REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL- Only for Local FIRM/ORGANISATION

                                               Ref- (RFP-2014-9114029)

1.      Topic:  Consultancy services: to design, develop, install and support implementation of school management information system at school for (Phase I : 7 months and Phase II 10 months)

2.   Background

EMIS has been functional in Ethiopia for a long period of time. Great improvement has been noted in collecting education data and publishing basic statistics in education annually. MoE has currently educational statistics application software called StatEduc2, implemented in all the Regional Education Bureaus (REBs) of the country. The system is web-based database application system for data entry, storage, and processing.

3.  Objectives

Objectives of Education Management Information System (EMIS) in many education systems include ensuring that education stakeholders at all levels can generate and have access to reliable data and information; and that policy makers, education managers and planners use accurate, timely information and relevant data to effectively operate and develop the education system.

4. Qualification of Firm and Experience Required

The consulting firm must have developed at least two MIS and web-based applications in the last 5 years. Team Leader/System Analyst- Master’s Degree in Computer Science and related fields-7 years of experience of which 5 years extensive experience in team coordination, system analysis, software design, software development, supply, and installation. Database specialists two- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and related fields-5 years’ experience .Software programmer two- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and related fields-5 years’ experience in software programming. Testing, maintenance and support professional five- Bachelor’s  Degree in Computer Science and related fields-4 years’ experience in  software testing and maintenance. National and/or International Expert on Education Statistics-5 years’ experience in education statistics and economics of education.

Interested and eligible bidders are invited to collect the complete tender document by sending an email to the address below starting on 4^rd Sept 2014. Formal offers are to be submitted to UNICEF on Friday before 9.00 am. 19^th- Sept- 2014. Due to the nature of the bid, there will be no bid public opening for this offer.  

UNICEF reserves the right to accept or reject part or all of any or all bids.

ADDRESS:   UNICEF ETHIOPIA, Supply Section, Room 3, Attn. Mr. Sebastian  Muzuma (smuzuma@unicef.org) P.O.BOX 1169, TEL: +251-11 5184233, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia.