GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL ACTION (NaCSA)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
COUNTRY: Sierra Leone
NAME OF PROJECT: Sierra Leone Productive Social Safety Net and Youth Employment Project (PSSNYE)
Project Code: P176789
Assignment Title: Development, Deployment, Hosting, and Maintenance of the Climate Risk Analytics Management (CRAM) Platform
Reference No. SL-NACSA-547305-CS-QCBS
Date Issued: 1st June 2026
The Government of Sierra Leone has received financing from the World Bank toward the Social Safety Net and Youth Employment Project (PSSNYE). The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), the project implementing agency, now intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services for Development, Deployment, Hosting, and Maintenance of the Climate Risk Analytics Management (CRAM) Platform under the Digital Public Works Subcomponent of the PSSNYE project.
Background
The Freetown City Council (FCC) is implementing the Digital Public Works (DPW) Subcomponent 2C under the Productive Social Safety Net and Youth Employment Project (PSSNYE). The subcomponent aims to strengthen urban climate resilience and disaster preparedness through the use of digital technologies and data-driven decision-making.
Freetown faces increasing environmental risks including urban heat stress, seasonal flooding, and ecosystem degradation. Addressing these challenges requires integrated climate data systems capable of consolidating environmental datasets, analyzing climate risks, and supporting evidence-based planning and response.
To support this objective, FCC intends to establish a Climate Risk Analytics Management (CRAM) Platform, a web-based, GIS-enabled climate intelligence system that will integrate and analyze datasets related to heat exposure, flooding, tree planting interventions, and socio-economic vulnerability.
The CRAM Platform will function as a centralized monitoring and analytics dashboard capable of aggregating data from multiple government agencies and partner institutions, including Freetown City Council (FCC), National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SL-Met), Statistics Sierra Leone and Office of National Security (ONS). The system will support FCC’s broader Transform Freetown: Transforming Lives Agenda, which emphasizes environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and data-driven urban governance.
Objective of the Assignment
The objective of this assignment is to design and implement a secure, scalable, and data-driven Climate Risk Analytics Management (CRAM) Platform that supports monitoring, analysis, and communication of climate risks across Freetown. The platform will:
Scope of Work
The consulting firm will undertake the design, development, deployment, and operational support of the CRAM Platform. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained at the address given below. The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) 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.
Technology Stack
The proposed solution should adopt a modern, scalable, and preferably open-source GIS architecture to support flood and heat risk analysis as well as spatial visualization.
Minimum preferred technology stack:
The platform must support interoperability, scalability, role-based access control, and seamless integration with government and partner data systems.
Shortlisting Criteria
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 November 2020. (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Duration of Assignment
The total contract duration will be 18 months, consisting of:
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below or by e-mail by the 30th of June 2026 at 1600 hours. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours (09:00 – 16:00 hours).
Only shortlisted firms will be invited to submit proposals.
Senior Director, Support Services
National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA)
5th Floor, Room Number 5F7
NaCSA House14 -16 Charlotte Street
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Mobile No: +232-76-638-396/+23278677738
E-Mail: kofiaddai@nacsa.gov.sl
Copy: silassesay@nacsa.gov.sl / silasmsesay08@gmail.com
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