Tender Description
Project P179233 — The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equity Project · Method: Consultant Qualification Selection · Consulting services · Country: The Republic of the Gambia Project Name: The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills and Equity Project Project Number: P179233 Reference No. : GM-CPCU - MOFEA-573311-CS-CQS Selection Method: Consultant’s Qualifications – CQS Assignment Tittle: Request for Expressions of Interest on the Consultancy to Design, Build, Deploy and Pilot a USSD-Based System for Dynamic Updates of The Gambia Social Registry (GamSR) Project Background The Gambia has a vibrant youth population and a strong commitment to national development, offering significant potential for a prosperous future. However, several challenges must be addressed to realize this potential. In basic education, a key priority is to improve learning outcomes, particularly in the early grades, by ensuring that every child acquires essential foundational literacy and numeracy skills. In technical and vocational education and training (TVET), the focus is on enhancing the quality, relevance, and responsiveness of training programmes to equip young people with the skills required by the labour market. Recognizing the importance of these priorities, the Government of The Gambia is committed to addressing them. Furthermore, for the many people living in poverty, expanding access to social protection, skills development, and income-generating opportunities is essential to improving livelihoods and creating pathways out of poverty. While these challenges remain significant, the Government continues to pursue a vision of a resilient, inclusive, skilled, and equitable Gambia, where all citizens have opportunities to thrive. Context and Objectives The objective of this consultancy, is to design, develop, deploy, and pilot a secure, scalable, and inclusive USSD-based system to facilitate dynamic updates to the Gambia Social Registry (GamSR). The system shall enable citizens and community actors to report changes to existing household records through a dedicated USSD short code. It shall also support the initial registration of households not currently captured in the registry. All submissions shall be subject to an offline verification and approval workflow before any new household information is register
- Country
- Gambia
- Published
- 30 Oct 2026
- Closing date
- 16 Nov 2026
- Procedure
- Consultant Qualification Selection