The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), with support of the World Bank, requested terms of reference for consultancy services for the design, preparation and implementation of a regionally-harmonized policy and institutional framework for open access and PPP based on international good practice, existing national policies, and institutional strengths and gaps, appropriate to the likely scale of PPP programs in OECS territories.   awareness and consensus building among a wide group of stakeholders in CARCIP participating countries regarding the use of PPP to develop infrastructure, and on the proposed PPP frameworks; the establishment and strengthening of institutions needed to implement the Framework - including the development and implementation of a capacity-building program, with a view to building and strengthening PPP networks.