Hiring the Services of Third Party Monitoring Agent — Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, South Sudan

Original title: Hiring the Services of Third Party Monitoring (TPM) Agent

Deadline

March 8, 2023

Closed

Published on February 14, 2023 at 12:00 AMModified on June 20, 2026 at 01:09 AM

Key information

Type: Consulting & Studies
Location: South Sudan
Deadline: March 8, 2023 at 12:00 AMClosed
Estimated Value: Not disclosed
Language of Notice: English

What is this tender about?

Hiring the Services of Third Party Monitoring Agent — Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, South Sudan is a consulting & studies procurement opportunity published by Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in South Sudan on February 14, 2023. Submissions closed on March 8, 2023. 1 official document is attached below.

Phase 2 - Upper Nile State (Melut County), Jonglei State (Akobo, Twic East Counties), Central Equatoria (Yei County), and Western Equatoria (Maridi County) Whereas ELRP will be implemented in the following 10 counties: Central Equatoria (Juba County), Eastern Equatoria (Magwi, Lafon, Torit, Kapoeta East counties), Jonglei (Pibor, Bor counties), Northern Bahr el Ghazal (Aweil North County), and Upper Nile (Renk, Melut counties). Although RALP will be implemented in 13 counties and ELRP in 10 counties, the TPMA should note that there is overlap in five counties, meaning the TPMA will cover only 18 counties. In order to successfully execute this service, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security intends to apply part of the proceeds of this credit to contract Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/Consulting Firms as Third-Party Monitoring Agent directly through a competitive bidding process. The successful TPMA will be provided with the details of activities in the TOR in order to help in adjusting their financial proposal. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) will directly contract a TPMA. The Single Project Coordination Unit (SPCU) will directly coordinate and oversee the assignment to be undertaken by the selected TPMA. The TPMA will be “the Consultant” for the assignment and solely responsible for all deliverables and successful completion. Duration of the assignment is two years from start date. The SPCU of the MAFS now invites eligible NGOs/Consulting Firms (“Consultant”) 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 short-listing criteria are as follows: • At least 8 years of general experience in project monitoring and evaluation with field experience in data collection, analysis and presentation. • Specific experience: At least 2 similar assignments completed within the last 8 years providing third party monitoring in project implementation in a post conflict country similar to South Sudan environment. Working experience in the use of geo-spatial database facilities in project monitoring of project activities will be an added advantage. • The technical and managerial organization of the Consultant. (Provide only the structure of the organization, general qualifications, and number of key staff (Do not provide CV of staff). Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. The attention of interested consultancy 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 November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 [Procurement in investment Project Financing; Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services], setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other consultants in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The nature of association, whether it is a joint venture or a sub consultancy, should clearly be stated. In case of joint venture, the Consultant leading the joint venture should be mentioned. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Interested Consultant may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 10:00 to 16:00 hours South Sudan on all working days. Expressions of interest (EOI) should be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by 8th March 2023 at 5.00 P.M (South Sudan Time) marked clearly as – “Expression of Interest for Third Party Monitoring” Attention: Program Director Single Project Coordination Unit (SPCU) Ministry of Agriculture (MAFS), Ministries Complex, Juab- South Sudan, E-mail: recruitmentsouthsudan.spcu@gmail.com with a copy to batalijs01@gmail.com

What are the key dates?

Publication
February 14, 2023
Bid Submission Deadline
March 8, 2023
Evaluation & Award
Pending
Contract Signature
Pending

Procuring Entity

Name: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Country: South Sudan
Contact person: Tabule N S Luttay
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