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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM SELECTION)

Country: Ethiopia
Name of Project: The Building Institutions and Systems to Harness and Realize Agenda
(BIASHARA) 2063 Project
Grant No: P180117
Assignment Title: Consulting Service for External Quality Assessment of the Office of Internal
Oversight (OIO)
Reference No. ET-AUC-513831-CS-QCBS
The African Union Commission has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of
The Building Institutions and Systems to Harness and Realize Agenda (BIASHARA) 2063 Project
and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of the
internal audit activity considering OIO’s charter as well as the AU financial rules and
regulations.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this Request for
Expressions of Interest.
The African Union Commission now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate
their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information
demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the
Services. The shortlisting criteria are:
 Confirm their independence from the OIO of the African Union Commission.
 Be a qualified, experienced, and Certified Quality Assessor or an equivalent qualification
in the External Quality Assessment field.
 The team should comprise competent, tenured audit professionals who are well versed in
the Global Internal Audit Standards assessment methodology, and successful internal
audit practices.
 Possess detailed understanding of internal audit across governments/inter-governmental
organizations and experience of working with international organisations and oversight
bodies.
 Have at least 5 years of experience in performing EQA reviews.
 Have experience of similar engagements (including at least three contactable references).

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of
the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November
2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate
clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the
case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for
the entire contract, if selected.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants’ Quality and Cost-based
Selection method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by
mail, or by e-mail) by 12 November 2025.
African Union Commission,
Attn: Head of Supply Chain Management Division
Building C, 3 rd Floor,
P.O Box 3243, Roosevelt Street
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251 (0) 11 551 7700 – Ext 4305
Fax: +251 (0) 11 551 0442; +251 11-551-0430
E-mail: [email protected]