Is TECH-6 the same in every World Bank-financed RFP?

No. Each borrower adapts the standard document, and some RFPs still use earlier versions of the form. Use the form in the RFP you received.

Is there a page limit for TECH-6 CVs?

The standard document's checklist of required forms has a page-limit column that the client fills in. Check the data sheet and checklist in your RFP for the limit that applies.

Do TECH-6 CVs have to be signed?

The form ends with a certification signed by the expert and by the consultant's authorised representative. Follow the RFP's instructions on signatures.

Do other development banks use the same CV format?

The World Bank's document notes that its contract forms are based on a harmonised Request for Proposals prepared by participating multilateral development banks, so similar structures are common. Each bank and each RFP sets its own CV form, so check the one you are answering.

Development-bank proposals · Key experts

What is the World Bank TECH-6 CV format?

Form TECH-6 is the technical proposal form in the World Bank's Request for Proposals for consulting services that covers team composition, key experts' inputs and their CVs. Each key expert's CV gives the position title and number, name, date of birth, country of citizenship or residence, education, an employment record relevant to the assignment with references, professional associations and publications, language skills, and an 'adequacy for the assignment' table linking the expert's tasks to prior work, ending with a signed certification.

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Where the form comes from

The structure on this page is taken from the World Bank's Standard Procurement Document, Request for Proposals, Consulting Services (for consulting services other than supervision of infrastructure contracts), March 2025 revision, Section 3, Technical Proposal Standard Forms (documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099716208192520648). The borrower issues the RFP and may adapt it, so always use the form in the RFP you received; it takes precedence over any general description, including this one.

TECH-6 has two parts: a team composition table, showing each key and non-key expert's input in person-months per deliverable, split between home and field, and a CV for each key expert. The RFP counts one month as 22 working days.

What the CV contains

Position title and number, for example K-1, Team Leader, matching the team composition table.
Name of the expert, date of birth, and country of citizenship or residence.
Education: institutions, dates attended and degrees or diplomas obtained.
Employment record relevant to the assignment, starting with the present position: period, employing organisation and title, country, a summary of activities relevant to the assignment, and contact details for references. Employment that is not relevant to the assignment does not need to be included.
Membership in professional associations, and publications.
Language skills, listing only the languages the expert can work in.
Adequacy for the assignment: the detailed tasks assigned to the expert on the team, beside the prior work or assignments that best show the expert can handle them.
The expert's contact information, and a certification signed and dated by the expert and by the consultant's authorised representative, stating that the CV is accurate and the expert is available. A misstatement can lead to disqualification or sanctions by the Bank.

How the CVs are scored

In a full technical proposal, the key experts' qualifications and competence are a separate evaluation criterion, scored position by position. The standard data sheet weights each expert on general qualifications (10 to 20 per cent), adequacy for the assignment (60 to 80 per cent) and, where relevant, experience in the region (0 to 10 per cent). That is why the employment record and the adequacy table carry most of the marks, not the education section.

The RFP also says the consultant shall not propose alternative key experts: only one CV may be submitted for each key expert position, or the proposal is non-responsive.

Filling TECH-6 CVs for a whole team

The work is turning each expert's own CV into this structure and writing the adequacy table against the tasks in your work plan. Formatix AI's development-bank key expert CV template follows the structure of the TECH-6 CV; it is not an official World Bank form. You can also upload the form from your own RFP as the template. Formatix fills it from each CV and your note of the tasks assigned, for the team to check and sign.

Frequently asked questions

Is TECH-6 the same in every World Bank-financed RFP?: No. Each borrower adapts the standard document, and some RFPs still use earlier versions of the form. Use the form in the RFP you received.
Is there a page limit for TECH-6 CVs?: The standard document's checklist of required forms has a page-limit column that the client fills in. Check the data sheet and checklist in your RFP for the limit that applies.
Do TECH-6 CVs have to be signed?: The form ends with a certification signed by the expert and by the consultant's authorised representative. Follow the RFP's instructions on signatures.
Do other development banks use the same CV format?: The World Bank's document notes that its contract forms are based on a harmonised Request for Proposals prepared by participating multilateral development banks, so similar structures are common. Each bank and each RFP sets its own CV form, so check the one you are answering.

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