The Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT)
TITLE: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR SUPPLY OF TANZANIA INSTANT PAYMENT SYSTEM (TIPS) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR DEEPENING TRUST (FSDT) ON BEHALF OF THE BANK OF TANZANIA
TERMS OF REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
The Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) was incorporated in Tanzania on 1st July 2004. The FSDT‘s overall aim is to make contribution to All Tanzanians to (derive value) from regular use of financial services which are delivered with dignity and fairness. FSDT’s objective are:
- Advocating for an improved policy, institutional, legal and regulatory framework at national and sub-national levels of financial services
- Promoting more relevant market infrastructure and ways to reduce transaction costs between FSPs and potential clients
- Stimulating improved access to financial products and services that respond to the needs of MSMEs
- Stimulating improved access to financial products and services that respond to the needs of households and individual.
FSDT, is facilitating the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) in developing and implementing the Tanzania instant Payment System (TIPS), that is an interoperable national real time payment platform to be used by all Financial Services Providers
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Financial Deepening Trust Fund on behalf of the Bank of Tanzania, intends to acquire a Supplier(s) to provide the Hardware and/or Software to BoT that will host and support TIPS operations.
SCOPE OF WORK
Supplying at the most competitive rates, the software and/or hardware based on the specifications provided in Annex 1 and Annex 2.
Providing Technical Support as and when needed, so as to ensure the software and hardware is correctly installed and configured works as required
Providing training and support to a maximum of 5 selected Bank of Tanzania staff on installation, configuration and effectively using the hardware and software as well as providing manuals
Provide three (3) months post implementation/installation support
SUBMISSION
The deadline for submission of the proposal documents is 1600hours EAT on the 30th August 2019. Submission after this time will not be considered
For more details on application requirements, full scope of work and detailed requirements visit www.fsdt.or.tz/opportunities . We only consider applications that adhere to expression of interest requirements.
Source; The Guardian
Date Published; 21/08/2019
