Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project ( - Тендер #66081550)

• Project ID

P176181

• Project Title

Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project

• Country

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Notice No

OP00372284

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

SO-MOCT-FGS-502860-CS-CQS

• Procurement Method

Consultant Qualification Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Aug 28, 2025 14:00

• Published Date

Aug 06, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Ministry of Communications and Technology

• Name

Procurement Office

• Address

Jamhuriya Road, P. O. Box 66, Mogadishu, Somalia

• City

• Province/State

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Postal Code

• Country

Eastern and Southern Africa

• Phone

617969000

• Email

procurement.ea-rdip@moct.gov.so

• Website

https://moct.gov.so/en/jobs/

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

COUNTRY: Federal Republic of Somalia

NAME OF PROJECT: Regional Digital Integration Project (EA-RDIP)

PROJECT ID: P176181

Assignment Title: National Digital skills Development Technical Advisory Service for Conducting National Digital Skills Assessment, Framework Development and Implementation Plan.

Reference No.: SO-MOCT-FGS-502860-CS-CQS

Place of assignment: Mogadishu, Somalia

Submission Date: August 28, 2025, 2.00pm (local time, Mogadishu, Somalia)

The Federal Republic of Somalia has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank toward the cost of the Regional Digital Integration Project (EA-RDIP), and the Ministry of Communications and Technology intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“Services”) is required to be undertaken as an external consultant firm supporting the Ministry of Communications and Technology to carry out the implementation of Consultancy Service for A Feasibility Study to evaluate the technical, financial, and operational requirements and viability of expanding Somalia’s national fiber optic network (GovNet). The consultant firm will undertake all the specific required tasks detailed out in the Terms of Reference (ToR). The consultant service is expected to be conducted and reports delivered in approximately Four (4) months from commencement of the contract.

Request for expressions of interest (REOI) can be found at the following website: https://moct.gov.so/en/jobs/ or it can be provided upon submission of application in person or by e-mail. The e-mail address is provided below.

The Ministry of Communications and Technology now 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 (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). The short-listing criteria are as follows:

The short-listing criteria are as follows:

• Core business of the firm and years in market studies, feasibility studies, local economic development plans, entrepreneurship, employability, circular economy, resource management and related disciplines should be at least 10 years in general.
• (i) Demonstrated expertise and track record in managing sector studies, market assessments, value chain analysis specifically in digital sector, women economic empowerment, and demand-driven entrepreneurship as well as employability schemes and leading studies and strategies for inclusive economic growth.(ii) Strong understanding of TVET systems, private sector dynamics, and digital skills frameworks (DigComp, SFIA, etc.) (iii)The Consultant firm must provide the name and contact address of the Client (office and e-mail address and telephone number), date(s) of execution, name (s) of lead and associate firms, contract amount and financing sources.
• Demonstrate experience of relevant services implemented in Somalia, or an environment similar to that of Somalia; and
• The technical and managerial organization of the firm. (Provide only the structure of the Firm organization) Do not provide CVs of staff. Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Financing - Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a Joint venture and/ or a Sub consultancy. In case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Interested Consultant may obtain further information in a written communication to the address below during office hours from 8:30am to 3.30pm Mogadishu time (Excluding public holidays).

Expressions of interest (EOI) should be submitted electronically (by e-mail) to the address below on, or before, 2:00 PM (Mogadishu, Somalia Local Time) on August 28, 2025.

Attn: Procurement Office, EA-RDIP

Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

The Ministry of Communications and Technology (MoCT)

Federal Republic of Somalia

E-mail: procurement.ea-rdip@moct.gov.so

Cc: dg@moct.gov.so

Jamhuuriya road, Boondheere district,

Mogadishu, Somalia

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