| Overview : REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Consultancy to develop an online market intelligence platform to facilitate export trade, B2B exchanges and connections between Uganda MSMEs and counterparts in other countries. Background UNDP supports government of Uganda to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 by aligning the programming with the objectives of the third National Development Plan (NDP III). The NDP III recognizes that digital transformation is a fulcrum of development. It is an accelerator, amplifier, and augmenter of change. It has a huge potential to improve national productivity by making Government and business enterprises more efficient, effective, and globally competitive. It is therefore a crucial driver of social and economic development. It is against this backdrop that UNDP developed a Digitalization, Innovation and Smart Cities (DISC) programme. The program intends to promote digitalization, innovation and smart cities as enablers to accelerate Uganda’s structural transformation in line with NDP III priority programmes on (i) digital transformation; ii) innovation, technology development and transfer; and (iii) sustainable urbanization and housing. This Digitalization, Innovation and Smart Cities (DISC) Programme was co-designed with Government, Private Sector and Civil Society to provide catalytic support for the achievement of NDP III of improved household incomes and livelihoods. Specifically, this programme will provide, technical, technological, and financial support for acceleration of digital transformation, strengthening of the innovation and start-up ecosystem, and promotion of the Smart Cities. With new digital technologies come opportunities for countries to diversify their economies, create new jobs, transform agriculture, and improve health and education. But digital technologies can also entrench exclusion and disrupt peoples’ livelihoods. Therefore, UNDP would like to develop a robust Digital Transformation Roadmap, Digital platforms, strategies and policies to strengthen implementation of the enabling policies and laws to accelerate Uganda’s Digital Revolution. UNDP Uganda is seeking to hire a qualified Consultancy firm to develop an online market intelligence platform to facilitate export trade, B2B exchanges and connections between Uganda MSMEs and counterparts in other countries For full details of the Request for Proposal, please download the attached RFP Doc And submit your proposal with other related documents to tenders.kampala@undp.org not later than Sunday 24th July 2022 at 23:59hours (East African Standard Time). For further inquiry regarding the Request for Proposal, please contact ug.procurement@undp.org Note: UNDP is an equal opportunity Organization, Companies/organizations led by Women, Youth and People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. PLEASE NOTE THAT – UNDP DOES NOT CHARGE ANY FEES AT ANY STAGE OF ITS PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. UNDP HAS ZERO TOLERANCE FOR FRAUD AND CORRUPTION, MEANING THAT UNDP STAFF MEMBERS, NON-STAFF PERSONNEL, VENDORS, IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS AND RESPONSIBLE PARTIES ARE NOT TO ENGAGE IN FRAUD OR CORRUPTION | 
