REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Title of the mission: Feasibility study for the establishment of an ECOWAS Regional Cybersecurity Coordination Centre
Country: Nigeria
Name of project: Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP)
Grant No.: E264-3W
Reference No.: NG-WARDIP-ECOWAS-437344-CS-CQS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Commission) has received financing from the World Bank toward the implementation of the Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (WARDIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include the assessment of the technical, economic, and operational feasibility of setting up a Regional Cybersecurity Coordination Centre for the ECOWAS region.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://www.ecowas.int/procurement/procurement_m/intellectual-services/
ECOWAS Commission now invites eligible 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 qualifications and relevant experience of the consultants must be supported by documents such as copies of contracts, certificates of good performance, etc. The absence of supporting documents is eliminatory.
The evaluation criteria are:
- Strong experience in the digital sector,
- Experience in realization of cybersecurity policy projects
- Experience in development of cybersecurity architecture documents
- At least five (5) years of experience in consultancy
- have worked on at least one (1) cybersecurity project in the last five (05) years.
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” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications based Selection set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the email addresses below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours Nigerian Time.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the addresses below by e-mail by 18 September 2024 at 12 noon Nigerian Time.
ECOWAS Commission
Abuja, Nigeria
E-mail: wardiprecruitment@ecowas.int and copy ombacke@ecowas.int; mamoa@ecowas.int; folagunju@ecowas.int; ikkamara@ecowas.int; sbangoura@ecowas.int;
Mr. Sédiko DOUKA
Commissionner Infrastructure,
Energy and Digitalisation