Expression of Interest for Integrated Aquaculture Study for Peru - Governance, Permitting, Human Capital, and Spatial Planning Perus aquaculture sector is strategically positioned for inclusive growth, yet remains constrained by governance, permitting, skills, and spatial planning gaps. Aquaculture has expanded in both coastal and inland systems (e.g., shrimp, trout, mollusks, Amazon species), offering opportunities for jobs, nutrition, value addition, and export diversification. However, fragmented mandates, uneven regional capacities, complex licensing pathways, variable technical skills, and weak spatial guidance limit sustainable scaling. Environmental pressures (biosecurity, water quality, habitat conflicts) and climate risks add complexity, particularly for small producers and Indigenous/rural communities. The National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (Programa Nacional de Innovación en Pesca y Acuicultura, PNIPA; 20172022) demonstrated strong demand and delivery capacity for innovation and services but also revealed systemic bottlenecks beyond project-level pilots. The proposed work squarely targets those bottlenecks. A first area of work focuses on strengthening aquaculture governance and institutional coordination to clarify roles, streamline functions, and improve accountability. At national and regional levels, the Ministry of Production (Ministerio de la Producción, PRODUCE)through the Directorate General of Aquaculture (Dirección General de Acuicultura, DGA)the National Fisheries Health Agency (Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera, SANIPES), the Peruvian Marine Research Institute (Instituto del Mar del Perú, IMARPE), the National Fund for Fisheries Development (Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Pesquero, FONDEPES), Regional Directorates of Production (Direcciones Regionales de la Producción, DIREPRO), the National Water Authority (Autoridad Nacional del Agua, ANA), environmental authorities, and the Coast Guard (Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas, DICAPI) share critical functions that often overlap or leave gaps. Inconsistent procedures and information flows impede predictability for users and undermine enforcement, biosecurity, and environmental management. A practical governance diagnostic is needed to map mandates and processes, assess performance against core functions (planning, regulation, monitoring/compliance, data/traceability, service delivery), and propose a sequenced improvement plan. The rationale is to translate this into investable actionslegal/operational clarifications, coordination mechanisms, staffing/skills, data governance, and service standardsso institutions can keep pace with sector growth. A second area of work centers on designing a streamlined, risk-based Aquaculture Single-Window to reduce time, steps, and uncertainty for users. The Ventanilla Única de Acuicultura (VUA, Aquaculture Single-Window) would consolidate permitting pathways that currently span environmental, sanitary, water-use, navigability, and tenure clearancesprocesses that are often sequential, duplicative, and paper-heavy, with uneven regional practice for Acuicultura de Recursos Limitados (AREL), Acuicultura de la Micro y Pequeña Empresa (AMYPE), and medium/large producers. A well-specified VUA can parallelize reviews, enforce service-level agreements, and digitize workflows with transparency and auditability. The rationale is to enhance compliance and user experience simultaneously: clearer requirements and triage, standardized standard operating procedures (SOPs) and forms, interoperability with existing registries/cadastres, and performance dashboards. A VUA blueprint with pilots will demonstrate measurable reductions in processing times and costs, especially for smaller actors. A third area of work addresses human-capital and competency gaps that limit productivity, compliance, and resilience across public and private actors. Public officials require up-to-date competencies in licensing, inspection, sanitary/environmental monitoring, digital systems, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E); producers need practical skills in hatchery/grow-out operations, biosecurity, water quality, feed management and feed conversion ratio (FCR), cold-chain, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) standards, climate adaptation, and basic business/finance. The rationale is to move from ad hoc training to a competency-based system: occupational standards, modular curricula (including e-learning and mobile delivery), certification/credentialing, trainer-of-trainers, and incentives for uptake. This enables the second phase of PNIPA (hereafter PNIPA2) to finance scalable capacity-building that improves service quality, market access, and inclusion (women, youth, Indigenous communities). A fourth area of work provides spatial planning and zoning tools to guide aquaculture to suitable areas while managing conflicts and environmental risks. Decisions on where and how to grow aquaculture depend on biophysical suitability (hydrology, water quality, carrying capacity), competing uses (fisheries, conservation, tourism, navigation), tenure and Indigenous territories, and infrastructure/market access. The rationale is to produce reproducible, Geographic Information System (GIS)-based multi-criteria analyses, clear suitability criteria by species/system, conflict-sensitivity overlays, and practical zoning guidelines for national/regional adoption. This will inform pipeline identification (e.g., cluster infrastructure, laboratories/monitoring stations, lake management plans) and strengthen environmental and social risk management in line with good practice. Collectively, these four, integrated areas of work provide the analytical and design backbone for PNIPA2, financed under the World Banks PROBLUE multi-donor trust fund. The outputsgovernance reforms and capacity plans, a VUA design and pilot roadmap, a competency framework and training package, and spatial analytics with zoning guidanceare explicitly crafted for embedding in PNIPA2s components, budgets, indicators, and sequencing. PROBLUE financing enables rapid, Bank-executed support to PRODUCE and partners to turn lessons from PNIPA into scalable, investable solutions, positioning PNIPA2 to deliver faster, more predictable, and more sustainable aquaculture growth nationwide. 2) Objective The objective of this consultancy is to deliver an integrated analytical and design package to strengthen Perus aquaculture governance and enable sustainable sector growth under PNIPA2. Specific objectives include: (i) assess and propose reforms to institutional and coordination frameworks; (ii) design a streamlined, risk-based Aquaculture Single-Window (Ventanilla Única de Acuicultura, VUA); (iii) identify human-capital gaps and develop a competency-based capacity-building plan; and (iv) produce spatial planning and zoning tools to guide environmentally and socially responsible aquaculture expansion. 3) Scope of Work (organized in four Workstreams) Workstream 1 Institutional Gaps & Governance for Aquaculture Purpose. Diagnose constraints in policy, legal, and institutional arrangements for aquaculture across national and regional levels and propose a prioritized, sequenced reform and capacity plan aligned with PNIPA2. Key tasks. Map mandates, processes, and coordination mechanisms among PRODUCE/DGA, SANIPES, IMARPE, FONDEPES, regional DIREPROs, ANA (water), environmental authorities, and Coast Guard (DICAPI). Review the aquaculture legal/regulatory framework (e.g., D.L. 1195 and subsequent norms), including categories such as AREL, AMYPE, and medium/large-scale aquaculture, and identify overlaps/gaps (nationalregional; fisheriesaquaculture). Assess institutional performance against core functions (planning, licensing, monitoring/compliance, data/traceability, biosecurity, environmental management, gender/social inclusion). Propose an integrated governance improvement plan (e.g., options to strengthen inter-agency coordination such as SINACUI; role clarity; data-sharing protocols; regulatory streamlining) with quick wins (612 months), medium-term actions (1236 months), and change-management needs. Identify reforms and public investments suitable for PNIPA2 components (e.g., institutional strengthening, information systems, laboratories/monitoring). Main outputs. Governance Diagnostic and Reform Options Note (with implementation matrix and draft ToC/Results Pathway). Draft legal/regulatory amendments or guidance notes (where relevant). Institutional strengthening plan (functions, staffing, skills, systems, budget envelopes, phasing). Workstream 2 Aquaculture Single-Window Permitting (VUA) Design Purpose. Design a streamlined national one-stop permitting model (VUA) for aquaculturereducing time, steps, and uncertainty; clarifying nationalregional roles; and enabling digital workflow and transparency. Key tasks. As-Is process mapping for representative permit types (AREL, AMYPE, medium/large), covering environmental, sanitary, water-use, navigability, and land/sea tenure clearances (national and regional). Quantify service standards (time/cost/steps). Identify redundancies, bottlenecks, and legal constraints; define To-Be process with consolidated requirements, parallelization of reviews where feasible, and statutory service-level targets. Draft the VUA Operating Model: governance, service catalog, intake triage, inter-agency SLAs, risk-based screening (scale/location/species), and grievance redress. Digital design blueprint: data fields, document lists, APIs/integration with existing registries/cadastre, dashboards, audit trails, and public transparency modules; high-level specs for a minimal viable product (MVP). Develop SOPs, forms, checklists, and a change-management and training plan for officials and users (with inclu Tender Link : https://wbgeprocure-rfxnow.worldbank.org/rfxnow/public/advertisement/6157/view.html
