Sierra Leone - Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project: Recruitment of consultant to Develop policy and Regulatory instruments for Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in health

Project ID: P172102

Project Title: Sierra Leone - Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project

Borrower Bid Reference: SL-MOHS-298950-CS-CQS

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION

INTEGRATED HEALTH PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION UNIT (IHPAU) 

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country:                   Republic of Sierra Leone

Name of Project: Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project (QEHSSSP)

Project ID:               P172102

Assignment Title:    Recruitment of Consultant to Develop Policy and Regulatory

         Instruments for Public Private Partnership in the Health Sector

Reference No:          SL-MOHS-298950-CS-CQS

 Issued Date:            5th August 2022

Closing Date:         29th August 2022 

The Government of Sierra Leone has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project (QEHSSSP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. 

The consulting services (“the Services”) includes to:

• Support establishment of a strong PPE platform to enhance effective and sustainable public private partnership dialogue (PPD) in the sector.
• Identify key priority policy and regulatory bottlenecks and support their reforms to create enabling environment for private sector participation and investment to strengthen health system performance and delivery of quality health services.
• Build capacity of both public and private sector actors to attract innovation, effective outsourcing, investments and contracting arrangements to accelerate provision of basic and appropriate referral services.
• Establish a robust health sector specific Public Private Partnership (PPP) unit, which will support private investments in the sector. 

The estimated duration of the assignment is for one year. And it expected start date in October 2022

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be accessed via email to: msesay@mohsihpau.gov.sl or can be obtained at the address given below

The Integrated Health Projects Administration Unit (IHPAU) 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:

1. Firms should have demonstrated skills and experience required to undertake the tasks set out in these terms of reference, and
2. specifically experience in health private sector engagement projects in this region or similar, and in the same or similar context as the one herein described.   

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.

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” dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 (“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 Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900hrs to 17000hrs.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or Courier or e-mail) by 17000 hrs, 29th August 2022.

Attn:    Mr. Alpha Umaru Jalloh

Team Lead /Fund Management Specialist

Integrated Health Projects Administration Unit (IHPAU)

23 Cantonment Road

Freetown, Sierra Leone

E-mail:  aujalloh@mohsihpau.gov.sl and msesay@mohsihpau.gov.sl 

THIS SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE(REOI) RELATES TO THE QUALITY ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS SUPPORT PROJECT

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE (GPN) ISSUED 26TH APRIL 2022, REFERENCE NO: WB-P967987-04/22 IN THE UN DEVELOPMENT BUSINESSS AND NATIONAL NEWS PAPERS IN SIERRA LEONE

CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department Ministry of Health and Sanitation
Name Musa Sesay
Address Integrated Health Projects Administration Unit (IHPAU) 23 Cantonment Road Freetown, Sierra Leone
City 
Province/State Sierra Leone
Postal Code 
Country Sierra Leone
Phone +232748367
Email musesaymohsihpau@gov.sl