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- Country: Zimbabwe
- Summary: Consultancy Services for implementing the project on Technical Assistance for the Modernisation of Zimbabwe Public Procurement
- ZWT Ref No: 3529758
- Deadline: 20 Aug 2016
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: World Bank (WB)
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: OP00034058
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- GENERAL PROCUREME NTNOTICE The Government of Zimbabwe has applied for financingfrom the World Bank anamount of two million dollars(US$ 2, 000, 000.00) equivalent towards the cost ofimplementing the project on Technical Assistance for the Modernisation of Zimbabwe Public Procurement, and it intends to apply partof the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting services to be procured under theproject. The proposed project will enhance institutional and legislative reforms of public procurement and improve governmentcapacity for e-procurement adoption in order toenhance transparency and efficiency in government procurement. This will includereforming and modernizing the State Procurement Board (SPB) into a new non-executive procurement authority with a mandate ofsetting standards and guidelines as well as monitoring and evaluating compliance. The new thrust allows for the decentralization ofprocurementof various goods and services to Procurement Units that will be established in Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs) throughout the public sector. This objective is consistent with the development goals of the currenteconomic blue print: Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio- Economic Transformation (ZIM ASSET): 2013-2018. The project will havethe following majorcomponents: 1. Component 1: Legislative and Institutional reform and capacitybuilding This component will focus on support to the legislative and institutional reforms to the public procurementsystem in line withthe Government of Zimbabwe's roadmap for legislative and institutionalreform to Government procurement. Thiswill include supporting consultations on the proposed changes to the procurement framework, technical assistance to prepare therevised law, regulations and to prepare standard bidding documents, training of relevant staff from public agencies, sensitizationof the public and private sector and establishmentof a procurement monitoring system. 2 Component 2: Improving readiness for e-procurement This component will support enhancement of government's readiness for the adoption ofe-procurement. This will include the development and adoption of a strategy and roadmap for implementation of e-procurement inZimbabwe. It will also support sensitization and consultations with the government andthe private sector, building human resource capacity for e-procurement ingovernment, and creation of awareness amongst the procurement andnon-procurement actors including service providers. 3. Component 3 Project Management and Implementation Support This sub-component shall support the recruitment of thetechnical assistance required to support project implementation in the Office of the President andCabinet and the State ProcurementBoard as well as equipment and furniture for their use. It shall also cover monitoring and evaluation of the project andImplementation support by the Bank. 4. Procurement of Goods and ServicesProcurement of goods, worksand consultancy services under this project includes, inter alia: Goods: (i) Supply of office equipment forOffice of the President and Cabinet, State Procurement Board, Ministries, Departments and Agencies;(ii) Printing of publicity materials forworkshops, dissemination of regulations and bidding documents. Consultancy Services: (i)Support to legislative and institutionalreforms of procurement in Zimbabwe; (ii) Procurement Specialist to support Office of the President and Cabinet in implementation;(iii) Development oftraining strategy and content for Ministries, Departments and Agencies and roll out of the plan;(iv) Development of an e-procurementstrategy forZimbabwe;(v) Business process re-engineering, designof e-procurement system requirements and development of catalogue. Procurement of contractsfinanced by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the WorldBank's Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loansand IDA Credits2011), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the World Bank's Guidelines: Selectionand Employment of Consultantsunder IBRD Loanss international competitive bidding (ICB)procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UNDevelopment Business and in the local and regional newspapers. Pre-qualification of suppliers and contractors will not be required. Requests for Expression of Interest for Consultancy Services and Invitation for Bids are expected to start in August2015. Interested eligible bidders who wish to be includedon the mailing list to receive invitations to bid under ICB procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy ofadvertisements requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, shouldcontact the address below
- Documents :
Purchaser : Office of the President and Cabinet
12th Floor Livingstone House
City: Harare
Province/State: Zimbabwe
Postal Code: N/A
Country: Zimbabwe
Phone: 2634706845
Attention: Mr. Reza
Email :mlreza@opc.gov.zw
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