospectus: Synthesize valuation, market, and risk data into an investor-ready Biodiversity Credit Investment Prospectus to attract private ESG capital.

3. Legal framework, policy roadmap & Green Paper
Gap analysis & legal review: Review the Environmental Management Act, Forests Act (Prohibited Areas), and related legislation to identify legal barriers and recommend statutory amendments for credit trading.

Regulatory design & safeguards: Draft a National Regulatory Framework defining credit legal nature, verification standards, additionality, credit ownership/transfer rules, and alignment with the Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) and NBSAP. Establish strict safeguards ensuring credits cannot substitute for legal compliance or offset critical nesting habitats.

Policy Implementation Roadmap & Green Paper: Prepare a Green Paper on biodiversity finance, facilitate national public consultations (town halls), and consolidate feedback into a final Cabinet Submission Package alongside an institutional roadmap.

Note: Interested consulting firms must review the requirements on the BEO Bidders Portal.

Consulting for technical integration, quality assurance and accompaniment to the UAESP in the structuring, bidding and preparation for the implementation of the new scheme of Exclusive Service Areas (ASE) for the public sanitation service in Bogotá D.C.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Special Administrative Unit for Public Services (UAESP) in Bogotá D.C., is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to provide specialized technical assistance as a technical integrator and cross-cutting advisor in the coordination, independent review, quality assurance (QA/QC), structuring, bidding and preparation for the implementation of the new Exclusive Service Areas (ASE) scheme for the collection, transportation, sweeping, cleaning and marketing of the public sanitation service.

1. Technical integration, independent review and regulatory process (CRA)
Cross-cutting integration and QA/QC: Coordinate and conduct a second-level independent review of the technical, operational, economic, tariff, legal, and risk studies prepared by the UAESP and its advisors, managing interfaces and correcting gaps or inconsistencies without duplicating existing studies.

Support in the verification of reasons before the CRA: Accompany the UAESP during the process of verifying reasons before the Commission for the Regulation of Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation (CRA), guaranteeing the technical and institutional coherence of the information presented.

Inclusion of recyclers by trade: Articulate the ASE scheme with the harvesting activity, ensuring that the contractual documents and the operation deepen affirmative actions and effective inclusion of the recycler population.

2. Transactional support, tendering and supervision framework
Consolidation of specifications and minutes: Support the preparation of pre-bidding and bidding documents for the selection of concessionaires or operators of the ASEs, as well as for the contracting of the audit firm.

Accompaniment in selection processes: Provide technical support during the bidding phase, attending to the observations of the bidders, evaluating bids and accompanying the award until the signing of the contracts.

Performance framework and indicators: Design data monitoring, control, and governance tools that allow contractual obligations to be translated into objectively measurable performance indicators, monitoring schemes, and contractual consequences.

3. Service phases, institutional strengthening and transition
Structuring of the scope in three phases: Execute the services along 3 strategic stages: (i) Due diligence of structuring and accompaniment to the CRA process; (ii) Integration, quality assurance and pre-tender preparation; and (iii) Transactional accompaniment, awarding and preparation for implementation.

Transition plan and operational start: Define the roadmap for the mobilization of the new operators and auditing, the splicing of systems and the institutional preparation of the UAESP to guarantee the uninterrupted continuity of the cleaning service.

Knowledge transfer: Incorporate lessons learned and international best practices in solid waste management to strengthen the internal capacities of the UAESP in the administration and governance of the new scheme.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the National Secretariat for Care Policy (SNCF/MDS) and participating Brazilian municipalities (Colombo, Fortaleza, and Juazeiro), invites consulting firms to submit proposals to design and execute a methodologically rigorous impact evaluation, longitudinal process evaluation, and cost-effectiveness analysis for the Cuidado em Casa integrated home care pilot.

1. Methodological design & sampling strategy
Experimental & quasi-experimental framework: Design an RCT stratified by municipality using the older adult–family caregiver dyad as the unit of randomization, complemented by quasi-experimental approaches (e.g., staggered difference-in-differences) where randomization is operationally unfeasible.

Sample sizing & statistical power: Evaluate a reference sample of approximately 900 dyads (450 treatment and 450 comparison across three municipalities), establishing power calculations (minimum 80% power, 5% significance) to detect effects on primary outcomes.

Validated measurement tools: Pre-specify primary outcomes using instruments validated for the Brazilian population, including the Katz index (functional ability), Zarit scale (caregiver burden), PHQ-9 and GAD-7 (mental health), and WHOQOL-OLD (quality of life).

2. Data collection, administrative integration & process evaluation
Primary fieldwork & administrative data: Conduct primary field surveys (baseline and follow-up) while intensively leveraging secondary administrative data from health and social assistance systems (CadÚnico, SUAS/CRAS, SIH-SUS, e-SUS APS).

Longitudinal process evaluation: Analyze implementation fidelity, operational barriers, resource requirements, and intersectoral coordination mechanisms between the social assistance (SUAS) and health (SUS) systems.

Econometric analysis & validity controls: Estimate Intention-to-Treat (ITT) and Local Average Treatment Effect (LATE) impacts using ANCOVA models, testing for differential attrition (e.g., deaths, institutionalization) and crossover between groups.

3. Cost-effectiveness, policy briefs & knowledge dissemination
Economic evaluation: Conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate the sustainability, resource needs, and operational conditions required to scale up the home care model nationally.

Policy deliverables & reporting: Produce technical reports, working papers, and policy briefs with results disaggregated by sex, race/color, age group, and territory to inform Brazil's National Care Policy.

Stakeholder workshops: Facilitate dissemination workshops and technical sessions with public officials, civil society representatives, and policymakers.

Note: Interested consulting firms must review the requirements on the BEO Bidders Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the National Development Finance Agency (FDN), is calling on consulting firms to submit proposals to design, structure and validate a specialized knowledge base on sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) issues for prioritized infrastructure sectors, accompanied by a minimum functional prototype (proof of concept) aimed at quality assurance and traceability using artificial intelligence tools.

1. Knowledge architecture, taxonomy, and ESG traceability
Catalog and hierarchy of sources: Collect, analyze, and prioritize normative, technical, and methodological sources on ESG and sustainable financing, defining a formal hierarchy of official sources and criteria to resolve contradictions or gaps.

Taxonomy and reusable model: Translate documentary information into a structured knowledge model (categories, decision trees, rules, guiding questions, alerts and minimum evidence) in open and reusable formats, constituting an institutional asset independent of the exploitation technology.

Traceability matrix: Build the matrix that directly links each evaluation criterion, rule or recommendation with the documentary source or regulatory body that gives it technical and institutional support.

2. Governance, lifecycle and quality framework
Governance model: Design the governance structure for the knowledge base, defining roles, responsibilities, decision mechanisms, approval flows, and procedures to resolve discrepancies between sources.

Life cycle procedure: Establish the operational guidelines for the incorporation, modification, version control, periodic updating and withdrawal of normative and methodological contents.

Institutional Assessment Benchmark: Create a structured bank of test cases, representative scenarios, and benchmark questions with their expected answers and indicators to objectively measure knowledge coverage, consistency, and accuracy.

3. Minimum functional prototype and technical transfer
Controlled Validation Environment (PoC): Develop a technological proof of concept (using architectures such as RAG and vector bases) aimed exclusively at performing test queries and verifying the traceability and consistency of the responses, without constituting a productive solution or a final operational agent.

Consistency and regression tests: Apply the test bench on the functional prototype to verify that the responses generated maintain strict alignment with the authoritative sources of the FDN.

Socialization and closing: Present the findings of the exercise, deliver the methodological documentation and carry out technical transfer sessions on the criteria for management and future maintenance of the asset.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR) of Uruguay, is calling on specialized consulting firms to submit proposals for the formulation of Uruguay's National Tourism Development Plan with a horizon of 2028–2038. The consultancy includes the development of the conceptual and methodological bases, the prospective diagnosis of the sector, the definition of the long-term strategic vision and the structuring of the operational roadmap to strengthen competitiveness, territorial sustainability and investment attraction.

1. Comprehensive diagnosis, competitiveness and sustainability
Characterization of supply and demand: Evaluate the structure and territorial distribution of supply (accommodation, services, current and potential destinations), along with the detailed analysis of inbound, outbound and domestic tourism, visitor profiles, consumption patterns and seasonality.

Competitiveness and infrastructure assessment: Analyse the competitiveness of destinations and products using internationally comparable methodologies, assessing business profitability, connectivity (air, land, sea) and physical and digital infrastructure gaps.

Sustainability and institutional framework: Analyze the climate vulnerability of destinations, heritage conservation under a regenerative approach and the institutional positioning of MINTUR, departmental governments and private associations.

2. Strategic vision, trends and prioritization of destinations
Benchmarking and international trends: Identify the dynamics of the global market and carry out a comparative analysis of international good practices applicable to the reality of Uruguay.

Vision 2028–2038 and consensus: Formulate the long-term strategic vision and objectives of the sector through participatory processes validated with key actors from the public, private, academic and social sectors.

Prioritization of products and segments: Define objective criteria to select and prioritize products, destinations and tourism corridors with the capacity to diversify the offer, reduce the territorial gap and increase tourism spending.

3. Advocacy, governance, monitoring and roadmap
Marketing and investment strategy: Formulate innovative strategies for promotion and international positioning (articulated with the 2026–2030 Marketing Plan), accompanied by a strategy to attract private investment and public financing.

Governance scheme and monitoring system: Design the inter-institutional and territorial coordination structure, together with a system of performance indicators and goals for the follow-up of the plan.

Operational roadmap: Develop the implementation matrix in the short, medium and long term, detailing priority projects, schedules, institutional responsible, budgetary requirements and sources of financing.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in coordination with the National Cancer Institute (INC), the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) of Colombia, calls on consulting firms to submit proposals for the comprehensive structuring (technical, socio-environmental, risk, legal, commercial, economic and financial) and accompaniment in the transaction of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project of the "Ambulatory Services Unit" and the "Center for Early Cancer Prevention – CpreD" in Bogotá D.C., including the structuring of their respective auditing.

1. Phase 1: Comprehensive structuring and business case
Technical analysis and hospital infrastructure: Develop studies at the level of prior analysis, pre-feasibility and feasibility for the design, financing, construction, adaptation, provision and maintenance of infrastructure and care/non-care services (outpatient consultation, surgery, telehealth, sterilization, laundry, equipment maintenance, etc.).

Economic, financial and risk assessment: Formulate the cost-benefit analysis (social and environmental impact), the financial sustainability assessment of the INC, the risk analysis according to the ESGR methodology of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP), and the application of the Public-Private Comparator (PPP).

Legal and commercial structuring: Guarantee legal viability under Law 1508 of 2012 and Decree 1082 of 2015, carry out market surveys with potential private investors and draft the specifications, contractual minutes and appendices of the PPP and its audit.

2. Phase 2: Commercial disclosure, approvals and transactional support
Management of government authorizations: Support the Contracting Entity in the preparation and support of the editable technical and financial files required to obtain guarantees before the National Government and the competent entities.

Promotion and structuring of the bidding process: Design and implement the commercial dissemination strategy to attract private capital and complementary sources of financing.

Evaluation and award: Provide professional technical assistance during the public bidding process, including the review of qualifying requirements, evaluation of economic offers, awarding and accompaniment until the signing of the contract and the signing of the project initiation act.

3. Operational scheme and rollback cycle
Performance and equipment standards: Define the operational management model, service levels, remuneration/payment formulas linked to availability and performance, and the strategy for technological updating of medical equipment.

Conditions of reversion and transfer: Establish the mechanisms of supervision, preventive/corrective maintenance and the protocols for the reversion of the infrastructure and provision to the State at the end of the concession contract.

Note: Interested companies should review the requirements on the BEO Bidder Portal.

The Dominican Republic has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to support the RD-Trabaja Flexible Employment System (loan 5643/OC-DR), and will allocate part of the funds to the acquisition of vehicles through tender DR-L1155-P00073.

The Ministry of Labor invites eligible bidders to submit closed bids for the acquisition of vehicles (vans and minibuses) for the operation of the program and the Program Execution Unit (UEP).

Tender conditions
Procedure: International Public Bidding in accordance with the IDB's Procurement Policies, open to bidders from eligible countries.
Evaluation: The Best Final Offer method is applied, without negotiation. No margin of preference is granted to national contractors or APCAs.
Requirements: The legal, financial and technical aspects are set out in the request for bids and technical specifications.
Presentation and documents
Submission: Only in physical format, with Declaration of Maintenance of the Bid. Electronic bids or late bids are not allowed.
Documents: Available in Spanish, upon written request to the Ministry of Labor (Carlixto D. Juliao Vásquez).

Note: Tender documents and annexes are available in the original language of the country.

The Republic of Paraguay has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the Program for the Strengthening of Integrated and Comprehensive Health Services Services Based on Primary Health Care (loan 4872/OC-PR), and will allocate part of the funds to the works of the PR-L1167-P00020 tender.

The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare invites eligible bidders to submit closed bids for the rehabilitation of four hospitals, with an estimated construction period of 240 days per lot.

Lots
Lot 1: District Hospital of Horqueta, Concepción.
Lot 2: General Hospital of Santa Rosa del Aguaray, San Pedro.
Lot 3: District Hospital of General Aquino, San Pedro.
Lot 4: Caazapá Regional Hospital, Caazapá.
Tender conditions
Procedure: National Public Bidding in accordance with the IDB's Procurement Policies, open to bidders from eligible countries.
Requirements: The qualifications are set out in Section II, Tender Data (IAO clause 5.5).
Submission: Only in physical format, with Bid Maintenance Guarantee by PYG 601.895.287. Electronic bids or late bids are not allowed.
Documents: Available in Spanish, through the DNCP website (ID 6319) or by written request to adquisicionesbid1167@gmail.com.

Note: Tender documents and annexes are available in the original language of the country.