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: Local expert on decentralization in education sector
Project: Supporting National Association of Municipalities of Albania
Date of publication: 27 February 2026
Deadline for submission: 10 March 2026
Max available budget: 2,600 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 support municipalities to assess further decentralization in education sector based on Agreements signed between the Ministry of Education and municipalities of Shkodra, Berat, Kolonja and Divjaka. With the involvement of central and local insitutions, NAMA will carry out an assessment of the situation, identify potential responsibilities for further decentralization to conclude with a poliy position paper widely consulted with parties involved.
Therefore, NAMA will engage an Education and Local Government Expert (short term) that will provide technical expertise during the process of preparing the policy position in further decentralization in education sector. Further details about the assignment are provided in Terms of Reference, annex to this notice.
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 all 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. Copy of ID in case of individuals or NUIS for companies/organizations
4. Financial offer, specifying the daily fee in EURO, excluding VAT.
Deadline for submission of application is 10 March 2026, 17:00 local time.
Applications can be submitted by email at [email protected] and the title of the email should be Application for local expert on decentralization in education sector.
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.
Annexes