National Health Insurance Scheme
Corporate Headquarters, Abuja
Request for Expression of Interest (Eoi) For the Development of an Information Management System
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria established for the purpose of ensuring easy access to quality healthcare delivery by all Nigerians.
In collaboration with the World Bank Group (WBG), NHIS, which is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria established for the purpose of ensuring easy access to quality healthcare delivery by all Nigerians, intends to invite eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing their services by submitting a response to this Request for Expression of Interest. Consulting Firms may associate with other interested firms or individuals to enhance their qualifications. Firms that have been determined to be qualified may be invited to submit proposals for the Request for proposals (RFP) that will be
Scope of Work
- Building an appropriate platform for a sustainable and effective scaling-up of NHIS
- Improving the legal regulatory, institutional and policy framework
- Planning and designing me information Management system
- Reviewing current business practices and proposing new business practices to ensure sustainability, efficiency and improved performance of the new system.
- Developing a realistic funding and financing plan for supporting the scaling-up:
- Conducting a review of long term funding requirement and identifying funding strategies and mechanisms for securing potential sources of revenues.
Eligibility for Consideration
Interested consultants must provide information on their expertise and experience with any prior similar assignments experience in similar conditions; availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc, to indicate that they are qualified to perform the services. Other eligibility requirements include.
- Evidence of registration or incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
- Current Tax Clearance Certificate of the company for the past three (3) years
- VAT Certificate
- Evidence of compliance with Pencom Act
- Provide information on expertise and experiences with any prior similar assignment; experience in similar conditions; availability of appropriate skills amongst staff; organogram, etc.
- Bank reference from reputable bank(s)
- Evidence of financial viability
- Company audited accounts for the last three (3) years.
Assessment Criteria
The responses will be reviewed and those consultants deemed best qualified will be short-listed according to the following criteria:
- In-house capacity (in Nigeria and global network) to complete all of the above four workstreams (a-d)
- Successful track record in conducting similar multidimensional projects (policy reform in healthcare, health financing, IT and business improvement)
- Appropriate experience in Africa and particularly, in Nigeria
- Project leadership and core team credentials Marketing brochures should only be provided as attachments and will not be considered as a substitute for written responses. Elaborate artwork is not required or encouraged,
Submission of EOI
1) Two (2) hard copies of responses must be delivered in a sealed envelope at the NHIS Corporate Headquarters:
The Head, Procurement Division
National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
Plot 297, Shehu Yar’Adua Way
Utako District,
Abuja, Nigeria
It is mandatory that responses also be submitted electronically to the World Bank Group eConsult2 for Selection 1018734 to: wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org
Responses are not to exceed 10 pages. If the submitted responses exceed 10 pages, NHIS/WBG reserves the right to read only the first 10 pages.
NHIS/WBG reserves the right to verify any information provided or to request additional information after EOI packages are received.
Submissions should be made on or before 14th December 2010 at 11:30 am. The documents will be opened on December 14, 2010 at 12:00 noon at the NHIS Board Room. Representatives of companies are advised to be at the opening.
The NHIS/WBG reserves the right to reject any or all submissions.
For further information contact the Head, Procurement Division on 09-2900 166 and Ms. Webster at the World Bank Group at awebster@worldbank.org
