World Bank project No. : P171528

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Commonwealth of Dominica

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Credit No: IDA-66850

Project ID: P171528

The Government of Commonwealth of Dominica has received financing in the amount of US$28,400,000 from the World Bank toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project –Dominica and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project has four (4) components as follows:

Component 1: Digital Enabling Environment

This component supports the development of a positive enabling environment for the region’s digital economy that drives competition, investment, and innovation while promoting trust and security of online transactions. It focuses on legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to facilitate modernization of the telecommunications and digital financial services sectors while mitigating growing risks of a digital economy, including cybersecurity and data protection and privacy.

The Project also supports the development of a national level cybersecurity capability to monitor, identify, protect against, and respond to cyberthreats and support the requisite enabling environment and capacity improvements at the national level. A Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be established using a regionally compatible design and frameworks developed as part of the regionally implemented activities under the subcomponent.

Component 2: Digital Government Infrastructure, Platforms, and Services

This component supports public sector modernization, resilience, and delivery of digital public services to individuals and businesses and aims to ensure:

1. availability of core infrastructure, platforms, institutions, and human capacity needed to efficiently and effectively manage internal government operations and building on these core enablers public services widely accessible online from anywhere within the country, region, or across the globe.
2. preparedness of the region’s governments for deeper interconnectivity and interoperability of data and information systems across borders to smooth administration of regional trade, immigration, and other services between countries.
3. continuity of government operations and services, real-time data-driven decision making, and remote working for civil servants and the ability to rapidly target and deliver payments and social services to citizens and businesses in the event of natural disasters and external shocks.

Component 3: Digital Skills and Technology Adoption

This component aims to better equip individuals and businesses across the region for the jobs and economy of the future and to spur innovation and productivity growth.

It adopts a regional approach, aiming to capture economies of scale in specialized digital skills development programs and to create a pool of advanced digital talent to better position the region to attract investment by digital firms. It also aims to tackle both supply and demand side constraints, supporting greater technology adoption and utilization of digitally enabled business models to drive demand for newly skilled employees as well as making connections with global employment opportunities through online working platforms. Specific efforts and targets are included to encourage maximum participation of women and girls in the support programs in order to promote greater opportunities and representation in digitally enabled professions and businesses.

Component 4: Project Implementation Support

This component includes support to the PIU for the implementation and management of national level project activities, including for staffing of the PIU as well as capacity building and training initiatives.

It is planned to procure the following goods and consulting services using open international competitive procedures:

1. GOODS

1. Supply and installation of cybersecurity system
2. Supply and installation of Health Management Information System
3. Systems integration, support with introduction of unique digital identifier, development and implementation of citizen authentication and digital signature solution
4. Roll-out of national ID cards
5. Procurement of hardware and software platform for systems integration and implementation of unique digital identifier, citizen authentication and digital signature
6. Supply and installation of immigration kiosks at ports and airports

1. CONSULTING SERVICES

1. Support for development of national cybersecurity capability
2. Development of a government digitalization strategy and implementation roadmap, enterprise architecture, interoperability framework and business continuity; and training
3. Legal and regulatory assessment and recommendations on necessary reforms to implement an integrated ID system and authentication platform
4. Development of technical requirements for ID system implementation and business process re-engineering and end-to-end digitization of citizen facing services
5. Development of electronic entry permit mechanism
6. Feasibility study for implementation of Health Management Information System
7. Bulk disbursements digitalization
8. Development and Delivery of Digital Skills Training
9. Digital content for distance learning

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers ((July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018) (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations. After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, on the World Bank’s external website, and www.dominica.gov.dm / http://cardtp.gov.dm and in two (2) main local newspapers, The Sun News Paper and The Chronicle.

Prequalification/Initial Selection of suppliers and contractors are not expected.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:

Jermaine Jewel Jean-Pierre, PhD

Project Manager

Project Implementation Unit

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP)

Ministry of Public Works and the Digital Economy

2nd Floor First Domestic Building,

19-21 King George V Street

Roseau

Commonwealth of Dominica

00109-8000

Telephone: 1-767-266-3840/3841/3844

Email: jeanpierrej@dominica.gov.dm;   

cc dtp.procurement@gmail.com                          

www.dominica.gov.dm

http://cardtp.gov.dm

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Saint Lucia

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Credit No: IDA-6682-LC

Project ID: P171528

The Government of Saint Lucia has received financing in the amount of US$20,000,000 from the World Bank toward the cost of Saint Lucia’s implementation of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project. This amount will apply to part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project has four (4) components as follows:

Component 1: Digital Enabling Environment

This component supports the development of a positive enabling environment for the region’s digital economy that drives competition, investment, and innovation while promoting trust and security of online transactions. It focuses on legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to facilitate modernization of the telecommunications and digital financial services sectors while mitigating growing risks of a digital economy, including cybersecurity and data protection and privacy.

The Project also supports the development of a national level cybersecurity capability to monitor, identify, protect against, and respond to cyberthreats and support the requisite enabling environment and capacity improvements at the national level. A Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be established using a regionally compatible design and frameworks developed as part of the regionally implemented activities under the subcomponent.

Component 2: Digital Government Infrastructure, Platforms, and Services

This component supports public sector modernization, resilience, and delivery of digital public services to individuals and businesses and aims to ensure:

1. availability of core infrastructure, platforms, institutions, and human capacity needed to efficiently and effectively manage internal government operations and building on these core enablers public services widely accessible online from anywhere within the country, region, or across the globe.
2. preparedness of the region’s governments for deeper interconnectivity and interoperability of data and information systems across borders to smooth administration of regional trade, immigration, and other services between countries.
3. continuity of government operations and services, real-time data-driven decision making, and remote working for civil servants and the ability to rapidly target and deliver payments and social services to citizens and businesses in the event of natural disasters and external shocks.

Component 3: Digital Skills and Technology Adoption

This component aims to better equip individuals and businesses across the region for the jobs and economy of the future and to spur innovation and productivity growth.

It adopts a regional approach, aiming to capture economies of scale in specialized digital skills development programs and to create a pool of advanced digital talent to better position the region to attract investment by digital firms. It also aims to tackle both supply and demand side constraints, supporting greater technology adoption and utilization of digitally enabled business models to drive demand for newly skilled employees as well as making connections with global employment opportunities through online working platforms. Specific efforts and targets are included to encourage maximum participation of women and girls in the support programs in order to promote greater opportunities and representation in digitally enabled professions and businesses.

Component 4: Project Implementation Support

This component includes support to the PIU for the implementation and management of national level project activities, including for staffing of the PIU as well as capacity building and training initiatives.

It is planned to procure the following goods and consulting services using open international competitive procedures:

1. WORKS

1. Support for an innovation program and co-working space
2. Upgrading of approximately 20 Classrooms to smart classrooms by providing broadband connectivity, video recording and conferencing equipment, smartboards, recording capabilities, and furniture, among others.
3. Site preparation and civil works for foundation of the 40ft container to establish a Containerized Datacenter.

1. GOODS

1. Supply and installation of cybersecurity system
2. Supply and installation of Health Management Information System
3. Phase 1: Supply, Refurbishment and Retrofitting of a 40ft container to establish a Containerized Datacenter to host a DigiGov Platform, through a Turnkey solution.                                                        Phase 2:  Supply and Installation of Equipment to establish a Containerized Datacenter to host a DigiGov
4. Support for purchase of digital devices and associated digital content to access among all Grade 6 and Form 1 for remote learning by Students
5. Software Development Platform to facilitate Virtual Learning
6. Financing of devices (laptops) with accessories to enable remote working for a minimum of 450 Senior / Grade 16 and above civil servants.

3.  CONSULTING SERVICES

1. Support for development of national cybersecurity capability
2. Drafting of Legislation for Digital Payments, Digital Identification, as well as amending existing Finance Act to include Third Party Transactions for Trade Facilitation
3. Consultancy Services for the Development of a Business Continuity Plan for the GOSL
4. Consultancy Services for the Preparation of Detailed Specifications for Turnkey Solution for a containerized Datacenter to host the DigiGov platform and associated data and services, and backup centralized Government data hosted by the Government Information Technology Services (GITS), Customs & Excise Department, Inland Revenue and other Government Departments
5. Development and Delivery of Digital Skills Training
6. Capacity building of public sector IT professionals and civil servants
7. Consultancy Services for the Development of the Broadband Policy and Strategy

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers ((July 2016, revised November 2016, August 2018 and November 2020) (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations.  After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, on the World Bank’s external website, Government of Saint Lucia website:  www.stlucia.gov.lc and www.finance.gov.lc

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:

Ms. Francillia Solomon

Project Manager

Project Management Unit

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Department of Public Sector Modernization

Ministry of Public Service

Bourbon Street,

Castries,

Saint Lucia

Telephone: 1-758-484-9198

slu.cardpt@gmail.com

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Credit No. IDA 66910

Project ID: P171528

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing in the amount of US$30,000,000.00 equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project has four (4) components as follows:

Component 1: Digital Enabling Environment

This component supports the development of a positive enabling environment for the region’s digital economy that drives competition, investment, and innovation while promoting trust and security of online transactions. It focuses on legal, regulatory, and institutional reforms to facilitate modernization of the telecommunications and digital financial services sectors while mitigating growing risks of a digital economy, including cybersecurity and data protection and privacy.

The Project also supports the development of a national level cybersecurity capability to monitor, identify, protect against, and respond to cyberthreats and support the requisite enabling environment and capacity improvements at the national level. A Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be established using a regionally compatible design and frameworks developed as part of the regionally implemented activities under the subcomponent.

Component 2: Digital Government Infrastructure, Platforms, and Services

This component supports public sector modernization, resilience, and delivery of digital public services to individuals and businesses and aims to ensure:

1. availability of core infrastructure, platforms, institutions, and human capacity needed to efficiently and effectively manage internal government operations and building on these core enablers public services widely accessible online from anywhere within the country, region, or across the globe.
2. preparedness of the region’s governments for deeper interconnectivity and interoperability of data and information systems across borders to smooth administration of regional trade, immigration, and other services between countries.
3. continuity of government operations and services, real-time data-driven decision making, and remote working for civil servants and the ability to rapidly target and deliver payments and social services to citizens and businesses in the event of natural disasters and external shocks.

Component 3: Digital Skills and Technology Adoption

This component aims to better equip individuals and businesses across the region for the jobs and economy of the future and to spur innovation and productivity growth.

It adopts a regional approach, aiming to capture economies of scale in specialized digital skills development programs and to create a pool of advanced digital talent to better position the region to attract investment by digital firms. It also aims to tackle both supply and demand side constraints, supporting greater technology adoption and utilization of digitally enabled business models to drive demand for newly skilled employees as well as making connections with global employment opportunities through online working platforms. Specific efforts and targets are included to encourage maximum participation of women and girls in the support programs in order to promote greater opportunities and representation in digitally enabled professions and businesses.

Component 4: Project Implementation Support

This component includes support to the PIU for the implementation and management of national level project activities, including for staffing of the PIU as well as capacity building and training initiatives.

It is planned to procure the following goods and consulting services using open international competitive procedures:

1. GOODS

1. Supply and installation of cybersecurity system
2. System Integration and Implementation Support, digitization and integration of identification registries, user authentication
3. hardware and software platform for systems integration and implementation of unique digital identifier
4. implementation of Digital Payment Platform
5. Enhancing Capacity for Data and Services Hosting and Backup for Resilience
6. Acquisition of high-resolution images
7. Supply and Installation of Unified Land Information System
8. Procurement of Hardware and software Platform for Single Window Customs Clearance System
9. Supply and Installation of Tax System

1. CONSULTING SERVICES

1. Project Implementation Support
2. Cybersecurity awareness program
3. Development of Digital Strategy, Standards, Business Continuity and Protocols
4. Development of Technical Requirements for ID System Implementation and business process re-engineering of citizen facing digital services
5. Review of policies, legislations and regulations and development of recommendations on necessary reforms to implement an integrated ID system, authentication platform, digital signature and land administration
6. Operational and Technological Development of Digital Payment Platform
7. Tax System Feasibility Study
8. Development and Delivery of Digital Skills Training
9. Development and Delivery of Managerial Training

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018) (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations. After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, on the World Bank’s external website, local newspapers: Searchlight, The Vincentian and The News and the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ website (www.gov.vc )

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, non-consulting services and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:

Mr. Edmond Jackson

Director General of Finance, Economic Planning, and Information Technology

Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Information Technology

1st Floor, Administrative Centre,

Bay Street

Kingstown

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Tel: 784-457-1746 & 784-457-2182

Email: edfpmcu@svgcpd.com, cenplan@svgcpd.com, scstewart@svgcpd.com, medwards-john@svgcpd.com, office.finance@gov.vc

Website: www.gov.vc

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Grant No. D6520

Project ID No.: P171528

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean State (OECS) has received financing in the amount of US$8,000,000 equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project has four (4) components as follows:

Component 1: Digital Enabling Environment

Component 2: Digital Government Infrastructure, Platforms, and Services

Component 3: Digital Skills and Technology Adoption

Component 4: Project Implementation Support

The OECS will be involved in the implementation of the Project activities under the following components and sub-components:

Component 1: Digital Enabling Environment

Subcomponent 1.1 – Telecommunications: Legal and Regulatory Environment, Institutions and Capacity

This sub-component aims to support greater telecoms sector competition, affordability and service quality across the region as well as enhancing resilience and emergency response capabilities for critical communications infrastructure.  It will support modernization of the legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks governing the telecoms sector and the capacity to implement them at regional and national level. 

Subcomponent 1.2 – Digital Financial Services: Legal and Regulatory Environment, Institutions and Capacity

This sub-component aims to spur greater innovation, investment and adoption of digital financial services across the region. It will support modernization of the policy, legal and regulatory frameworks and underlying payment infrastructure currently holding back innovators within the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) from rolling out new non-bank digital payment products and services and preventing merchants, governments and individuals from more routinely utilizing digital forms of payment.   

Subcomponent 1.3 – Cybersecurity, Data Protection and Privacy:  Legal and Regulatory Environment, Institutions and Capacity

This sub-component aims to build trust in online transactions and strengthen the security and resilience of digital infrastructure and systems. It will promote cybersecurity awareness and capacity building as well as create an enabling environment and institutions needed to protect the public and private sector from cyber vulnerabilities. The project will utilize a combination of regional and national level approaches to share knowledge, resources and respond to shared threats.  The subcomponent will also include support to develop harmonized data protection and privacy frameworks across the region to ensure a unified space for investment and deployment of data driven services.

Component 3: Digital Skills and Technology Adoption

Subcomponent 3.1: Workforce-Ready Digital Skills

This sub-component aims to support training to employment opportunities in digitally enabled professions. Regional level activities will target more advanced and specialized digital skills development and remote working placements with global firms and clients.

It is planned to procure the following goods and consulting services using open international competitive procedures:

1. 1. GOODS
2. Procurement of Hardware and Software for Monitoring of Quality of Service
   1. CONSULTING SERVCIES

1. Support with review, amendment and implementation of the legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks governing the telecommunications sector
2. Monitoring and Enforcement of Quality of Service
3. Network Resilience and Post-Disaster Recovery
4. Support with review, amendment and implementation of the legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks enabling digital financial services
5. Survey and analysis of data on use of financial technologies and services
6. Development of Payment System Strategy for the Eastern Caribbean Region
7. Support with review, amendment and implementation of the legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks and policy regarding cybersecurity and cybercrime
8. Development of regional and national digital skills training framework

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the ‘World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers for Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services’ dated July 2016 and revised in November 2017 and August 2018 (‘Procurement Regulations’), and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations. After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, on the World Bank’s external website and the website of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States: www.oecs.int., the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS): https://caricomimpacs.org/  and the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority: https://www.ectel.int/. 

Prequalification/Initial Selection of suppliers and contractors are not expected.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods and consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below:

Programme Management Unit

Myrtle Drysdale-Octave

Head of Procurement

Morne Fortuné

P.O. Box 179

Castries

Saint Lucia

Telephone number 1-758-455-6349/51

Facsimile number 1-758-453-1628

Email: procurement@oecs.org

Web site address:  www.oecs.org