The African Union Commission has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the "Support for Capacity Development of the African Union Commission and Other African Union Organs Project (P126848)", and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

Development Objective of the Project (P126848): Strengthen African Union Commission’s capacity to facilitate economic development results and transformation through enhanced institutional efficiency. This will be achieved by enhancing the AUC's internal human resources and management systems, and supporting result-oriented external partnerships and collective actions designed to enhance the implementation of regional economic development initiatives in priority areas (e.g. regional trade, energy, infrastructure, governance, natural resource management) for the benefit of African Union member states, the Regional Economic Communities and African citizens.

Specific Objective of the Assignment

For AUC and AUDA-NEPAD to effectively empower citizens on innovation for socioeconomic development, the public must have a greater say in shaping how innovation takes place and in selecting the best ways to support the processes. The prevailing gaps on data, digital tools and knowledge use among citizens should be closed.

This consultancy is aimed at making data and digital tools useful for generating economic and social value in ways that would engage citizens in decision-making at multiple levels and demonstrate that communities have a real voice in transformative development. To realize this goal, the consultancy will establish the AU Innovation Data Hub that provides the digital technologies and tools for thoughtful and intentional engagement of citizens on the use of data for socio economic development.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: (https://au.int/bids) or can be obtained at the address given below.

The African Union Commission now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are:

a) Qualifications and experience of the firm;
b) Relevant experience related to the assignment
c) Technical organization and management of the firm

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 8:00-13:00hrs and 14:00-17:00 hours, Addis Ababa Time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form following the above shortlisting criteria to the address below (by e-mail) by November 27, 2020 at 14:00 Hours Local Time, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

African Union Commission,
Attn: Head of Procurement Travel and Store Division
Building C, Room 327
P.O.Box 3243, Roosevelt Street
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 (0) 11 551 7700 – Ext 4305
Fax: +251 (0) 11 551 0442; +251 11-551-0430
E-mail: tender@africa-union.org and
Zemenua@africa-union.org (Please submit to both email)