The
Ethiopian herald Friday November 14, 2025
REQUEST
FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING
SERVICES-FIRMS SELECTION)
Country: Ethiopia
Project:
De-Risking, Inclusion and Value Enhancement of Pastoral Economies (DRIVE) Project
Project No.:
P176517
Grant No.: IDA-0380
Assignment Title:
Recruitment of Consulting Services for the Establishment and Implementation of
Laboratory
-Information
Management System (1,IMS) at the Animal Products and Inputs Quality Testing Center
(API-QTC) Reference No.: ET-MOA-ETH-523470-CS-CQS
1. Background and
Context
The Government of
Ethiopia, through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), is implementing livestock
development initiatives to strengthen export infrastructure and animal health
services under the DRIVE Project.
As part of these
activities, API-OTIC has prioritized the implementation of a Laboratory Information
Management System (LIMS) as part of its digital transformation strategy. LIMS
is a software system that optimizes laboratory operations by centralizing the
management of data, samples, workflows, and regulatory compliance. It tracks
samples throughout their lifecycle, from receipt and processing to storage and
disposal, using barcodes or RFID tags for precise identification. The system
stores and organizes experimental data, test results, and metadata while integrating
with analytical instruments to automate data capture.
To achieve this,
the MoA intends to engage a qualified Consulting Firm to undertake the Establishment
and Implementation of Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) at the
Animal Products and Inputs Quality Testing Center.
2. Objective of the
Assignment SLAGS
The main objective
of this consultancy service is to:
-Develop a
Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) fully compliant with ISO/ IEC
17025 and other applicable national and international regulatory requirements.
-Standardize
laboratory procedures in alignment with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and relevant
industry-specific regulations.
-Enhance
operational efficiency by implementing automated workflows for sample processing,
testing, and reporting, and minimize manual errors through barcode or RFID- based
sample tracking.
-Incorporate
laboratory resource management capabilities covering personnel, equipment, and
consumables.
-Establish
centralized data management and reporting functions, including real-time dashboards,
analytics, and automated reporting to improve decision-making.
-Ensure data
integrity and security through role-based permissions, encryption, audit
trails, and robust data governance policies to guarantee accuracy, reliability,
and full traceability.
3. Scope of
Consulting Services
Scope of consulting
services include, but are not limited to:
-Identify
Inefficiencies and Bottlenecks for desired Improvements,
-Define Specific
Data Requirements to Develop System Requirements Specification (SRS): Create a
detailed SRS document, which serves as the foundation for system design, development,
and testing.
The SRS should
include Functional Requirements, such as:
-Sample management:
-Test management:
-Result management:
-Quality control:
-Inventory
management:
-Traceability
management,
-Proficiency
testing and other o Non-Functional Requirements
4. Qualification
Requirements
Interested
consulting firms must provide information demonstrating that they have the
required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services.
Shortlisting criteria include:
-Core business and
years in business;
-Relevant
experience in similar assignments (in designing, developing, integrating, and operationalizing
complex information management systems in the agriculture domain.);
-Technical and
managerial capability of the firm;
-Availability of
appropriate key experts (Software Engineering, Computer Science, Quality Assurance,
Information Systems, or related discipline.).
Key experts will
not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
5. Submission of
Expressions of Interest
The attention of
interested consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank's
Guidelines:
Selection and
Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by
World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014), setting forth the World
Bank's policy on conflict of interest (available at www.worldbank.org).
Further information
can be obtained at the address below during office hours 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(EAT).
Expressions of
Interest (EOIS) must be delivered in hard copy, by email, or on Flash drive/CD
to the address below by November 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (EAT), clearly marked:
"Expression of
Interest for the Establishment and Implementation of Laboratory Information Management
System (LIMS) at the Animal Products and Inputs Quality Testing Center (DRIVE Project)"
Submission Address:
Ministry of
Agriculture (MoA), Bole Sub-City, CMC Road, Block A, 2nd Floor, Room No. 201,
P.O. Box 62347,
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Tel.:
+251-11-667-7932 /+251-11-616-2285, Fax: +251-11-616-0743
Attention:-
-Degayehu Desso,
Executive Officer for Procurement Email: degayehu.desso@moa.gov.et
-Tamrat Terfassa,
Senior Project Procurement Specialist Email: tamrat.terfassa@moa.gov.et; tterfassa@gmail.com
Ministry
of Agriculture