Consultancy to develop digital health governance policies — Africa CDC Support Program

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: African Union.

Name of Project: Africa Centres for Disease Control Support Program to Combat Current and Future Public Health Threats Project (P178633)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-E1110

Assignment Title: Consultancy Firm to Develop Africa CDC Institution-Wide Digital Health Governance Policies, Frameworks, and Standard Operating Procedures

RFB Reference No.: ET-AUC-545137-CS-QCBS

The African Union has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Africa Centres for Disease Control Support Program to Combat Current and Future Public Health Threats Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) to design and develop the CDR governance, policy, and technical frameworks, and to design and implement an advanced outbreak monitoring and analytics system as an expansion of the CDR prototype for a duration of eight (8) months. The assignment will commence in August 2026.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below upon the submission of a written request to the address below. The document will be sent by email upon request.

The African CDC 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 perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

• Qualifications and experience of the firm; such as Core business and years in business
• Relevant experience of the firm related to the assignment
• Technical and managerial capability of the firm Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 Revised September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the 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 and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:00 to 17:00 hours, Addis Ababa Time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form following the above shortlisting criteria to the address below (by e-mail) before 18th June at 15:00 Hours Local Time, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Africa Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention,

Supply Chain Division

Administration Directorate

Lafto Square, Haile Garment,

Africa CDC Office, B Tower, 4th floor, Room No. 408

E-mail: [email protected]