Tender Description

GOVERNMENT OF SOMALILAND

Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Proposals

Non-consulting Services

(Two-Envelope-Rated Criteria)

Purchaser: Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Government of Somaliland

Project: Somali Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP)

Contract title: Development, Supply, Configuration and Implementation of a Fit-for-Purpose Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) for Somaliland

Country: The Government of Somaliland

Grant No.: IDA-E1360/TF-B9920

RFP No: SO-MOF-SL-547065-NC-RFP

• The Government of Somaliland has received a grantof US$5 million from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somali Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payment under the contract for Development, Supply, Configuration, and Implementation of a Fit-for-Purpose Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS) for Somaliland. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

• The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Somaliland now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Proposers for Development, Supply, Configuration and Implementation of a Fit-for-Purpose Integrated Tax Administration System (ITAS)

• The procurement process will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations that meet the following minimum qualification criteria.

• Proposer’s Financial Capability
• The Proposer shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement: the average Annual Turnover in the last three years 2022, 2023 and 2024) to be not less than USD 5,000,000 (Five Million United States Dollars).
• Financial Resources: The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources to meet the following cash-flow requirement: Access to USD 1,000,000 within the last three (3) years (2022, 2023, 2024).

• Proposer’s Experience and Technical Capacity
• The Proposer should have successfully completed at least 2 (two) contracts for the implementation of a similar tax information system and any additional contracts for system implementations within the public sector domain, worth more than USD 2,000,000 (Two Million United States Dollars) each, realized within the last 5 (five) years;
• The Proposer should have previous international work experience implementing systems in developing countries. Experience demonstrated by Project team members which is particular to Fragile, Conflict and Violence (FCV) countries will be an exceptional added advantage.

• The Proposer with an existing office set-up in Somaliland or has a Somaliland firm partner who has experience in development and implementation of large-scale systems in the public sector will have an added advantage.

Skills Required

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