Consultant to support the development of a state-owned enterprise (SOE) database
Request for proposals
Description
The International Secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is seeking an open data consultant to support the development of a state-owned enterprise (SOE) database. The consultant should be a prominent firm, organisation or individual(s) that the EITI International Secretariat considers to be credible, trustworthy and technically competent. The consultant must demonstrate:
- Experience in the development of execution of open data tools and platforms
- Previous experience with tools such as SQLite databases, Datasette, CKAN, Drupal and DKAN is required
- Knowledge of the extractives sector, governance and corruption issues is an advantage
- Prior experience with the EITI is an advantage
To ensure quality and independence in the undertaking, the consultant must, in their technical and financial proposals, disclose any potential or actual conflicts of interest, together with a comment about how they may be avoided.
Application instructions
A consultant will be selected following a quality and cost-based selection procedure. The consultant should submit:
- A Technical Proposal, outlining: (a) the experience of the consultant/s, (b) the proposed methodology and work plan in response to the Terms of Reference (ToRs), (c) the key experts’ qualifications and competence, and (d) a section on potential conflicts of interest. This section should identify any areas of work, including past, present or future consultancies related to the EITI, which might pose a conflict of interest. Please also describe strategies that you intend to use to minimise those risks. The Technical Proposal should not include any financial information. Technical proposals containing material financial information shall be declared non-responsive.
- A Financial Proposal, clearly indicating a lump sum financial proposal of all costs associated, with applicable taxes, in USD. The daily rate for the consultant fees should be clearly indicated. The Financial Proposal should be sent as a password protected PDF file. The passwords should not be sent. The passwords will be requested following the assessment of the technical proposals.
Proposals must be delivered by email to skasimova@eiti.org by close of Thursday 19 October CEST.
About EITI
We believe that a country’s natural resources belong to its citizens. Our mission is to promote understanding of natural resource management, strengthen public and corporate governance and accountability, and provide the data to inform policymaking and multi-stakeholder dialogue in the extractive sector. By becoming a member of the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), countries commit to disclose information along the extractive industry value chain – from how extraction rights are awarded, to how revenues make their way through government and how they benefit the public. Through participation in the EITI, more than 50 countries have agreed to a common set of rules governing what has to be disclosed and when – the EITI Standard. In each country that has joined the EITI, a multi-stakeholder group, composed of government, companies and civil society, supports implementation of the EITI Standard.