Ethiopia Public Procurement System Strengthening Project

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia Public Procurement System Strengthening Project

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

COUNTRY:   FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

 PROJECT NAME: ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM STRENGHTENING          

PRACTICE AREA: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

GRANT NO.: TF0B9280-ET

PROJECT ID NO. P179041

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Finance has received financing in the amount of US$ 575,000 from the World Bank toward the Ethiopia Public Procurement system strengthening Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project will include the following three components:

• Component 1: Support to the newly established regional states of Sidama and Southwest Region to prepare procurement proclamation and directives of their own. This Component mainly focuses on preparation of new procurement legal framework which is harmonized to the newly amended public Procurement Proclamation at federal level. This Component also includes Providing advance training to procurement staff in the regulatory agencies which includes preparing training modules relevant to staff in the regulatory body and providing ToT, as well as awareness training to procurement staff and decision makers in public bodies on the newly prepared legal documents.

• Component 2: Technical support for evidence-based decision making and preparation of documents in key procurement areas as suggested by MAPS. This component will provide technical support to improve record management system, to streamline the process of placing an Ad in the newspaper and study sustainable procurement, study to enhance the participation and responsiveness of domestic market in procurement.

The Project includes procurement of the following consulting services and non-consulting services to be procured mainly through limited competition or direct contracting or procurement using own force account procedure.

Consulting Service

• Recruitment of Individual Consultant (IC) to update and disseminate the procurement legal framework for Sidama Regional State.
• Recruitment of Individual Consultant (IC) to update and disseminate the procurement legal documents at South West Regional State.
• Recruitment of Consulting firm for Preparation of training modules relevant to staff in the regulatory body and providing ToT.
• Capacity Building Training for FPPA  Staffs in (CIPS Certificate) in Country and abroad
• Recruitment of Individual Consultant (IC) for preparation of guidance on procurement record management and Streamlined Ad placement arrangement.
• Recruitment of Individual Consultants (IC) for Study report on sustainable procurement procedure and enhanced use of Domestic Market.
• Recruitment of Individual Consultant (IC) for preparation of Directive for Emergency procurement procedure.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised August 2018, and November 2020 (as amended from time to time). After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procedure and for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, on the World Bank’s external website and Ethiopian Herald Newspaper. 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Federal Public Procurement and Property Authority, Finance, Procurement and Property administration Directorate

Contact Officer: Mr. Negash Bonke, Legal Advisor and Acting Procurement Specialist,

Email Address: negashppa@gmail.com, negash_bonke@yahoo.com

Address: Gulele Sub city, Woreda 02, Ministry of Plan and Development Compound, Sidist Kilo in front of the square, P.O. Box 32387

Room No.18, cell: +251913079313

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia