Expression of Interest (EOI) at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Posted by Future on Fri 17th Sep, 2021 - nigeriantenders.com

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) invites reputable consultants to indicate interest by submitting EOI documents to tender for the following works:

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - Established on May 28th, 1975 via the treaty of Lagos, ECOWAS is a 15-member regional group with a mandate of promoting economic integration in all fields of activity of the constituting countries.

Considered one of the pillars of the African Economic Community, ECOWAS was set up to foster the ideal of collective self-sufficiency for its member states. As a trading union, it is also meant to create a single, large trading bloc through economic cooperation.

Applications are invited for:

Title: Expression of Interest (EOI) for the Selection of a Consultant for the Deployment of a Procurement Monitoring Software for ECOWAS Commission

Preamble

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) represented by the ECOWAS Commission intends to recruit a consultant to carry out a deployment of a procurement monitoring software.

The main objective is to facilitate the Digital Management and Monitoring of scheduled Procurement activities through an automated alignment of the procurement plan with the procedures formalized, in the Directorate of General Administration.

Scope of Work

Duties and responsibilities of the consultant:

Procurement schedule management and monitoring software, which will include all the tools required at every monitoring phase.
Codification of the different Procurement procedures/ components (public procurement laws).
Automatic alignment of the Procurement Plan content with the procedures formalized in the template.
User-specific reminders of critical phases and at pre-established dates and times.
Complaints management (receiving, processing and following-up, recording of the evolving correspondence, etc.);
Monitoring of Procurement schedule electronically by narrative or documentary elements.
Publication of different monitoring outputs including donor-mandated periodic reporting.
Record of all the Procurement aggregates.
Contract type and bidding method in line with the procurement laws or donor directives.
Description of the assigned responsibilities.
Procurement process template to include the areas to be monitored and the suggested phases and timeline for completion.
Existence of a link to electronic versions of template documents.
Training of Procurement key and end users

Eligibility Requirements

The ECOWAS Commission now invites eligible Consultants (firm) to indicate their interests in providing these services:

The interested Consultants firms must provide all information supporting their qualification to perform the services (Kindly attach detailed Curriculum Vitae with evidences that justifies and highlights the following:
Past Experiences of similar jobs over the past ten (10) years.
Computer knowledge.
Knowledge of the area, language and any other information useful for the accomplishment of this project).

The qualifications of the Consultant firm should include, among others:

The prospective consultant must be specialized in the design and editing of management software.
Have a proven expertise in the development of software related to Public Procurement
Have at least 10 years of existence,
Have proven references in the field and present at least one senior procurement expert, an accounting expert specialized in development management, a computer engineer and a team of at least 5 developers.

Note: The selection procedure will be selection of consultant (firm) based on the Least Cost selection and the selected Consultant firm will be invited to produce Technical and Financial Proposals which will serve as the basis for negotiation for the conclusion of the Contract Agreement. Please note that the selected consultant firm will be expected to submit all required reports in English or French.

Application Closing Date

11:00am (GMT+1) Thursday, 7th October, 2021.

Submission of Documents

Expression of Interest (1 original and 3 copies) must be delivered in sealed envelopes and clearly marked "SELECTION OF A CONSULTANT FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF A PROCUREMENT MONITORING SOFTWARE FOR ECOWAS COMMISSION", Do not open except in the presence of the Tender Committee” to:

Directorate of General Administration,

Procurement Division,

1st Floor ECOWAS Commission,

101 Yakubu Gowon Crescent,

Asokoro District,

P. M. B. 401,

F.C.T - Abuja.

Interested consultant firms may obtain further information at the address stated above during office hours: Monday to Friday from 9.00 am GMT+1 to 5.00 pm GMT+1 or by E-mail to: sbangoura@ecowas.int with copies to procurement@ecowas.int , cdeh@ecowas.int , jumoren@ecowas.int

Note

The attention of interested Consultant firms is drawn to Article 87 of the ECOWAS Tender Code ("Infringements by Candidates, Bidders and Awardees"), setting forth corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for or executing a contract. In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment as per Article 17. (h) of the ECOWAS Tender Code.
The selection procedure will be based on Least Cost Selection Method (LC), Also, firms that are part of an international network are to submit only one expression of interest as a network.
Please note that electronic submissions are accepted and will be evaluated.