Recruitment of a Consultant for the External Audit of the Gender, Population and... Tender

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Country : Niger

Summary : Recruitment of a Consultant for the External Audit of the Gender, Population and Development Project in Niger (GPDN) Exercises 2019-2020-2021

Deadline : 24 Oct 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 37009720

Document Ref. No. : 2/2019/MSP/FC-PDS

Competition : ICB

Financier : Agence Francaise De Development (AFD)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
IBRAHIM ARI ARI TOUBO Assistant de l`Expert en Passation des Marchés Projet Genre Population et Developpement au Niger BP 11 323 Niamey NIGER Niamey Téléphone: (227) 20 72 69 60
Niger
Email :aranaoudf@gmail.com

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Recruitment of a Consultant for the External Audit of the Gender, Population and Development Project in Niger (GPDN) Exercises 2019-2020-2021.

REPUBLIQUE DU NIGER
MINISTERE DE LA SANTE PUBLIQUE
SECRÉTARIAT GENERAL
Fonds Commun d’appui à la mise en œuvre du PDS
BP 11 323 – Niamey – Niger
Tél. : (227) 20 72 69 60/20 72 27 82
Fax : (227) 20 72 45 70

1. The Government of Niger, through the Ministry of Public Health has adopted a fourth Health Development Plan (PDS) 2017-2021. The Ministry of Public Health has made it a priority to improve the efficiency and quality of the health system from current potentials in order to contribute to the reduction of morbidity and mortality especially for the most vulnerable groups. vulnerable are the mother and child. It initiated reforms and included in the new 2017-2021 Sanitary Development Plan (PDS) measures aimed at strengthening leadership and governance in order to achieve the goal of contributing to the promotion of the social well-being of the community. population. The implementation of this plan requires the participation and support of all actors and a greater mobilization of resources.

(a) All external resources have been used in accordance with the provisions of the applicable financing agreements, in the interests of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. The applicable funding agreements are those of the GPDN Project;

(b) The goods and services financed have been procured in accordance with the provisions of the GPDN Project Financing Agreement;

(c) All necessary records, accounts and records have been maintained for the various operations relating to the NDM Project, including expenditures covered by RSF expense statements or special accounts. There should be obvious correspondence between the accounting journals and the reports submitted to the Government of Niger and AFD;

(d) The special accounts have been held in accordance with the provisions of the GPDN Project Agreements;

e) The accounts of the GPDN Project have been prepared on the basis of the budget and analytical nomenclature of the Project, and give a true and fair view of the financial position of the GPDN Project as of December 31 of each year, as well as the resources received and the expenditures made. during the financial year ended on that date;

f) Capital assets were inventoried at the end of the year and the results of this inventory were reconciled with the balancing items. With regard to vehicles and other equipment and office equipment.

(g) The auditor will also be required to prepare a detailed analysis of the special account since the beginning of the operations of the GPDN Project for the fiscal year being audited. The analysis will clearly indicate the origin (sources) of all credit entries (installments / inflows) and beneficiaries (destinations) of all debit entries (outflows).

h) The auditor is required to:

1. Verify, in addition to the financial statements of the GPDN Project, all RSF statements (100% by value) submitted in support of withdrawal requests;
2. Examine expenditures carefully to determine if they are eligible under the NDMP Project Funding Arrangements and, if necessary, to the evaluation report. When it is determined that non-eligible expenses have been included in the withdrawal and reimbursement requests, the auditor shall indicate this;

• In terms of accounting, for all RSFs involved in the audit, ensure that the supporting documentation includes one or more of the following:
(1) Contracts or Purchase Orders that are not normally subject to prior review by PTF / FC and AFD;
(2) Proof of AFD approval in cases where the prior review of AFD is required;
(3) Invoices with at least the 3 quotations quoted, tenderer`s complaints;
(4) Proof of receipt of goods, works or services;
(5) Payment Authorization;
(6) Final invoice paid by the supplier;
(7) Letter of Credit and proof of payment (bank statement);
(8) Accounting records of contractual commitments, disbursements according to current accounting principles and available balances;

• In terms of procurement, ensure that the documents justifying the tendering decisions include:

1. The tender documents for national competitive bidding or quotation offers (in case of direct purchases);
2. Invitation letters, bid / CV evaluation reports for the selection of consultants, or comparison of CVs for individual consultants;
3. The approval of AFD for the terms of reference and the direct agreement for the consultants chosen by direct agreement;
4. The minutes of the opening of tenders;
5. Bid evaluation reports including recommendations for the awarding of contracts;
6. End-of-service acceptance reports relating to the quality and quantities of work, goods or services.

2. The assignment will be on a contractual basis of two (2) months per year, ie six (6) for the three financial years. The probable period for commencement of the benefit will be in the month of March of each year following the year of the accounts to be verified. The structures covered by the Audit are those of the Ministry of Public Health.
3. The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to express their interest in providing the services described above. Interested Consultants must provide information (brochures, references regarding the completion of similar contracts, etc.) demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and experience relevant to the performance of the Services.
4. The Consultant must be an independent Audit and Accounting Expertise Firm, making the usual profession of revising the accounts, regularly registered on the Board of an internationally recognized Chartered Accountants Association by IFAC or FIDEF, with proven experience in financial audit of development projects and acceptable to AFD.
The key personnel of the mission must include at least (i) a director of mission, Chartered Accountant with at least 10 years of financial auditing experience and good knowledge of the administrative, financial and accounting management procedures. and audits of development projects financed by AFD or other development partners.
(ii) a Head of Mission with at least a BAC + 5 or higher degree in auditing, accounting and with at least five (5) years of financial audit experience and (iii) a senior auditor with at least minus five years of experience in auditing firm, of which three (3) in the field of auditing projects financed by AFD or other development partners.
5. Consultants may associate with other firms to strengthen their respective skills in the form of a solidarity group or a subcontractor agreement.
6. A Consultant will be selected using the Quality and Cost Based Selection Method (QCBS).
7. Interested Consultants may obtain additional information at the address below and at the following times: Monday to Thursday from 8:30 am to 1 pm in the mornings and afternoons from 2:30 pm to 5 pm Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm (local time: UT + 1):

Ministry of Public Health
General Secretariat
2nd Floor, Office N ° 207
BP: 11 323 - Niamey, NIGER
Tel (227) 20 72 69 60
E-mail: aranaoudf@gmail.com
(Cc : rahamanps2 @ yahoo.fr, mbelkissa @ yahoo.fr)


8. Expressions of interest must be submitted to the following address in person, by mail, by facsimile or by e-mail no later than Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 11:00 am (local time GMT + 1) with the mention : "Mission of audits of the GPDN Project accounts for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021"

Ministry of Public Health
General Secretariat
2nd Floor, Office N ° 207
BP: 11, 323 - Niamey, NIGER
Tel (227) 20 72 69 60
E- mail: aranaoudf@gmail.com

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