REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
CONSULTING FIRM
BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHTS CONSULTANCY
KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
LESOTHO TAX MODERNISATION PROJECT
Financing Agreement reference:
Sector: Tax Administration
Project ID No.: P-LS-KF0-003
The Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the African Development Bank towards implementation of the Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract: A behavioural insights firm to support the strategic shift towards voluntary compliance and ensure that all Tax Modernisation initiatives are aligned with the Strategy as they are being implemented.
The firm’s services included under this assignment include:
- Carry out the LRA business environment analysis in order to understand the new strategic direction the Organisation has planned to take;
- Analyse the current environment within the LRA and identify the challenges which hinder voluntary compliance by clients, maximum collaboration with the clients;
- Review and improve on the LRA performance monitoring and evaluation tools;
- Support the LRA Delivery Unit in terms of monitoring and evaluating performance by all implementers of the new Strategy.
- Support the Change Management Unit of the LRA to develop programmes which will incorporate application of behavioural insights principles.
The Lesotho Revenue Authority now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint-ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy and Methodology for the African Development Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015, which is available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org.
Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 hours to 16:30 hours.
Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 14 September 2018 at 16:30 and mention Behavioural insights Firm to support strategic shift towards voluntary compliance and ensure that all Tax Modernisation initiatives are aligned with the Strategy as they are being implemented.
They should be delivered physically to the Lesotho Tax Modernisation Project Office, 5th Floor, MGC Park, or to the email address supplychainmanagement@lra.org.ls.