Assessment of Overall Operational Effectiveness of the Tax Administration System
Job Description
The Ministry of Finance – Government of Somaliland
Institutional Support for Economic Governance Project (ISEGP)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES)
Assignment Title: Assessment of Overall Operational Effectiveness of the Tax Administration System
Sector: Governance
Grant Number: 2100155043071
Project ID No.: P-SO-KF0-015
1. Background
The Government of Somaliland has received financing from the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Institutional Support for Economic Governance Project (ISEGP) and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for Consultancy Services for the Assessment of the overall Operational Effectiveness of the Tax Administration System.
2. Scope of the assignment: This consultancy service is to conduct as assessment of the overall operational effectiveness of the Tax Administration System, and deliver actionable outputs for the following areas:
i. Conduct assessment based on Taxpayer Diagnostic Assessment Tool (TADAT) for the Revenue Departments (Inland Revenue and Customs)
ii. Assessing the taxpayer registration base and taxpayer identification number (TIN) integrity and setup.
iii. Assessment of the operationalization of Somaliland Revenue Authority.
The detailed information is available in the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment and can be provided upon submission of the application by Email: hassan@somalilandpfm.org and copy procurement@somalilandpfm.org
3. Duration: The estimated timeframe for this assignment is 100 working days from the day of commencement.
Skills and Qualifications
4. The Ministry of Ministry of Finance now invites eligible consultancy firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultancy firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services:
1. Core business of the firm and years in business.
2. Specific experience in successfully implementing similar assignments
3. Experience of relevant services in an environment similar to that of Somalia
4. Technical and managerial organization of the firm (provide only the structure of the organization, general qualification, and number of key staff). Do not provide CVs of key staff. Key experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage
5. Eligibility criteria, the establishment of the short-list, and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Rules and Procedures for the use of Consultants” in November 2018, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
6. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
7. A Consulting firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selections (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
How to apply
8. Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
9. Deadline for submission: Expressions of interest should be delivered in a written form and titled” Assessment the Overall Operational Effectiveness of the Tax Administration System” to the address below (in person, or by e-mail) and titled by August 18, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. local Time.
Ministry of Finance,
Government of Somaliland
PFM Building
Contact Person: Hassan Farah
Telephone Number: +252634475005
Email: hassan@somalilandpfm.org
procurement@somalilandpfm.org
