REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
\n\n(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
\n\nCountry: Ethiopia
\nProject Title: Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Project (P167916)
\nAssignment Title: Procurement of Software Development and Capacity Building for National Health Data Warehouse
\nReference No.: ET-MOH-473746-CS-QCBS
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
\n\nThe objective of the assignment is to design, develop, and implement an integrated National Health Data Warehouse (NHDW) as a strategic national platform aligned with Digital Ethiopia 2030, supporting data-driven decision-making, interoperability, and the development of a unified Shared Health Record ecosystem. The NHDW will consolidate and integrate data from core national health information systems, including EMR, DHIS2, eCHIS, LMIS, and other relevant platforms, in line with Ethiopia’s digital health architecture and interoperability framework.
\n\nScope of Services
\n\nThe consulting services (“the Services”) include, but are not limited to:
\n\n1. Architecture and Integration
\n\n2. Data Management and Analytics
\n\n3. Governance, Security, and Capacity Building
\n\nAssignment Duration, Level of Effort, and Expected Start Date
\n\nThe assignment is expected to be implemented over an indicative period of eighteen (18) to twenty-four (24) months, commencing from the effective date of contract signature.
\n\nThe estimated level of effort is in the range of sixty (60) to one hundred (100) professional staff-months. This estimate is indicative and intended to guide prospective Consultants in assessing the scale, system integration requirements, and institutional capacity-building components of the assignment, in alignment with Digital Ethiopia 2030 and national digital health priorities. Consultants are expected to propose an appropriate level of effort, staffing structure, and implementation approach based on their technical methodology.
\n\nThe anticipated start date of the assignment is July 2026, subject to completion of the procurement process and successful contract negotiations.
\n\nProspective Consultants are advised to assess their availability, resource mobilization capacity, and organizational readiness in line with the above indicative parameters, taking into consideration alignment with existing national systems, interoperability frameworks, and the requirement to strengthen local institutional capacity.
\n\nEligibility and Shortlisting Criteria
\n\nThe Ministry of Health now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing these Services. Interested Consultants must provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience, including:
\n\nKey Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
\n\nConsultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but must clearly indicate the nature of the association (joint venture or sub-consultancy). In the case of a joint venture, all partners shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract.
\n\nSelection Method and Regulatory Framework
\n\nA Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank's Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Seventh Edition, September 2025.
\n\nThe attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the Procurement Regulations, which set forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
\n\nConsultants shall not be hired for any assignment that would be in conflict with their prior or current obligations to other clients or that may place them in a position of being unable to carry out the assignment in the best interest of the Borrower.
\n\nInterested applicants may obtain the detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment by submitting a request via email to gemechisa.olani@moh.gov.et/ gemechis.melkamu@moh.gov.et or by collecting a hard copy in person at the address indicated below.
\n\nSubmission Details: Expressions of interest must be submitted in written form in person or by email to the address below on or before: April 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM (local time)
\n\nFurther information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
\n\nAddress for Submission and Further Information
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Ministry of Health
\n\nBlock C 1st floor
\nProcurement Executive Office
\nP.O. Box 1234
\nWoreda: Lideta Sub-City, Kebele 07/14, House No.: Sudan Street
\nCity: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
\nTel: +251-11-515 0993
Contact Persons:
\nMr. Gemechis Olani / Mr. Gemechis Melkamu
Email:
\ngemechisa.olani@moh.gov.et
gemechis.melkamu@moh.gov.et
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