FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SELECTION) NIGERIA
PROJECT: ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS OF NIGERIA USING THE METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS (MAPS)
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR A LEAD CONSULTANT (INTERNATIONAL) FOR THE NIGERIA MAPS ASSESSMENT
SECTOR: PUBLIC PROCUREMENT / GOVERNANCE
EMPLOYER: BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NO: BPP/AFDB/MAPS/01
1. Background:
The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the African Development Bank Group toward the Public Procurement Technical Assistance Project (PPTAP), including support for the assessment of Nigeria’s public procurement system using the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS). The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) intends to apply part of the agreed financing to eligible payments under the contract for Individual Consultancy Services for a Lead Consultant (International) for the Nigeria MAPS Assessment.
The principal objective of the assignment is to lead an objective, credible and high-quality assessment of the quality and performance of Nigeria’s public procurement system using the latest applicable version of the Methodology for Assessing Procurement Systems (MAPS), including the applicable User Guide, indicator framework, templates, guidance and quality-assurance requirements issued by the MAPS Secretariat, as updated from time to time; identify strengths and weaknesses; establish a baseline for monitoring progress; inform strategic planning for future reforms and system development; and safeguard the objectivity, credibility and quality of the assessment process and Assessment Report.
2. Scope of the assignment:
The Lead Consultant will lead the MAPS assessment and will have overall technical responsibility for methodology, work planning, team coordination, data quality assurance, MAPS indicator analysis, stakeholder engagement, validation, recommendations, reporting and presentation of results. The assignment includes analysis of country context and stakeholder mapping; preparation and updating of the Concept Note, work plan, assessment schedule, data-collection approach and transaction-sampling methodology; collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data; application of MAPS indicators and sub-indicators and completion of the MAPS Indicator Matrix; review of selected procurement transactions/files; identification and analysis of substantive gaps and red flags; validation of findings; development of practical and prioritised procurement reform recommendations; and preparation of the draft and final MAPS Assessment Reports in English. The Consultant will coordinate with BPP, the Project Implementation Unit, AfDB, the Assessment Team and relevant stakeholders.
3. Terms of Reference and Selection Method:
The detailed Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) and Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be accessed at: https://bit.ly/4yZpjWN. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to review the detailed REOI/TOR before submitting their Expressions of Interest. Further information may be requested by e-mail at: bppmaps@bpp.gov.ng
An Individual Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant Selection (ICS) method.
4. Invitation for Expressions of Interest:
The Bureau of Public Procurement now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-described services. Interested applicants shall provide sufficient information demonstrating that they possess the required qualifications and relevant experience for the assignment.
Applicants shall submit the documentation specified in the detailed REOI/TOR, including a detailed and updated Curriculum Vitae and supporting information demonstrating compliance with the qualification and experience requirements. Applications that do not provide sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the mandatory requirements may be rejected.
