Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of A Consulting Firm To Provide Assistance For The Development Of A Cooperation Platform Between Beac, Universities, And Research Centers In Cemac

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Consulting Firm to Provide Assistance for the Development of a Cooperation Platform Between BEAC, Universities, and Research Centers in CEMAC The Central Bank intends to use part of the resources provided under this Grant to finance a consulting contract for assistance in developing a cooperation platform between BEAC, universities, and research centers in CEMAC. 2. Working Language The working language is French. 3. Objective and Scope of Services The main objective of the services is to establish the above-mentioned platform, primarily aimed at bringing together all the research resources and expertise in the CEMAC region through the virtual space created. The services will include, among others: Modeling and preparation of analysis documents; Defining architectures and preparing design documents; Implementing continuous integration to facilitate and accelerate platform deployments; Installing the testing and acceptance environment for the provisional platform; Transferring skills to BEAC IT staff from the project team throughout all phases of the software life cycle, including daily coaching and specific training when necessary; Designing a web and mobile application with all functionalities included in the specifications and the design document approved by the beneficiary; Preparing a user guide and conducting training for users of the future application; Training a team of administrators and users from the various stakeholders; Backing up the source code of the developed and deployed application on a CD-ROM and transferring it to the project owner; Hosting and deploying the application in a secure data center operated by BEAC; Providing technical assistance during the operation of the application for a period of six (6) months; Preparing a risk management plan and a change management plan. 4. Duration The services are expected to last a maximum of twelve (12) months, comprising: Six (6) months for the development and deployment phase of the platform; and Six (6) months of maintenance, starting from the date of provisional acceptance of the platform [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement