REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

THE THIRD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAMME (FINMAP III)

CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO TRAIN MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SERVICE PERSONNEL IN SELECTED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COURSES IN PREPARATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTEGRATED HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA.

MOFPED/FINMAP III /CONS/17-18/00103

            BID NOTICE

1. The Government of Uganda has received financing from a consortium of Development Partners towards the cost of the Public Financial Management (PFM) Reform Programme and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for training of key staff that will support the Implementation and Commissioning of an Integrated Human Capital Management System (HCM) for the Government of Uganda. The completed system shall be web-based and hosted at the Government of Uganda (GOU) Data Centre based in Kampala, with existing Local Area Networks (LANs) at each of the Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Local Governments (LGs) and linked by an existing Wide Area Network (WAN) to the Data Centre.
2. The Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development through The Third Financial Management and Accountability Programme (FINMAP III) invites sealed proposals from eligible consultancy firms for the provision of the above consultancy services. 
3. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the method of shortlisting of consultants following publication of Request for Proposals method contained in the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act, 2003, and is open to eligible consultancy firms.
4. Interested eligible consultancy firms may obtain further information and inspect the Request for Proposal documents at the address given below at 8(a) from 8:00am to 5:00pm only during working hours.
5. A complete set of Request for Proposal documents in English may be purchased by interested consultancy firms on submission of a written application to the address in 8(a) below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of UGX 100,000 (Uganda Shillings One Hundred Thousand only) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency using exchange rates published by Bank of Uganda on the date of purchase of the documents. The method of payment will be by cash/EFT. Consultancy firms who request for documents to be sent by courier will pay an additional UGX 120,000 (Uganda Shillings One Hundred Twenty Thousand only) for courier services. No liability will be accepted for loss or late delivery.
6. Proposals must be delivered to the address below at 8(c) at or before: 1500Hrs Local time on 9 March 2018. Late bids shall be rejected. Bids shall be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 8(d) on 9 March 2018 at 1530 Hrs Local Time.
7. There shall be no pre-proposal meeting.

    8. (a) Documents may be inspected at: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

                                                                Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road

                                                                Finance Building, 3^rd Floor, Office 3.7

      (b) Documents will be issued from:     Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

                                                                 Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road   

                                                                 Finance Building, 3^rd Floor, Office 3.7

      (c) Bids must be delivered to:  Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

                                                     Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road

                                                     Finance Building, 3^rd Floor, Office 3.4 

                                  PROGRAMME COORDINATOR