Engagement of a Firm for the Development of Stakeholders’ Assessment, Engagement and Management Strategy for the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) Project

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Date : 10 Oct 2022 - 28 Oct 2022
Venue : Abuja, Nigeria,
Town : Abuja
Country : Nigeria

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
NIGERIA
ECOWAS – WEST AFRICA UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND
INCLUSION (WURI)
Project Reference No.: P161329

Engagement of a Firm for the Development of Stakeholders’ Assessment, Engagement and
Management Strategy for the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and
Inclusion (WURI) Project
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has received a grant from the World Bank toward
the implementation of West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) and
intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Engagement of a Firm for the Development of
Stakeholders’ Assessment, Engagement and Management Strategy for the West Africa Unique
Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) Project.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include to conduct a comprehensive stakeholders’ assessment and
elaborate the stakeholders ‘engagement and management strategy which will amongst things serve the
purpose of:
i. Sensitising all relevant stakeholders in the identification ecosystem to have a good
understanding of the importance of a phased approach of using fID systems to implement the
ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBIC).
ii. Engaging the critical stakeholders to secure a common position on the regional agenda of fID
systems interoperability and mutual recognition of fID credentials that enables access to services
across the participating Member States.
iii. Enhancing and fostering inter-agency collaboration and dialogues amongst the WURI
participating Member States with the purpose of establishing interoperable fID systems and
mutually recognisable fID credentials that enable access to services across the participating
Member States.
iv. Informing of the broad spectrum of stakeholders for the purpose of developing audiencesensitive advocacy and sensitisation messages during the programme lifetime.
v. Engaging other actors operating in the digital identification and e-service delivery space within
the West African region and the continent at large such as the BCEAO, Smart Africa, African
Union etc. for the purpose of knowledge and experience sharing, creating synergies and
partnerships where possible.
The engagement commences from contract effective date for a period of three (3) months. The payments shall
be done in line with contract’s schedule.
The ECOWAS Commission 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. Key Experts will not be evaluated
at the stage
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World
Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”: Procurement in Investment Project Financing – Goods,
Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016, revised November 2017, setting forth the World
Bank’s policy on conflict of interest in Consulting Services.
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 the 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’s qualification-based Selection set out in the
Consultant Guidelines.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours Monday to Friday from 9.00
a.m. to 5.00 p.m. (GMT + 1) Local Time.
ECOWAS Commission, Directorate of General Administration,
Attention: Head of Procurement,
Procurement Division, Plot 101, Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro District, Abuja, NIGERIA.
E-mail: sbangoura@ecowas.int with copy to procurement@ecowas.int, asiaw-boateng@ecowas.int,
sabubakar-bello@ecowas.int, rguira@ecowas.int
Expressions of interest must be submitted electronically to sbangoura@ecowas.int with copy to
procurement@ecowas.int, asiaw-boateng@ecowas.int, sabubakar-bello@ecowas.int,
rguira@ecowas.int by Friday October 28, 2022, at 11.00 a.m. (GMT + 1).