REOI-Trust Services Capacity building - ISO and GDPR

Assignment Title: Trust Services Capacity building - ISO and GDPR
Reference No.: GZ-MTIT-457604-CS-CQS

The Palestinian Liberation Organization has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount of USD 20 million for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to finance the Digital West Bank & Gaza Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The purpose of the assignment consulting services (“the Services”) is to provide cybersecurity training for MTDE staff and other government personnel who will be nominated by ministries to cover: (i) ISO 27001 – Lead Implementer. (ii) ISO 27001 – Lead Auditor. (iii) GDPR Foundation and (iv) GDPR Practitioner.
These services are expected to be finished within a period not exceeding 6 months.
The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following link

http://tiny.cc/ts-capacity-tor

The Ministry of Telecom and Digital Economy (MTDE) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate 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.

The shortlisting criteria of the firm is: core business and years in business, relevant experience, 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 November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

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 will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) procurement method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: Sunday – Thursday (09:00 AM – 01:00 PM) (Local Time GMT +2)
Zuhdi Jarrar - Procurement Specialist
e-mail: [email protected]

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by e-mail) by November 14, 2024

Ministry of Telcom and Digital Economy
Attn: Zuhdi Jarrar – Procurement Specialist
Postal code: P6140389
Al-Bireh – Al-Mobadeen St.
Tel:+970-2-2943333 ext 344
Mobile: +970-592980008
E-mail: [email protected]