Technical support on implementation of the Fast Payment Infrastructure - TIPS clone and Overlay Services in Kosovo

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTANT’S QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION (CQS) Name of Project Kosovo - Financial Sector Development Project Assignment Title Technical support on implementation of the Fast Payment Infrastructure - TIPS clone and Overlay Services in Kosovo Country of Delivery Kosovo Note: This Request for Expression of Interest is being uploaded retrospectively solely for the purpose of completing the procurement records in the World Bank’s Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement (STEP). The procurement procedure has already been finalized. This publication does not constitute a new invitation or the reopening of the procurement process. The Central Bank of Kosovo (CBK) has applied for financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Financial Sector Development Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include project management, technical advisory, supervision, quality assurance, and stakeholder coordination to support the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo (CBK) in the implementation of the Fast Payments System Project under the World Bank–financed Financial Sector Development Project. The assignment covers deployment of the domestic Instant Payments System (TIPS Clone), including system integration, testing, onboarding of participating institutions, and Go-Live readiness. The Consultant will also provide regulatory and strategic advisory services to ensure alignment with EU payment legislation and SEPA standards and prepare Terms of Reference for future procurement of overlay services. The services will extend through Go-Live and project closure, including knowledge transfer and capacity building. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment will be made available to interested consulting firms upon written request sent to the following email address: prokurimi@bqk-kos.org. The Central Bank of Kosovo (CBK) 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 attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (Seventh Edition, September 2025) (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of int