Financial Audit Development for West African Statistics and Digital Projects

REPUBLIC OF CABO VERDE MINISTÉRIO DAS FINANÇAS UNIDADE DE GESTÃO DE PROJETOS ESPECIAIS REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION) COUNTRY: CABO VERDE PROJECT: HARMONIZING AND IMPROVING STATISTICS IN WEST AFRICA Credit No.: 65740 PROJECT ID No.: P169265 Date: January 15, 2026 Notice Number: REoI – 109/UGPE/HISWA/2025 Assignment Title: Development of Financial and Accounting Audits for the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics In West Africa Project, the Digital Cabo Verde Project and for the Health Security Program In Western And Central Africa.

• The Government of Cabo Verde has received from the International Development Association – IDA / World Bank (hereafter named “World Bank”), the Credits ref. V3050-CV (PPA) and 6792-CV to fund the Digital Cabo Verde Project aiming at strengthening Cabo Verde’s digital competitiveness foundations and improve the provision digital public service, the Credit ref. 6574-CV to fund the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa Project aiming at strengthening statistics systems of participating countries and regional bodies in Africa to harmonize, produce, disseminate and enhance the use of core economic and social statistics, and the Credit ref. 6574-CV and TF 0C4266-CV to fund the Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa aiming at increasing regional collaboration and health system capacities to prevent, detect and respond to health emergencies in Western and Central Africa, and intends to apply part of the amount of said credits for: Development of Financial and Accounting Audits for the Digital Cabo Verde Project, Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa Project and Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa.
• The objective of this Consulting Services (“the Services”) – is development financial and accounting audits for the Digital Cabo Verde Project, the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics in West Africa Project and for the Health Security Program in Western and Central.
• The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment shall be requested by email address given below, from 8 a.m. until 04 p.m. (local time), during the working day, or can be found published at the following websites: https://www.mf.gov.cv/web/mf/outras-publicacoes/ https://ugpe.gov.cv/concursos?page=1.
• The Unidade de Gestão dos Projetos Especiais (UGPE) now invites eligible Consulting Firms (“Consultants”) to express their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. (Relevant material must not exceed 30 pages overall)
• The shortlisting criteria are:
• Core business and years in the related business;
• Relevant experience, demonstrated by a portfolio of similar assignments accomplished ;
• Technical and managerial capability of the firm.
• Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
• The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, dated July 2016 and revised on February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest published on the World Bank website.
• 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.
• A Consultant Firm will be selected in accordance with the Least Cost Based Selection (LCS) method, set out in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, July 2016 edition, revised on February 2025.
• Interested Consultants Firms may obtain further information in written, only through the emails address below, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. (local time), during working days.

Email: nuno.gomes@mf.gov.cv ; Josel.Fernandes@mf.gov.cv; ildo.a.varela@mf.gov.cv ; Karine.Tavares@mf.gov.cv; Adilma.silva@mf.gov.cv ; debora.vieira@mf.gov.cv ; Ailine.Fernandes@mf.gov.cv;

• The Expressions of interest must be submitted in written within the deadline, in English, with the mention " Development of Financial and Accounting Audits for the Harmonizing and Improving Statistics In West Africa Project, the Digital Cabo Verde Project and for the Health Security Program In Western And Central Africa " to the addresses below (in person or by e-mail address below indicated) until January 30, 2026 .
• The responses to any questions about this Contest will be shared on the UGPE website: https://ugpe.gov.cv/concursos?page=1.

Unidade de Gestão de Projetos Especiais | Ministério das Finanças Attn: Nuno Gomes – UGPE Coordinator Avenida Amílcar Cabral, Ex. Edifício do BCV, 4º Andar, Plateau, Cidade da Praia, Cabo Verde, C.P. nº 145, República de Cabo Verde Tel: + 238 - 261 7584/261-6198 Email: nuno.gomes@mf.gov.cv ; Josel.Fernandes@mf.gov.cv; ildo.a.varela@mf.gov.cv ; Karine.Tavares@mf.gov.cv; Adilma.silva@mf.gov.cv; debora.vieira@mf.gov.cv ; Ailine.Fernandes@mf.gov.cv. Agency: Unidade de Gestao de Projectos Especiais Procurement method: Least Cost Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 50000.0 USD