DEADLINE: 25TH JUNE, 2024
NIGERIA DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT
11 SOKODE CRESCENT, OFF DALABA STREET, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA NIGERIA
CREDIT NO.: P167183
REOI NO.: NG-ID4D-PIU-23-06.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) FOR ENGAGEMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AGENT (IVA)

The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the World Bank. EIB, and AFD and intends to apply part of the proceeds of the financing to increase the number of persons in Nigeria who have government-recognized proof of unique identity that enables them to access services.

It is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be applied to eligible payments under the contract to cover payments for the Procurement of Goods and Services considered important in the implementation of the Project.
The delivery of a credible, secure, reliable, robust, and accessible national identity management system for Nigeria is the mandate of NIMC and to achieve this, Front- End Partners (FEPs) have been licensed to carry out enrollment of every citizen on behalf of the National Identity Management Commission.
To maintain transparency and independence, the DID4D Project desires to engage an Independent Verification Agents (IVA) to verify and provide assurance of the Enrollment Partners’ performance as reported by the Third-Party monitoring platform.. The IVA’s verification and performance assessment will play a crucial role in promoting accountability and enhancing the overall efficiency of the enrollment and disbursement processes, contributing to the Project’s overall success

2. The Project Implementation Unit of the Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) Project now invites sealed Expression of Interest (EOI) from eligible Firms the following assignment:

    S/No Description of Assignment
    1RefNG-ID4D-PIU-23-06:ENGAGEMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AGENT (IVA)

    3. OBJECTIVES OF THE INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AGENT:
    The objective of the Consultancy is to engage an IVA to verify the achievement of results by the FEPs as laid out in the Project Implementation Manual (PIM) for the Nigeria ID4D Project. The IVA will be expected to conduct an effective Performance Assessment to verify the achievement of the FEPs, in compliance with the approved verification protocol (to be defined by the IVA) that is in line with the objective.

    4. Scope of Services.
    The Firm is required to perform the following tasks to achieve the overall goal of the assignment.

    • Pre-Verification Activities & Define Verification Protocols and Criteria
    • Independent Verification and Audit
    • Cryptographic Audit Trail Verification
    • Compliance Assessment
    • Performance Assessment and Recommendations
    • Bi-yearly Verification Exercise

    5. A Consulting Firm/Consortium capable of carrying out the above assignment (paragraph 4) and expresses interest will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines. Interested Firm’s attention is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Fourth Edition of November 2020, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest

    6. Interested eligible Consulting firms/Consortium can pick up the Expression of Interest Document containing the Terms of Reference for the assignment during office hours of 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below and may seek further information if necessary on the bidding document during office hours of 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below.

    Ecosystem Building, Nigeria ID4D Project Implementation Unit, NIMC Headquarters 11 Sokode Crescent, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

    7. All Firms expressing interest should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services eg inclusion of relevant brochures, description of similar assignments carried out, experience in similar Sector, general qualification of staff including the Organizational Structure, and the number of key staff, etc.

    8. Expressions of Interest must be sent in hard copy to the address below latest on Friday 25th June 2024 at 12:00 noon (local time).

    Signed
    The Project Coordinator,
    Nigeria ID4D Project Implementation Unit,
    NIMC,
    Ecosystem Building,
    NIMC Headquarters 11 Sokode Crescent, off Dalaba Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja.

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