Individual Consultancy for NISSA ICT, Lesotho Tender - 17093236

Procurement Summary

Country: Lesotho

Summary: Individual Consultancy for NISSA ICT, Lesotho

Deadline: 09 Oct 2017

Posting Date: 07 Oct 2017

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 17093236

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Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79600000 - Recruitment services

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Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Individual Consultancy for NISSA ICT, Lesotho, Maseru, 7 working days.
Background and Justification

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small least developed mountainous landlocked country within South Africa with about 2 million population. About 57 per cent of the population live below the national poverty line. The country is considered a low human development country given its rank at 158 out of 186 countries on the UN Human Development ranking.
The Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) with assistance from the EU and UNICEF has developed a Management Information System (MIS) to manage its social assistance programmes. The MIS development commenced in November 2014 and was completed in January 2016. The system is web-based and runs on a Microsoft platform. It works in-conjunction with a mobile application that was developed to facilitate timely data collections and entry. With the current National Information Systems for Social Assistance (NISSA) expansion, a need has arisen to ensure a stable and scalable MIS capable of accommodating up to 500, 000 household data, including images, is in place. As UNICEF and EU are supporting the MOSD, UNICEF therefore seeks to engage a consultant to support the MOSD to examine, scope and draw out specifications and recommendations for a robust ICT infrastructure which will be required for the smooth running of the MIS both at the MoSD headquarters and the districts.Â
Objectives

The sole purpose of the consultancy is to scope and make recommendations for an appropriate and scalable ICT infrastructure that will ensure the smooth operation of the MIS sustainably.
Major tasks and responsibility

Deliverables

Timeline

Examine the current MoSD NISSA environment at the central office and districts and make recommendations
Inception report – detailing the examination methodology together with tools to guide the consultations
2nd day

Examine the current NISSA MIS and draw out specifications for a next generation server capable of storing 500, 000 household data, including images, with ease
Draft report detailing the gaps and proposing the backup solutions, and recommendations
5th day

Consult the relevant MOSD officials on current NISSA processes and how they impact on server performance
Make recommendations for:
· ÂICT equipment security protocols, especially with regards to the MIS access

· the suitability of the MIS graphical user interface and suggest possible alternatives.

· Type and capacity of server to accommodate NISSA information

· Make recommendations on the backup solution of the NISSA data over a prolonged period of time and on the Disaster Recovery Mechanisms i.e Business Continuity plan"

Submit Final Report.

Documents

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