| Assessment of Rwanda's land registration, land information 
	  management, land-use planning and land-management systems and production 
	  of a technical and financial proposal Services Negotiated Procedure Notice from DFID
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				Title: Assessment 
	of Rwanda’s land-registration, land-information management, land-use 
	planning and land-management systems and production of a technical and 
	financial proposal.  
				1. 
	Awarding authority: UK 
	Department for International Development (DFID), 1 Palace Street, London 
	SW1E 5HE, Contact: Cormac Quinn (E-mail:
    			c-quinn@dfid.gov.uk, Tel: +44 207 023 0913, Fax: +44 207 023 0826). 
				2. 
	Category of service and description, CPC reference number, quantity, 
	options: CPV: 
				Foreign economic-aid-related services.
 CPV:
 Land management services.
 
				Additional description: DFID 
	is seeking Expressions of Interest from Consultants to undertake an 
	assessment of Rwanda’s land-registration, land-information management, 
	land-use planning and land-management systems and to assist the Ministry of 
	Lands, Resettlement and Environment (MINITERE) to produce a technical and 
	financial proposal for the development of these systems. The technical and 
	financial proposal will include an assessment of the information, institutional, personnel, 
	training, technology, equipment, logistical and financial requirements and 
	the plans and cash flow projections for the development of the 
	abovementioned systems. The technical and financial proposal will be 
	presented at a partner conference at the end of the contract period.The 
	budget for the resultant contract is limited to £90,000. 
				3. 
	Delivery to: The 
	Government of Rwanda: The Ministry of Land, Resettlement and Environment 
	(MINITERE). 
				4. a) 
	Reserved for a particular profession: Not 
	Applicable4. b) Law, regulation or administrative provision:
 4. c) Obligation to mention the names and qualifications of personnel: Yes
 
				5. 
	Division into lots: Not 
	Applicable 
				6. 
	Number of service providers which will be invited to tender: Between 
	5 and 8 
				7. 
	Variants: Not 
	Applicable 
				8. 
	Time limits for completion or duration of the contract, for starting or 
	providing the service: It 
	is envisaged that the contract will begin by the 27th of October 
	2003 and finish by the 13th of February 2004.  
				9. 
	Legal form in case of group bidders: Joint 
	and several liability. 
				10. a) 
	Justification for accelerated procedure: N/A10. b) Deadline for receipt of applications: 04.08.2003. 14.00 (UK 
	time)
 10. c) Address: As in 1.
 10. d) Language(s): English
 
				11. 
	Final date for the dispatch of invitations to tender: 15 
	August 2003 
				12. 
	Deposits and guarantees: Not 
	Applicable 
				13. 
	Qualifications: Expressions 
	of Interest should be submitted using the application form available by 
	clicking here.  
				The 
	Expression of Interest should include a capability statement of not more 
	than 4 A4 pages/2000 words in length accompanied by abridged CV/CVs of key 
	personnel. 
				Expressions of Interest should quote reference ‘Rwanda: Land Reform 
	Contract’ and should be sent by e-mail, fax or post.  
				Following 
	assessment of Expressions of Interest, DFID will invite short-listed 
	applicants to submit full technical and commercial proposals. 
				The 
	capability statement must show evidence of skills in the following areas:- 
					
					
					Experience of similar work 
	  and track record.
					
					Experience in Sub-Saharan 
	  Africa.
					
					Evidence of a recognised 
	  professional qualification in a relevant subject.
					
					Experience in working with 
	  national and local governments (ideally including those in sub-Saharan 
	  Africa) on land-registration, land-information management and land-use 
	  planning assessments and programming.
					
					Fluency in English and/or 
	  French and an ability to communicate in both languages is essential. 
				14. 
	Award criteria: Criteria 
	indicated in the invitation to tender 
				15. 
	Other information: Prices 
	are not needed at the expression of interest stage, however, when required 
	prices must be in sterling. All payments under the contract will be made in 
	sterling. DFID reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not to 
	award a contract. 
				Terms of 
	Reference for the contract are available from Cormac Quinn (see Awarding 
	Authority for contact details). 
				16. 
	Date of publication of pre-information:  
				17. 
	Notice Postmarked:  
				18. 
	Notice received on:  
				19. 
	Covered by the GPA agreement: Yes |