Consultancy for System Integration and API Development — Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation Project

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (ROEI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

COUNTRY : KENYA

NAME OF PROJECT : KENYA JOBS AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION PROJECT

ASSIGNMENT TITLE : CONSULTANCY FOR SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AND API DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE KENYA INVESTMENT SINGLE WINDOW (KISW) AND PARTNER AGENCIES AND COUNTIES FOR THE DIGITAL ONE-STOP-CENTRE (OSC) IMPLEMENTATION.

LOAN/CREDIT NO : 7450-KE

REFERENCE NO : KE-SDIP-554976-CS-QCBS

The Government of Kenya (GoK) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services

The consulting services involve systems integration and API development for the Kenya Investment Single Window (KISW) of the Kenya Investment Authority (InvestKenya) to support the implementation of the Digital One Stop Centre (DOSC), a unified digital platform that consolidates investor services from multiple government agencies and counties. The DOSC aims to simplify investment facilitation, improve transparency, and reduce the time and cost of starting and operating a business in Kenya. A key component of the project is integrating DOSC with agency and county systems to enable investors to register companies, fulfill employer requirements, obtain sectoral and county investment permits, and eliminate manual duplication and verification processes across institutions.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.investmentpromotion.go.ke

The MINISTRY OF INVESTMENTS, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, STATE DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTMENT PROMOTION (SDIP) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to provide the services. The shortlist criteria are:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in large-scale systems integration in the public sector.
• Proven experience in API design, enterprise service buses (ESB), and cloud integration frameworks.
• Demonstrable work on multi-agency or government-to-government (G2G) integration assignments.
• Core Business and Years of Experience The firm shall be legally registered and have core business in ICT systems integration, software development, or related fields - Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience

• Relevant Experience Demonstrated experience in at least two (2) assignments of similar nature, scope, and complexity in the last ten (10) years, involving:

• Systems integration and interoperability solutions
• API design and development
• Multi-institutional or government-to-government (G2G) integration (Details of assignments should include client name, scope, value, and duration.)
• Technical and Managerial Capability Demonstrated technical and organizational capacity to undertake the assignment, including availability of appropriate tools, systems, and methodologies

• Additional/Desirable Experience• Experience in assignments financed by development partners
• Experience in multi-stakeholder environments.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III paragraph 3.14,3.16, 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s Policy on conflict of Interest.

Consultant may associate with other Firms to enhance their qualification but should indicate clearly whether the association is in form of joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information may be obtained from the MINISTRY OF INVESTMENTS, TRADE AND INDUSTRY, STATE DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTMENT PROMOTION (SDIP) Offices at NSSF P.O BOX -30057-00100 Building, Block ‘A’ Eastern Wing, 12th floor, Bishop Road, Nairobi Kenya from 8:00am to 5:00 pm East African Time (EAT).

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or or by e-mail): [email protected] or [email protected] OR: be submitted physically deposited in the Tender Box located on 12th Floor, Social Security House, NSSF Building Block ‘A’ Eastern Wing, Bishop Road, Capitol hill, Nairobi, Kenya. In plain sealed envelope clearly marked at the above address and must be received by 24th June 2026 by 10:00 AM East African Time and be clearly Marked “Expression of Interest for System Integration and API development for Digital One- Stop-Centre Implementation” Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project Ref: KE- SDIP-554976-CS-QCBS and addressed to.

State Department for Investment Promotion, Kenya Jobs and Economic Transformation (KJET) Project

PROJECT-DIRECTOR (KJET)

P.O BOX -30057-00100, NSSF Building, Block ‘A’ Eastern Wing, 12th floor, Bishop Road, Nairobi Kenya.

Tel: +254-0202731531-9

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]