Contract notice
Contracting Authority: National Association of Municipalities of Albania
Rruga “Ibrahim Rugova”, Kompleksi “Green Park”
Kulla 2, Kati 6, Tirane
Title of the contract: International expert on spending review in education
Project: Supporting National Association of Municipalities of Albania
Date of publication: 23 July 2026
Deadline for submission: 3 August 2026
Max available budget: 2,000 EUR (VAT excluded)
National Association of Municipalities (NAMA) is a voluntary and independent union of Municipalities of Albania, contributing towards greater autonomy through the strengthening and development of democratic structures and mechanisms in the organization and functioning of local government. With the support of the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and of the Network of local government Associations in South East Europe (NALAS), NAMA has started the implementation of the project “Supporting National Association of Municipalities of Albania”, as part of “One Voice of LGAs in Albania – Phase II” project.
Within this project, NAMA will conduct a targeted spending review of the education sector at local level, focusing on how resources are allocated, managed, and translated into services and outcomes. The review will support evidence-based dialogue between municipalities, NAMA, and central government institutions, and will contribute to identifying reform options that improve value for money while safeguarding service quality and equity.
The assignment will be led by two national expert, but it forsees a review on EU requirements in the regulation and financing of education responsibilities at local level. Therefore, NAMA will engage an international expert, to analyse the regulation and financing of munciipal responsibilities in the pre-university education sector in EU member states, preferably Croatia, Bulgaria, Slovenia or Romania as the more recent EU member states.
Who can apply
This call is open on equal terms to both companies/organizations and individuals. If the applicant is a company/organization, it must submit documents related to the proposed expert. The expert must be actively involved throughout the entire duration of the contract.
Application
Application must include documents proving technical capacities as set in the Terms of Reference and the financial offer as per the template provided. More specifically, applications must include:
1. Cover letter
2. Updated CV
3. Financial offer, specifying the daily fee in EURO, excluding VAT.
Deadline for submission of application is 3 August 2026.
Applications can be submitted by email at [email protected] and the title of the email should be Application for local expert on decentralization in agriculture sector or by hand at Rruga “Ibrahim Rugova”, Kompleksi “Green Park” Kulla 2, Kati 6, Tirane.
Evaluation
The evaluation of applications will be made based on technical capacities, including overall qualifications (30%) and previous experience (50%), and best quality/price criteria (20%).
Notification
The contracting authority will inform all applicants simultaneously and individually of the award decision.