AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION (AUC)
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR PRODUCTION OF AN AFRICAN SOEs NETWORK WEBSITE
PROCUREMENT NUMBER: APRM/SIDA/RFQ/ 001/SOE/2020
DEADLINE: 15TH OCTOBER, 2020
1. BACKGROUND
In December 2019, The African Peer Review Mechanism received financing from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant as payments towards this procurement. The quotation MUST be received on or before 15th October 2020 at 11.00(a.m) hours South Africa time. Bid received after the closing date and time shall be rejected. Submission Email: tender@aprm.au.org and title of procurement should read – PROCUREMENT NO: APRM/SIDA/RFQ/ 001/SOE/2020: PRODUCTION OF AN AFRICAN SOES NETWORK WEBSITE.
2. INTRODUCTION
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), is a specialised agency of the African Union and the continent’s pioneer self-monitoring tool for promoting good governance. Launched in 2003, the Mechanism is a voluntary exercise that offers African states the opportunity to systematically assess and review their governance performance. The Mechanism also provides a platform for sharing replicable successful practices and enhancing the adoption and implementation policies, standards and codes. The APRM currently has a membership of 39 states and its Continental Secretariat is located at No. 230 15th Road, Randjespark, Midrand South Africa.
3. MANDATE OF APRM
The APRM promotes and facilitates self-monitoring among participating member states to ensure that their policies and practices conform to the agreed political, economic, corporate governance and socioeconomic values, codes and standards contained in the Declaration on Democracy, Political, Economic and Corporate Governance; and the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance as we’ll as other relevant treaties, conventions and instruments adopted by Participating States whether through the African Union or through other international platforms.
In the implementation of its mandate, the APRM primarily seeks to foster the adoption of policies, standards and practices that lead to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable and inclusive development, as well as accelerated regional and continental economic integration
4. RATIONALE / OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
APRM integrated the Improved Governance of State-Owned Enterprises agenda as its one of flagship projects. Related to the review and implementation of APRM core mandate it was believed that the introduction of African SOEs Network flagship projects can play a catalysts role in enhance good governance in the continent. To this effect the African SOEs Network secretariate is seeking to hair a service provider to develop a website on secure open source platform to promote the mission of the SOEs Network, that is to promoting adherence to the values, ideals and standards of good corporate governance in the management of state-owned enterprises throughout the Continent.
