Request for Expression of Interest
Consultancy Services to Develop an Electronic Database for
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Civil Society Networks in Nigeria
ActionAid Nigeria with support from the Global Fund under the Round 8, Health System Strengthening (HSS) project is to contribute to an improvement in the quality of integrated AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria programming among Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria. The purpose of the HSS intervention is to strengthen basic health service systems to scale-up ATM interventions through accelerated national roll-out of the Ward Minimum Health Care Package. This is to be achieved through a set of complementary activities involving four objective areas:
1. Improving basic health service delivery in 925 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs)
2. Improving supply chain management,
3. Strengthening PHCs health management information and M&E systems and
4. Strengthening the community based networks and community level committees to ensure that they have minimum capacity to deliver quality ATM services.
Towards achieving this, ActionAid Nigeria is seeking the services of consultants to develop and install an electronic database for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Civil Society Networks using the District Health Information System (DHIS) Software in the ATM Networks State offices in Nigeria.
Experts Required for the Consultancy
The consultancy firm should have;
- A team of experts with capacity to render required services mentioned above at ATM networks national offices, 36 states and the FCT simultaneously
- Experience in developing database and managing health data using the DHIS
- Experience in monitoring and evaluation of health development programmes using DHIS
- Knowledge of the Nigerian health sector especially the National Health Management Information System
- Excellent statistical, analytical and written communication skills
- Experience in building capacity of end users of varying literacy levels
- Demonstrated Knowledge of Nigerian civil society sector, participatory, gender, community mobilization and rights-based approaches.
The consultants should be willing to adopt participatory process and collaborate with the ATM Networks, AA Nigeria staff and other partners in planning and executing the project.
Submission of Expression of Interest
Interested consultancy firms are invited to submit detailed proposal (no more than 8 pages A4 paper size) outlining the competencies and suitability of the firm for the assignment, proposed methodology for accomplishing the consultancy, resources needed, cost implication, time frame as well as readiness for immediate and long-term consultancy. Detailed curriculum vitae of individual experts should be included as an appendix to the proposal which must be submitted electronically to procurement.nigeria@actionaid.org and faith.osuji@actionaid.org on or before 13th February 2011. Detailed information on this Expression of Interest is available at http://www.actionaid nigeria.org/index.php?page=68&id=112 or http://www.actionaid ngr.org/index.php?page=68&id=111
Please note that ActionAid Nigeria will deduct and remit to the Federal Inland Revenue (FIR) a 5% Withholding Tax from the total consultancy fees in accordance with the Nigerian Tax Law. To this effect, the firm will be required to provide its Tax Identification Number (TIN.
