Building Effective, Transparent and Accountable Public Financial Management Institutions Project ( - Тендер #41930313)

• Project ID

P176366

• Project Title

Building Effective, Transparent and Accountable Public Financial Management Institutions Project

• Country

North Macedonia

• Notice No

OP00227593

• Notice Type

General Procurement Notice

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

• Procurement Method

N/A

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

• Published Date

May 16, 2023

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Finance

• Name

Teona Srbinoska

• Address

12 Dame Gruev St., 1000 Skopje

• City

• Province/State

North Macedonia

• Postal Code

• Country

North Macedonia

• Phone

+389 23255490

• Email

teona.srbinoska@finance.gov.mk

• Website

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Republic of North Macedonia
Building Effective, Transparent and Accountable
Public Financial Management Institutions Project
Ministry of Finance
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Loan No. 9454-MK
Project ID No. P176366

The Republic of North Macedonia has received financing in the amount of EUR 24,900,000 equivalent from the World Bank and EU under the European Commission - World Bank Partnership Programme Part III for Europe and Central Asia Programmatic Single-Donor Trust Fund toward the cost of the Building Effective, Transparent and Accountable Public Financial Management Institutions Project (BETAPFMI), and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency, transparency and sustainability of public expenditure and increase the effectiveness of revenue administration.

The project will include the following components: (i) Supporting Public Expenditure Management Reforms; (ii) Strengthening Tax Administration Practices and Systems in Public Revenue Office (PRO); and (iii) Supporting Change Management, Donor Coordination and Project Management.

1. The objective of Component 1 is to support the implementation of Public Financial Management (PFM) reforms by strengthening institutional capacity and improving the processes and technology platforms in line with the new Organic Budget Law (OBL), including the introduction of an Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS), State Aid Management Information System (SAMIS) and other GovTech solutions in North Macedonia. These activities are key to establishing the foundations for the implementation of the OBL and improving the efficiency, transparency and sustainability of public expenditure, including reducing the accumulation rate of government arrears through coverage of expenditure cycle from budget formulation and expenditure commitment to expenditure verification and payment. The following contracts will be following the international market approach under the first component:

a) Supporting implementation of the OBL (advisory + training)
b) Supporting the implementation of Public Investment Management (PIM) (advisory + training)
c) Development of IFMIS (custom software development)
d) Enhancement of IFMIS infrastructure (hardware, networking equipment for data centers)
e) Development of State Aid Management Information System

2. The objective of Component 2 is to strengthen operational effectiveness of PRO operations with focus on strengthening its tax compliance management system and selected management functions. It will finance selected activities that are complementary to the PRO’s ongoing investments in the development of the core modules (Registration, Filing and Service Management, Accounting, Payments, and Refunds, Debt management, Assessments, Legal, and Audit) of the Integrated Tax Information System (ITIS) being undertaken under the national budget. The following contracts will be following the international market approach under the second component:

a) Support for the modernization of taxpayer services to increase taxpayers’ voluntary compliance (Software).
b) Support to the implementation of new Data Warehouse (DW) for online analytical processing, statistics and reporting through the procurement of related software and hardware
c) Development of Business Intelligence (BI) tools (software solutions) for compliance risk management, and decision-making support and support for the establishment of PRO combined call center/help desk
d) Modernization of PRO’s data center & Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)

3. The objective of Component 3 is to build ownership and catalyze action for reforms by providing continuous support to the implementation of work under Components 1 and 2 through activities focused on change management for effective stakeholder engagement, and reform management based on a change management plan. Increased ownership and a focus on results will contribute to addressing current challenges in inter-institutional coordination; state-society relations; and institutional capacity constraints; all of which have the potential to hinder the implementation of planned public expenditure and revenue management activities. This component will support change management activities for improved organizational learning, facilitating collaboration on key areas of the reform, including on associated cross-cutting issues linked to the country’s priorities in areas such as climate change and gender equality, and the achievement of results. The following contracts will be following the international market approach under the third component:

a) Development of change management strategies for stakeholder engagement with integrated communication strategies for OBL, SAMIS and PRO activities targeted at stakeholders within and outside of the Government.
b) Monitoring the results of IFMIS, SAMIS and PRO operations.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for Investment Project Financing (IPF) Borrowers – Procurement in IPF of Goods, Works, NonConsulting and Consulting Services, (Regulations) Fourth Edition of November 2020[1], and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 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 procurement will be announced, as they become available, in United Nations Development Business (UNDB), on the World Bank’s external website, and on the website of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Specific procurement notices for contracts following national market approach will be published on the electronic system for public procurement, hosted by the Public Procurement Bureau at https://e-nabavki.gov.mk/PublicAccess/Home.aspx#/home, on the website of the MOF and/or in national newspapers with wide daily circulation.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:

Ministry of Finance Project Implementation Unit
St. Dame Gruev 12, 1000 Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia
www.finance.gov.mk

Aleksandar Najdovski, Project Manager
Phone number +389 23255735
aleksandar.najdovski@finance.gov.mk

Teona Srbinoska, Procurement Specialist
Phone number +389 23255490
teona.srbinoska@finance.gov.mk

[1] https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/178331533065871195-0290022020/original/ProcurementRegulations.pdf

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