South Sudan Private Sector Development Project

Republic of South Sudan

Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Investment (MCII)

South Sudan Private sector Development Project (PSDP)

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Grant No: SSTF: TF011812 Project ID: P128239

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The Government of the Republic of South Sudan has received a Grant in an amount of US$9 million from the World Bank towards the cost of the Private Sector Development Project (PSDP) of the Ministry of Commerce,Industry, and Investment (MCII and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, related services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project will include the following components:

Component 1 Establish Commercially-Viable Microfinance Institutions (US$ 2.8 million).

There are two sub-components under this component. The first sub-component will provide technical and financial support to MFIs, promoting the startup and expansion of microfinance providers and services throughout South Sudan. This will be in an amount of US$1.9 million, (US$1.5 million for loan capital and US$0.4 million for technical assistance forMFIs). The second sub-component will support the operating costs of the South Sudan Microfinance Development Facility (SSMDF) for a period of 3 years in an amount of US$0.9 million. The SSMDF is a microfinanceApex institution established in 2009, under the MDTF-SS funded PSD project and serves as a wholesale microfinance body for South Sudan.

Component 2 Promote Micro-Entrepreneurship (US$ 4.4 million)

This component will catalyze entrepreneurship through a Business Plan Competition (BPC) for existing businesses and start-ups. A total of US$3 million will be earmarked to support at least 100 entrepreneurs, including sub-grants of up to US$20,000 to be used as block collateral for loans provided by commercial banks. Another US$1.4 million will be allocated for the preparation, technical assistance and M&E for the BPC.

Component 3 Mobile Payments and Trade Integration Policy Support (US$ 0.3 million)

This component will support the development of a regulatory framework formobile banking and payments and provide long term advisory services on trade integration policy for South Sudan, including consideration ofSouth Sudan's potential membership to the East African Community (EAC).

Component 4 Institutional strengthening of the South Sudan Business Forum and Project Management (US$ 1.5 million)

This component will cater for the operating costs of the South Sudan Business Forum (SSBF), a

Public-Private Sector Development Forum, established in 2009, under the MDTF-SS funded PSD project. This component will also finance the activities and operating costs of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) which is responsible for coordinating and monitoring activities implemented by the project. It will also support technical assistance and trainingto build the institutional capacity of the MCII staff responsible forthe development of the Private Sector in South Sudan.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank's Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits (current edition), 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 (current edition).

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 and national newspapers of South Sudan. All specific procurement notices shall also be published on the government website www.goss.org

Forany additional information contact the address below:

Attn: Mary Akech Milla

Director of Private Sector Development

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment

P.O. Box 73, Juba-South Sudan

Tel: +211 (0) 955059678/+211 (0) 977164717

Email: [email protected]