Revamping Education.rw and Developing a Map-Based System for School-Level Data in... Tender

Procurement Summary

Country : Rwanda

Summary : Revamping Education.rw and Developing a Map-Based System for School-Level Data in Rwanda

Deadline : 05 Oct 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 27019520

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Aigle Blanc Building, Kimihurura at Gishushu, Rwanda
Rwanda
Email :blf-procurement@educationdevelopmenttrust.com

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Revamping Education.rw and Developing a Map-Based System for School-Level Data in Rwanda.

The Building Learning Foundations programme (BLF) is the main technical assistance component of the DFID-funded Learning for All programme working to improve learning outcomes in English and Mathematics for P1-P3 students including for children with special educational needs (SEN).

1.2. The BLF is supporting the REB ICT department in the undertaking of in the development of a one-stop online location/portal for education in Rwanda.

1.3. As part of this support, the BLF is committed to the revamping of education.rw as the one-stop online location for information on education in Rwanda and on the development of a map-based MIS system for school data in Rwanda, while ensuring that the same is aligned to on-going plans at MINEDUC for integration of data and MIS systems led by other development partners.

1.4. The terms of reference for the revamping of education.rw and for developing a map-based school-level data portal are the basis of this request for proposal and are attached in the Annexes of this document. Your proposal must respond adequately to the requirements of these terms of references.

2. General tender and contracting requirements

2.1. The contracting authority is Education Development Trust and the appointed service provider will be expected to deliver the services at the REB ICT Department premises in Kigali.

2.2. In participating in this procurement process and/or by submitting a tender response it will be implied that you accept and will be bound by all the provisions of this RFP and its annexes. Accordingly, tender responses should be on the basis of and strictly in accordance with the requirements of this RFP.

2.3. By submitting your tender response, you consent to Education Development Trust carrying out all necessary actions to verify the information that you have provided, and the analysis of your tender response being undertaken by one or more third parties commissioned by Education Development Trust for such purposes.

2.4. You are responsible for analysing and reviewing all information provided to you as part of this procurement process and for forming your own opinions and seeking advice as you consider appropriate. You should notify Education Development Trust promptly of any perceived ambiguity, inconsistency or omission in this RFP and/or any in of its associated documents and/or in any information provided to you as part of this procurement process.

2.5. Education development Trust may, at any time prior to the response deadline, amend the RFP. Any such amendment shall be communicated via the same channel as the RFP, and Education Development Trust at its own discretion will extend the response deadline to ensure the potential suppliers have reasonable time in which to take such amendment into account.

2.6. Tender responses must comprise the relevant documents specified by Education Development Trust completed in all areas and in the format requested by Education development trust and any documents requested by Education Development Trust must be completed in full hence it is important that you read the RFP carefully before completing and submitting your tender response.

2.7. You will not modify your tender response after you have submitted it.

3. Rejection of tender responses

3.1. Education development Trust reserves the rights to reject any tender response which:

3.1.1. Is received after the submission deadline;

3.1.2. Contains omissions, gaps, misrepresentations, errors and/or uncompleted sections;

3.1.3. Contains hand written amendments with no initials of the authorised signatory;

3.1.4. Contains ambiguous information that might mislead the tender evaluators or

3.1.5. Is not submitted in a manner consistent with the provisions set out in this RFP.

4. Disqualification

4.1. Education Development Trust will automatically disqualify any bidder that attempts to change or omit any information required or related to this RFP including any bidder that tries to:

4.1.1. Inappropriately influence this procurement process;

4.1.2. Fix or set the price for goods or services;

4.1.3. Enter into an arrangement with any other party that such party shall refrain from submitting a tender response;

4.1.4. Enter into any arrangement with any other party (other than another party that forms part of your consortium bid or is your proposed sub-contractor) as to the prices submitted

4.1.5. Engage in direct or indirect bribery or canvassing by you or your appointed advisers in relation to this procurement process

4.1.6. Obtain information from any of the employees, agents or advisors of Education Development Trust concerning this procurement process (other than as set out in these tender conditions) or from another potential supplier or another tender response.

5. Tender costs

5.1. You are responsible for obtaining all information necessary for preparation of your tender response and for all costs and expenses incurred in preparation of the tender response.

5.2. Education Development Trust will not be responsible for any cost you incurred during the preparation of this procurement irrespective of whether your tender response is successful or not.

6. Offer deadline and protocol

6.1. Bids shall be submitted in hand at the Building Learning Foundations office located at Aigle Blanc Building, Kimihurura at Gishushu not later than 12.00 pm, 5th October 2018.

6.2. Bids sealed in envelopes marked “RFP Response for REB’s Education.rw and Map-based School-level Data MIS” may be deposited during working hours 8.00am to 17.00pm Monday through Thursday and from 8.00am to 12pm on Fridays.

Documents

 Tender Notice