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South Sudan

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Hiring Consulting Services for the Provision of Technical Assistant for the Economic Opportunities

Deadline

November 12, 2024

Closed
Published on October 2, 2024 at 12:00 AMModified on June 12, 2026 at 01:17 PM

Key information

Type
Agriculture
Procuring Entity
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Location
🇸🇸 South Sudan
Deadline
November 12, 2024 at 12:00 AMClosed
Estimated Value
Not disclosed
Language of Notice
English

Description

Request for Bids

Non-Consulting Services

NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PROVIDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Employer: Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS)

Project: Productive Safety Net for Socio-economic Opportunities Project (SNSOP)

Contract title: Provision of (i) Business, livelihoods, and soft skills training, (ii) Coaching and Mentorship, (iii) Livelihood grants, (iv) support the formation of savings/lending groups or rotating funds, (v)Facilitation of access to financial services and formation of cooperatives; (the Economic Opportunities) in three counties (Juba, Pariang and Pibor), South Sudan.

Country: South Sudan

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: E-063-SS

RFB No: SS-MAFS-445119-NC-RFB

Issued on: Oct 4, 2024.

  • The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Productive Safety Net for Socio-economic Opportunities Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for hiring an implementing partner for the Provision of Economic Opportunities. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for provision of Technical Assistant for the economic opportunities to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) for a period of 27 months as provided in the brief below:
  • The Bidders are invited to tender for all the counties listed below:
No:DescriptionLocation /Counties
1Implementation of economic opportunities component II of the Productive Safety Net for Socio-economic Opportunities Project by designing and implementing measures aimed at enhancing economic empowerment of the poor and vulnerable households including the following menu of interventions:• Module 1: Business, livelihoods, and soft skills training.• Module 2: Coaching and mentorship.• Module 3: Provision of livelihood grant.• Module 4: Formation of savings/lending groups or rotating funds.• Module 5: Facilitation of access to financial services and formation of cooperatives.Juba, Pariang & Pibor4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” (July 2016, revised September 2023) 5th Edition, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS); [email protected] and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM South Sudan Local Time at the address given below.5. The bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders at a non-refundable fee of United States Dollars On hundred ($100) or equivalent in South Sudanese Pounds prior to submission date. The method of payment will be by Bank transfer. The details of the bank will be provided upon received of application letter. The hard copy of the Bidding Documents in English will be available for pick up at the address mentioned6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 12, 2024, at 2:00 PM and MUST sign on an authentic MAFS bid delivery book. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on November 12, 2024, at 2:00 PM. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and/or Sexual Harassment (SH) Declaration9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.10. The address(es) referred to above is (are):Attention: Ag. Program DirectorSingle Project Coordination Unit (SPCU)Ministry of Agriculture (MAFS),Ministries Complex, Juba- South SudanEmail: [email protected]

Tender Timeline

  1. Publication

    October 2, 2024

  2. Bid Submission Deadline

    November 12, 2024

  3. Evaluation & Award

    Pending

  4. Contract Signature

    Pending

Procuring Entity

Country
South Sudan
Contact person
Adelmo Justos

Tender Documents