Personnel Concept
The bidder is required to provide personnel who are suited to filling the positions described, based on their CVs, the range of tasks involved and the required qualifications.
The qualifications below represent the requirements to reach the maximum number of points.
Team Lead
Some areas of responsibility for this role.
- Project management, including planning, executing, and delivering complex IT projects.
- Team leadership and communication skills to effectively manage teams and stakeholders.
- Gathering and analysing requirements from stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and translate project needs into actionable tasks.
Qualifications required.
- Education/training (2.1.1): University qualification (master’s or equivalent): Master's degree in Project management, IT, computer science or relevant field
- Language (2.1.2): Good business language skills in N/A
- General professional experience (2.1.3): 5+ years of professional experience in the IT sector
- Specific professional experience (2.1.4): 5+ Years of experience in IT project management
- Leadership/management experience (2.1.5): 5 years of IT management/leadership experience as a project team leader or manager in a company
- Regional experience (2.1.6): 5+years of experience in projects in (region): Africa, of which 5+years in projects in (country): Rwanda
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.1.7): N/A
- Other (2.1.8): N/A
Expert 2: Full-Stack IVR Developer
Some areas of responsibility for this role.
- Designing cross-browser IVR-empowered applications with web interfaces.
- Developing server-side programming languages such as Python, Java, or PHP.
- Designing and implementing databases using SQL or NoSQL technologies.
- Implementing web services, APIs, and data retrieval and storage integration techniques.
Qualifications required.
- Education/training (2.2.1): University qualification (master’s or equivalent): Computer science, IT, computer science or relevant field
- Language (2.2.2): Good business language skills in N/A
- General professional experience (2.2.3): 2+ years of professional experience in building containerised applications
- Specific professional experience (2.2.4): 5+ Years of experience in IVR stack development and IVR integrations in cross-browser IVR-empowered applications with web interfaces
- Leadership/management experience (2.2.5): N/A
- Regional experience (2.2.6): N/A of experience in projects in (region): N/A, of which N/Ain projects in (country): N/A
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.2.7): N/A
- Other (2.2.8): N/A
Expert 3: Database developer
Some areas of responsibility for this role.
- Design and implemented various database architectures, defining data fields, relationships, and security measures.
- Implement mechanisms for data validation, privacy protection, and efficient data retrieval.
Qualifications required.
- Education/training (2.3.1): University qualification (master’s or equivalent): computer science, data engineering, or a related field
- Language (2.2.2): Good business language skills in N/A
- General professional experience (2.3.3): 5+ years of experience in data engineering
- Specific professional experience (2.3.4): 5+ years of experience in SQL and/or No-SQL Databases
- Leadership/management experience (2.3.5): N/A
- Regional experience (2.3.6): N/A of experience in projects in (region): N/A, of which N/Ain projects in (country): N/A
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.3.7): N/A
- Other (2.3.8): N/A
Expert 4: UI/UX Designer
Experience & Technical expertise.
- Proficiency in UX/UI design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD.
- Strong understanding of user-centred design principles and usability testing.
- Ability to create wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to guide the development process.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices for inclusive design.
Qualifications required.
- Education/training (2.4.1): University qualification (master’s or equivalent): Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Creative design, Multimedia design, advanced certification in graphic design and web design (or related field).
- Language (2.4.2): Good business language skills in N/A
- General professional experience (2.4.3): 5+ years of experience in user experience design
- Specific professional experience (2.4.4): 3+ years of experience in UXUI applications such as Figma,Sketch, Adobe XD
- Leadership/management experience (2.4.5): N/A
- Regional experience (2.4.6): N/A of experience in projects in (region): N/A, of which N/Ain projects in (country): N/A
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.4.7): N/A
- Other (2.4.8): N/A
Expert 5: Front-end developer
Experience & Technical expertise.
- Implement the version control systems (Git).
- Web performance optimization.
- Collaborate with back-end developers and integrate APIs.
Qualifications required.
- Education/training (2.5.1): University qualification (bachelor’s or equivalent): Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
- Language (2.5.2): Good business language skills in N/A
- General professional experience (2.5.3): 5+ years of experience in responsive design and cross-browser compatibility
- Specific professional experience (2.5.4): 3+ years of experience in modern front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js, Angular).
- Leadership/management experience (2.5.5): N/A
- Regional experience (2.5.6): N/A of experience in projects in (region): N/A, of which N/Ain projects in (country): N/A
- Development Cooperation (DC) experience (2.5.7): N/A
- Other (2.5.8): N/A
Costing requirements
The bidder is required to calculate their financial tender based exactly on the parameters specified in the inputs. The contractor is not contractually entitled to use up the days or budget in full. The number of days and the budget will be contractually agreed as maximum limits.
The bidder must also provide an estimation of the quantity of web tools, plugins, SSL certificates, and any additional tools necessary to fulfil the project requirements outlined in the inputs.
Fee days
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Number of experts
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Number of days per expert
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Designation of team leader
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1
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60
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Designation of Key expert: Full stack IVR developer
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1
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60
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Designation of Key expert: Database Developer
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1
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60
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Designation of Key expert: UI/UX Designer
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1
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60
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Designation of Key expert: Front end developer
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1
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60
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Flexible renumeration for Web tools ((web tools, plugins, SSL certificates, cloud services etc)
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2,700,000RWF
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Comments A flexible renumeration of 2,700,000 RWF is foreseen for this assignment therefore please incorporate it in your price offer. Please note that use of the flexible renumeration item will require prior written approval from GIZ
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Requirements on the format of the bid
The structure of the bid must correspond to the structure of the ToR. In particular, the detailed structure of the concept. The bid should be drawn up in English (language).
The CVs of the personnel proposed in accordance with the Personnel Concept section of this ToR must clearly show the position and job the proposed person held in the reference project and for how long. The CVs should also be submitted in English (language).
Contact
If you have questions about the assignment, please contact procurement-rw@giz.de. Please note that we only point to publicly available information for a fair tender process.
Application
The Expression of Interest will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Individual profile,
- Relevant experience,
- Your strategies to assure agility, flexibility, and responsiveness,
- Personnel offer
- Financial offer.
The EoI should contain the following:
For Technical Proposal:
- A Cover letter expressing interest in this assignment.
- Technical Proposal with a brief description of why you would be considered as the most suitable for the assignment, relevant expertise, and a detailed clear methodology, on how will be your approach and complete the assignment. It should be formatted, font type ARIAL, font size 11, and should be clearly formulated. The offer should be drawn up in English language.
- The CVs shall not exceed 4 pages.
- Business /company registration certificate
- Tax clearance certificate.
- References and recommendations of similar works executed in Rwanda for the Financial
Eligibility Criteria (Please you must complete the attached form: Self-declaration of eligibility as part of the open tender RW
- Evidence of commercial register entry (i.e. Registration Certificate issued by RDB)
- Evidence of tax registration (i.e. VAT certificate by RRA)
- Evidence of valid tax clearance (issued by RRA)
- Average annual turnover for the last three financial years (last-but-four financial year can be included in case of tenders held within six months of end of last financial year). Worth 69,000,000RWF
- Average number of employees and managers for the past three calendar years: 5 persons (evidence required)
- Atleast 1 reference projects in the technical field of Communication systems
- Atleast 3 reference projects in Rwanda in the last 3 years (evidence required).
Submission of offer: The Expression of Interest should contain the following:
Technical Proposal:
- A cover letter expressing your interest in this assignment
- Technical proposal with a brief description of why you would be considered as the most suitable for the assignment, relevant expertise, and a detailed, clear methodology, your approach to complete the assignment, template attached.
- CV of the Consultants proposed
- Proof of successful completion of related assignments.
- VAT Registration certificate
- Latest tax clearance certificate
- Company registration certificate (RDB)
Financial Proposal (Template attached): indicates the all-inclusive daily rate, supported by a breakdown of all costs. The costs must be in RWF and VAT
Please submit electronically your EoI (technical & Financial offer) in 2 separated emails and must be in PDF files to this email ONLY: RW_Quotation@giz.de until latest 18th July 2024
Please you must write on each email subject this sentence:
83466520 Technical/financial offer, without this sentence, your offer may not be considered
Only soft copies will be considered
GIZ reserves all rights
List of abbreviations
BMZ German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
GBV Gender Based Violence
IVR Interactive Voice Response
ToR Terms of Reference
EoI Expression of Interest