Statistical Capacity Building Project — Republic of South Sudan

Original title: Statistical Capacity Building Project

Published on July 17, 2017 at 12:00 AMModified on June 20, 2026 at 01:09 AM

Key information

Type: Consulting & Studies
Location: South Sudan
Estimated Value: Not disclosed
Language of Notice: English

What is this tender about?

Statistical Capacity Building Project — Republic of South Sudan is a consulting & studies procurement opportunity published by National Bureau of Statistics in South Sudan on July 17, 2017. 1 official document is attached below.

Individual consultant to review the existing draft statistics Act and to prepare statistics regulations. • Individual consultant to establish of information dissemination policy,
Consultancy firm to revise NBS organogram, develop change management programme to improve staff incentives, reform pay structure, develop human resource development Strategy, develop incentive performance management scheme and develop annual staff evaluation reporting system and
Individual consultant to implement financial software. Component B: Improving human resource capacity for production and management of statistics: The project will Support the NBS and other MDAs to build capacity in data production and management including development of the following: (i) the human resource function of NBS, including reviewing the scheme of service of government statisticians, developing and implementing a performance-based compensation system and improving human resource policies and procedures; (ii) a training plan for NSS staff and managers;(iii) a statistics curriculum for Juba University and placement program for students to NBS; (iv) a mentoring program for key staff and managers of NBS, and (v) an assessment of competencies and training needs, all through the provision of training and technical advisory services. Key Procurement activities: • Individual consultancy for training needs assessment,
Individual technical assistants for short term training in leadership and management, ICT, statistics, report writing and presentation skills etc. and
Consultant to develop statistics curricular for public Universities. Component C: Information and Communication Technology and Statistical Infrastructure Development: The Project will support the NBS and MDAs to build information and communications technology (ICT) and statistical infrastructure, including: (i)the production of sample frames for surveys; (ii)the development of registers to supplement or facilitate statistical operations; (iii)the development of standards, concepts, definitions and protocols for statistical operations; (iv) the development of databases; (v)investments in ICT infrastructure; (vi) the development of Geographical Information Systems; (vii) the development of census tools; (viii) the establishment of a quality assurance framework for official statistics; and (ix) the development of plans and drawings for a new headquarters building for NBS, all through the provision of training, technical advisory services and the acquisition of goods. Key Procurement activities: • Consultancy for ICT needs assessment and ICT Strategy,
Consultancy for restructuring website,
Technical consultancy for ICT support,
Consultant for GIS development (software licenses, database development, web-portal development and dissemination events),
Consultant to update of master sample frame based on population. and housing census,
Consultant to develop quality assessment framework including developing a compendium of standards, classification and definitions and Component D: Data development and Dissemination: The project will support to the NSS to generate, process and disseminate data products and services, including: (i) statistical surveys and censuses; (ii) poverty maps and other analytical products; and (iii) data compilation frameworks such as the system of national accounts, all through the provision of technical advisory services and the acquisition of goods. Key Procurement activities: • Printing of poverty maps,
Individual consultant for national account and
Surveys. Component E: Improving physical infrastructure and equipment: The plan addresses identified gaps in physical infrastructure, focusing on office space and ICT provision. Priorities include purchase of servers, infrastructure to network PCs, software packages to cover the entire NBS and development of an online infrastructure for data sharing and dissemination of statistical products. Key Procurement activities: • Consultant to design and supervision NBS building and
Procurement of ICT equipment. Component F: Project Management and Coordination: The project will Support to the NBS to strengthen its capacity for Project planning and budgeting, management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation activities, all through the provision of technical advisory services, training, operating costs and the acquisition of goods. Key Procurement activities: • Refrigerator (1)
Procurement specialist
Financial specialist
ICT specialist
Human resource specialist
Monitoring and evaluation specialist
Project audit
Vehicles
Office furniture: desks & chairs
Office equipment: laptop computers, desktops computers, printers, fax machine, scanner & projector
Photocopier machine
Printings of project manuals & strategy document (NSDS)
Project management specialist
FM support to PFMU The procurement of goods and non-consultancy services will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (January 2011), 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: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers ( January 2011). Specific procurement notices for contracts to be bid under the World Bank’s international competitive bidding (ICB) procedures and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business, Bank’s external website and in – NGO-Forum, Juba Monitor and Citizen Newspaper in South Sudan. A complete set of bidding documents in English expected in July. Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to bid under ICB procedures, and interested consultants who wish to receive a copy of advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below. National Strategy for the Development of Statistics Coordination Team South Sudan National Bureau of Statistics Attn: Atem Bul, NSDS Coordinator May Street, NBS Juba- South Sudan Tel: +211956055890, E-mail: atembul@yahoo.com

What are the key dates?

Publication
July 17, 2017
Evaluation & Award
Pending
Contract Signature
Pending

Procuring Entity

Name: National Bureau of Statistics
Country: South Sudan
Contact person: Atem Bul
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Which documents are available?

Tender Details
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