Sudan Social Safety Net Project

Republic of the Sudan

Ministry of Welfare and Social Security(MoWSS)

The Sudan Social Safety Net Project (SSNProject)

جمهورية السودان

وزارة الرعاية و الضمان الاجتماعى

مشروع شبكة الامان الاجتماعى

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Grant No.: TF0A0362

Project ID No.: P148349

Republic of the Sudan has received financing in the amount of US$ 3.5 million from the International Development Association ("World Bank"), acting as administrator of Sudan Multi-Partner Trust Fund, towards the cost of the "The Sudan Social Safety Net Project (SSNProject)" and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, related services and consulting servicesto be procured under this project. The project will include the following components:

Component 1: Strengthening the implementation of the MoWSS's(Cash Transfer)CT Program by putting in place key building blocks of a national safety net. This component will provide technical assistance, capacity building opportunities and goods/equipment to: (i) improve the MoWSS's institutional capacity to effectively manage, coordinate, and administer the CT program; (ii)strengthen the Poverty Reduction Coordination Center's (PRCC) capacity in data analysis and IT access; (iii) establish an MIS in the PRCC to manage the main components of the SIP (including fiduciary aspects); (iv) improve targeting using the poverty map and a Proxy Means Test (PMT)and establish a common targeting database for the Social Initiative Program SIP; (v) strengthen monitoring and introduce evaluation to guide the scalingup of the CT program; and (vi) enhance advocacy, communication and social accountability to strengthen outreach to beneficiaries and key stakeholders. The MIS system and a beneficiary registry will be developed in parallel and housed in the MoWSS.

Component 2: Piloting (a Productive Safety Net) a PSN Approach. This component will finance pilot cash for work program modeled after the PSN programs established in the region, particularly Ethiopia's program. The PSN pilot will constitute anintegral element for supporting resilience and opportunity in Sudan and an important aspect of the SSN framework, allowing enhanced coordination with ongoing initiatives by providing the poorest households of selected communities with temporary employment during the lean season.The pilot will be implemented by the Community Support Unit (CSU) at the MoWSS. Beneficiaries will be chosen based on a combination of community pre-selection and application of a PMT presently developed by the Bank upon request of the MoWSS. The PSN pilot will not only provide short term income and employment opportunities for poor households, but will also create social and productive assets through the work provided by beneficiaries. Possible activities may include soil and water conservation, small-scale irrigation, and social and economic infrastructure. Subprojects will be determined locally based on a community-based participatory planning process. It is envisaged that the majority of activities will focus on the introduction and further enhancement ofimproved land use management practices to create an enabling environment for more productive livelihoods. In addition, because of new interactions between rural communities and towns, the component will contribute to improved access to education and health services.

The main procurement under this Project includes:

ü Purchase of vehicles, equipment and office furniture.

ü Software purchasefor MIS.

ü Hardware purchasefor MIS.

ü Design &implementation of institutional website and Website setup, Share Point Server configuration & Email hosting

ü MIS: diagnosis, design and installation (Consultancy).

ü Review, update, and document the processes and procedures for the SIP program (Consultancy).

ü Develop complaints and grievance redress procedures for targeting and payments under the CT Program (Consultancy).

ü Develop an evaluation strategy and implement selected evaluations/assessments (Consultancy).

ü Design and Implementation of themodel to capture real-time information on the field and identification of people. (Consultancy)

The procurement of goods, works 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) revised July 2014, 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),revised July 2014.

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 (www.workbank.org)and in local newspapers in Sudan.

Prequalificationof suppliers and contractors will not be required for the contracts under this project. Interested eligible bidders who wish to be included on the mailinglist to receive invitations to bid under ICB or NCB procedures, and interested consultants whowish to receive a copy of advertisement requesting expressions of interest for consultancy contracts, or those requiring additional information, should contact the address below.

Republic of the Sudan

Ministry of Welfare and Social Security (MoWSS)

The Poverty Reduction Coordination Center

The Sudan Social Safety Net Project (SSNProject)

Khartoum - University Avenue - in the west of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Khartoum - next to the Medical Board

Att. Mr. Ahmed Hashim Hassan - Project Coordinator

P,O Box : 12661 - Khartoum - Sudan

Telephone: +249 83770329 – 83776101

Facsimile number: +249 83777633

Electronic mail address: [email protected] – [email protected]