Consultancy Services to Support the Procurement, Supervision, and Monitoring of Energy Service Companies engaged to Electrify Off-Grid Health Centres

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

ELECTRICITY ACCESS SCALE-UP PROJECT (EASP P166685)

Consultancy services to support the procurement, supervision, and monitoring of energy service companies engaged to electrify health institutions through an energy-as-a-service model under the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP)

Reference No. MOH/CONS/23-24/00231

The Government of Uganda has received funding from the World Bank towards the cost of the Electricity Access Scale-up Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include supporting the Ministry of Health during the procurement, supervision and monitoring of the Energy Service Companies for the electrification of 350 Public Health Institutions through an energy-as-a-service model. The duration of the consultancy is a minimum period of 37 months, pending closure of the EASP.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be accessed at https:// www.health.go.ug/

The Ministry of Health invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) 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 shortlisting criteria are:

• At least ten (10) years working experience in designing, installing, commissioning, and maintaining solar systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Experience in designing, installing, commissioning, and maintaining standalone solar PV systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Experience conducting comprehensive economic analysis of solar projects.

• Experience in implementing or supporting government procurement programs involving installation of solar systems for large numbers of institutional systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Experience in installing and using remote monitoring systems for multiple solar systems, including use of data aggregation platforms.

• Experience in at least three (03) years similar assignments involving support to governments in preparing eligibility requirements/assessments, energy needs assessments, detailed engineering designs, installation, and maintenance of solar energy systems of capacities between 5-30 kWp systems.

• Possession of experts qualified in renewable energy, electrical or mechanical engineering, computer science, procurement, environment management, and sociology.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, July 2014 Revision (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality-and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Expressions of interest (One original and three copies) must be delivered in a written form to the address below on 29th November 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The packages must be clearly marked as;

"Expression of Interest for Consultancy services to support the procurement, supervision, and monitoring of energy service companies engaged to electrify off-grid Health institutions through an energy-as-a-service model under the Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP)"

Procurement and Disposal Unit

Attn: Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit

Ministry of Health,

Plot 6 Lourdel Road

P.O Box 7272, Kampala

E-mail: [email protected] and copy to [email protected]

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Health