Consultant: Procurement and Contract Management Database Development- Sierra Leone

Consulting Services: DEVELOPMENT OF PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DATABASE TO INCLUDE SECURITY AND AUDIT TRAIL FEATURES AND DATA BASE FOR PROCUREMENT PLANS

SL-MOFED-110117-CS-INDV

(Date of Issue: 30th April, 2019)

1. The Government of Sierra Leone has received funding from International Development Association IDA of the Word Bank towards the cost of Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation Project and intend to apply part of the proceeds of the funding for eligible payment under the contract for the Development of Procurement and Contract Management Database to include Security and audit trail features and Data Base for Procurement Plans through the Project Fiduciary management Unit.

2. The objective of the assignment is to develop and implement a toolkit for procurement Management System that will facilitate effective procurement performance and spend analysis which shall result in cost-savings, quality assurance and effectiveness in the management of the entire procurement cycle; from procurement planning through to contract implementation to monitoring and evaluation.

This consultancy shall also promote Capacity Building training on principles and practices of procurement Management, Quality Control and Due Diligence within the organizational structure of MoF. Furthermore, the training in procurement management capacity development will ensure effective procurement performance which shall result to savings, quality and effectiveness in managing the entire procurement process, from procurement planning through implementation to monitoring and evaluation.

3. The exercise will involve the building up of skills and know-how in a dedicated directorate staff team in MoF in order to undertake effective management of procurement spend in the public sector through drilling into the Database toolkit.

The scope of work and tasks shall include but not limited to seven (7) key activities as follows:

1. Requirements Definition and Mapping
2. Systems Design and Development
3. Development of specifications for the requisite hardware and software environments
4. Installation, Setup and configuration of the system
5. Testing and debugging of the system
6. Evaluation, validation, verification and migration of Legacy data
7. Development of user manuals and training of end users

4. The PFMU now invites eligible consultant to indicate their interest in providing the above mentioned package of service. Interested consultant must meet the following academic qualification and related experience requirement:

• At least a Master’s degree in IT or related field with at least 15 years of overall experience.
• Relevant professional Systems Development and IT Security Certifications like CISA, CISSP, etc. Knowledge in .NET, Object-Oriented Programming and UML will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in conducting systems analysis for business systems and developing training/user manual or other system documentation.
• A proven track record in the development, implementation and operations of Business Application systems.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in the implementation of Public Financial Management reforms in a post conflict environment is desirable.

5. The assignment is estimated to be completed within Ten (10) weeks from the date of commencement.

6. This REoI will lead to the preparation of Short list of Consultants

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IDA Grants by World Bank Borrowers, (July 2016, Revised November 2017). (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

The Consultant will be selected in accordance with Individual Consultant (IC) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

7. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from

1000 to 1700 hours Monday to Friday

Project Fiduciary Management Unit -PFMU

Ministry of Finance – 13A Howe Street-

Africanus House (Former World Bank Country Office)

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Attn: The Secretariat, PFMU

Tel: +232 76-672-186

E-mail: pfmu2018@gmail.com

8. Expressions of interest must be delivered in sealed envelope accompanied by up-to-date

Curriculum Vitae and supporting documents (Note: do not send originals) to:

The Secretariat,

Projects Fiduciary Management Unit- First Floor

Ministry of Finance -13 Howe Street

Africanus House

Freetown, Sierra Leone

E-mail:pfmu2018@gmail.com

Or

By E-mail as attachment (including all supporting documents) to: pfmu2018@gmail.com

Please indicate clearly on the envelope (in the case of hard copy submission) or in the email subject heading and attachment (in the case of electronic submission) the FULL TITLE of the assignment for which expression is being made by 1200 hours GMT on or before 14th May, 2019.

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