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Re-Bid Announcement

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Selecting and Recruiting a Consulting Firm to Design and Develop a Custom Web Development Solution with Advanced Content & User Management for the AHC-AAU Project

Background

The Africa Health Collaborative-Addis Ababa University (AHC-AAU) project is a fagship initiative established to enhance capacity building. Innovation and support knowledge exchange in the health environment across Ethiopia and the African region. The AHC-AAU project aims to strengthen academic networks, promote inter-institutional collaboration, and advance the training of health professionals through integrated efforts in education, employment, entrepreneurship, research, and policy engagement to transform health and well-being in Ethiopia.

The need for a centralized accessible and interactive digital platform is essential to achieving the collaborative strategic goals.

The website will act as a key enabler of communication institutional visiblity, and evidence-informed engagement among local implementing partner universities, regional partner universities, policy makers, healthcare providers, development partners, and academic networks. The AHC-AAU project website Initiative is aligned with the AAU’s mission to advance health systems transformation through high-quality education and research by providing a platform to disseminate knowledge, promote collaboration and demonstrate the impact of AHC-AAU’s project work on health systems. It will also support broader objectives of the AHC network, creating digital linkages with similar platforms across the continent and contributing to a shared knowledge ecosystem. The development and long-term success of this website require a technically sound, user-centered, and sustainable approach.

For this purpose: the AHC-AAU Project seeks to hire a consulting firm to design and develop a custom web development solution with advanced content & user management for the AHC-AAU Project,

Description of the Assignment

The Consultant will provide end-to-end design and development of a comprehensive, user-centered website for the AHC-AAU project’s use. The website must function as an institutional knowledge platform, engagement hub, and collaboration interface for national and international stakeholders. The work will be executed in the following 7 (seven) phases:

Discovery and Planning. Visual Design and Branding, Website Development and Feature Integration, Testing and Quality Assurance, Launch and Support. Training and Documentation. Knowledge Transfer and Handover

Requirement

The Consulting Firm is required to fulfill the following minimum requirements:

• Minimum of a BSc. In Computer Sciences, Web Design, Information Systems. Software Engineering, or related fields.
•  Minimum of one (1) year of experience in web design and development.
• At least three written testimonies or certificates from previous client companies demonstrating previous Website Design and Development work.
• Must submit a valid Trade License. Tax Identification Number (TIN), Value Added Tax (VAT) registration, and Tax clearance.
• Important Note: WordPress is not acceptable for developing this website. The consulting firm should utilize modern web development technologies, including up-to-date front-end and back-end frameworks (e.g.. React. Laravel, Node.js etc.)

Application Procedure

Interested consulting firms can participate in the bid to design and develop a custom web development solution with advanced content & user management for the AHC-AAU Project as per the Terms of Reference (TOR) described in the standard bid document (SBD) prepared for this purpose. Applicants can collect the SBD beginning from September 8, 2025, from the Shayashone Trading PLC Office via email.

Submission Deadline

All bidders are required to submit separate technical and financial proposals in sealed and stamped envelopes (one original and one copy for each) at the Shayashone Trading PLC office, on or before September 22, 2025, at 2:00 PM, and the bid will be opened on September 22, 2025, at 2:30 PM.

For further information, please contact the following address:

Shayashone Trading PLC

Addis Ababa, Bole Kifle Ketema, Woreda 3

Reality Plaza 12th Floor, Office No. 1202

Rossi Haile, email: Rossi@shayashone.com, +251907115131/+251911462743

Shayashone Trading PLC reserves the right to cancel or modify the tender partially or entirely.