Tender for GMG Software and Data Management Tender, Cote d'Ivoire - 29980294

Procurement Summary

Country : Cote d'Ivoire

Summary : Tender for GMG Software and Data Management

Deadline : 12 Feb 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 29980294

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : African Development Bank (AfDB)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Attn: Mr. Daniel Schroth Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department Acting Director Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01 Tel: +225 2026 3900
Cote d'Ivoire
Email :g.amehou@afdb.org
URL :https://www.afdb.org/en/

Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for GMG Software and Data Management.

The African Development Bank hereby invites consulting firms to indicate their interest for the implementation of specific activities under the Green Mini-Grids Market Development Programme (GMG MDP), Quality Assurance business line. The first phase of a Green Mini-Grids Market Development Programme, with funding from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) was launched by the SEforALL Africa Hub in 2015, while phase two began in Q4 2017. The Programme aims to remove or reduce market barriers at regional scale and strengthen the ecosystem for the emergence of a thriving GMG sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Programme supports the efforts of relevant stakeholders, such as governments and project developers, in creating a favorable environment for scaling up mini-grid investment on the continent and expanding energy access to underserved communities through GMGs, thus contributing to the universal energy access objective of the New Deal on Energy for Africa. The GMG MDP has successfully positioned itself over the last two years at the center of the mini-grids movement in Africa. Phase 2 of the GMG MDP will transform the MDP into the “go to” one-stop-shop for mini-grids in Africa.

The MDP is implemented through five business lines: (i) Market Intelligence; (ii) Business Development Support; (iii) Policy and Regulatory Support; (iv) Quality Assurance and (v) Access to Finance.

This request for Expressions of interest refers to the fourth business line (Quality Assurance), which intends to adapt and introduce in selected countries the Isolated Community Power Quality Assurance Framework (QAF), 1 developed under the Clean

Energy Ministerial’s Global LEAP (Lighting and Energy Access Partnership) initiative. The GMG MDP Phase 2 is working initially with relevant national institutions in Nigeria to adapt and implement the QAF.

This assignment will develop a web-based platform that will allow AfDB and the GMG MDP to support real time remote interaction remotely sector stakeholders, support GMG development through tendering, and monitor individual GMG performance, with the ultimate aim of verifying new power connections, consumption, and performance for Results-Based Financing.

The Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth Complex of the AfDB invites consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested eligible consulting firms or associations of firms shall provide information on their qualifications and experience demonstrating their ability to provide the services (documentation, references for similar services, experience in comparable assignments, availability of qualified staff, etc.).

The expressions of interest should follow the following format.
1) Details of the firm or consortium (including nationality of the firms and contact person) and including DACON registration number2 (max. 1 page);
2) Expression of Interest (max. 5 pages) detailing your strengths, expertise, approach and any information you believe relevant
3) Experience in similar Assignments (max. 5 pages)
4) CV of Key Staff members (max. 5 pages)
5) Any additional document you believe relevant.

We suggest the firms to keep the submission below 20 pages.

The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a short list and the selection procedure shall be in conformity with the Bank’s Rules and Procedure for the Use of Consultants under projects financed by the Bank Group, May 2008 Edition, revised on July 2012 available on the Bank Website at http://www.afdb.org. Please note that interest expressed by a consulting firm does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist. Ultimate contracting is contingent upon the availability of funds. Interested firms may obtain further information at the below e-mail address. Expressions of interest must be received by e-mail to the below address no later than 12 February 2019 at 12pm local time (Abidjan) at the below indicated email address, with the subject line "GMG Software and Data Management". All submitting firms will receive a confirmation email the same day by COB. If you do not receive a confirmation email your EOI might not have been received and you are invited to contact the following telephone number: +225 20 26 5843.

Attn: Mr. Daniel Schroth
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Department Acting Director,
African Development Bank
E-mail: G.AMEHOU@AFDB.ORG

Documents

 Tender Notice