Request for expressions of interest for selection of consulting firm for Staff Capacity Building in AI and Project Management Tender at Smart Africa alliance
Country: Rwanda 

Grant No.: IDA-E2670

Tender reference No.: RW-SAA-530857-CS-QCBS

Assignment Title: Consulting firm for Staff Capacity Building in AI and Project Management.

The Smart Africa alliance has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Digital Transformation for Africa /Western Africa Regional Digital Integration Program - WARDIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services to hire consulting firm for Staff Capacity Building in AI and Project Management.

The consulting services (“the Services”) includes to enhance the functional, behavioral, and strategic capabilities of Smart Africa staff by delivering structured, contextualized, and practical training modules across two core capacity domains:

A. AI Capabilities: 

• Deliver the Cognitive Project Management in Ai (CPMAI)v7 certification program, ensuring staff gain expertise in AI-driven project management frameworks, ethical AI deployment, and integration with Smart Africa’s digital transformation goals. 
• Equip staff with practical skills in using AI tools to optimize workflows, increase efficiency, streamline communication, generate content, and support data-driven decision-making, while ensuring strict data privacy and ethical use of AI.
• This training will be for the overall Smart Africa Secretariat. Participants will be divided into cohorts of 15 people each.

B. Project Management Skills: 

• Provide PMP certification training aligned with PMI standards, covering project planning, risk management, and stakeholder coordination to Facilitate official certifications for all participants

• The target group for this training will be the technical team involved directly in managing and/or coordinating projects. It will be conducted for 10 participants.

The detailed Terms of reference for this assignment can be downloaded from this link.https://smartafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ToR-AI-Project-Management-final-and-cleared.pdf

The Smart Africa alliance 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 will focus on specific experience of the firm in conducting relevant assignment, years of experience in core business and technical and Managerial capability of the firm. 

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” seventh Edition September 2025 setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Available on: 

https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/c84273d1b230aeb2b0b8134de5dc8cd7-0290012025/original/Procurement-Regulations-7th-Edition-Sep-2025.pdf

In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment as per paragraph3.17 of the Procurement Regulations.

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 quality and cost best selection method set out in the world Bank Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office from 9AM to 5PM Rwanda Kigali Time. 

Expressions of interest must be delivered by email to the following email address not later than 10th March 2026 at 5PM Kigali-Rwanda Time.

Smart Africa Secretariat

10th floor in Career Center Building, 

KG 541 ST, Kigali – Rwanda 

Website: www.smartafrica.org

Email: procurement@smartafrica.organd copy to robert.gatsinzi@smartafrica.org

PO Box: 4913 Kigali.