Digitisation Of Government Payments In The Mano River Union (DIGIGOV)

General Procurement Notice

The Government of the Republic of Liberia has received a grant of UA 463,000 in the equivalent of USD 641,000 from the Transition Support Facility (TSF) Pillar III window of the AfDB to assist in the financing of the project for the digitization of government payments.

The principal objective of the Project is to increase the digitization of transactions pertaining to the public administrations and populations of Liberia. The planned improvements aim to improve the quantity, increase transparency in government transactions and quality of social public investments and access by the populations to basic financial services and also to improve their living conditions and ultimately reduce poverty.

The specific objectives of this project are to: The specific objectives of the Project are to: (i) establish a digital payments ecosystem, capable of supporting all types of mass payments to ensure the transparency, security and optimization of public resource management; (ii) allow tax and customs administrations and other government bodies, through digitization and automation, to improve public resource management effectiveness and efficiency as well as transparency; and (iii) encourage the financial inclusion of vulnerable segments of the population by promoting G2P and P2G payments and provide meaningful financial education.

The Project includes the following components

Component 1: Creation of an enabling environment for the digitisation of mass payments.

This component involves consultation meetings with the key actors of the ecosystem to ensure their consent and participation as well as build their capacities.

Component 2 – Protection of target populations and implementation of a secure payment’s solution.

This component involves: (i) Protection and sensitization of target populations and assistance for consumer protection and awareness raising; and (ii) Coordination of efforts around a secure payments solution which includes supporting the establishment of secure electronic payments infrastructure/platform and supply of light equipment (such as IT equipment).

Component 3 – Project Management, Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation

This component involves scheduling kick–off meetings, project audit and Project monitoring activities including mid-term review, impact assessment and dissemination of outcomes (blogs, webinars and workshops).

Procurement of goods and the acquisition of consultancy services and non-consultancy services necessary for the execution of the project activities in Liberia shall be undertaken by the Customs Union and Taxation Directorate of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission through the Procurement methods including Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) process and Fixed Budget Selection (FBS) process. The acquisition of consulting services, financed by the Bank for the project, will be carried out in accordance with the “Procurement Framework for Bank Group Funded Operations” dated October 2015, using the relevant Bank Standard Bidding Documents.

Interested bidders may obtain further information, and should confirm their interest, by contacting:

DIGIGOV-Liberia Procurement Unit

The ECOWAS Commission

Attention to:

Director of Customs Union & Taxation
ECOWAS Headquarters (Annex)
River Plaza & Mall
Abogo Largema Street
Adjacent DHL Express
Central Business District, Abuja
Federal Capital Territory
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Email: stiemtore@ecowas.int
TEL: +234-8056267990
+234-8136650784

General Procurement Notice