📋 Tender Overview
IATI identifier 46002-P-SC-KF0-002
Country Seychelles
Sector Multi-Sector
High 5 Improve Life of People in Africa
Sovereign / Non-Sovereign Sovereign
Environmental Category [3] Low Risk
Climate Safeguards Categorization [3] Projects are not vulnerable to climate risk.
Gender Marker System Categorization [GEN II] Gender Outcomes
Commitment (UA) 380,000
Project General Description
The total Project cost is estimated at UA447,059, including contingencies but net of taxes and duties. The total Bank’s contribution is UA380,000 to be funded under the MIC TAF. The Government contribution is estimated at UA 67,059(15% of the total project cost)and will be provided in the form of expenses related to staffing of the project management, annual audits, and contingencies.. The project is to support to the Government’s efforts to ensure continued good governance, efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the public resources use. These include implementation of and Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) and procurement reforms that eliminated the duplication of services provided by different agencies. The project also supports the provision of quality and timely statistics that inform evidence-based planning and decision-making for the well-being of the Seychelles people.
Project Objectives
The proposed project will finance advisory services and capacity building activities to address institutional capacity for improved statistical production and effective public expenditure management. The project will be structured around three components to support the Government’s efforts in addressing these challenges; namely: (i) Strengthening institutional capacity for provision of quality and timely statistics; (ii) Strengthening capacity for public expenditure management; and (iii) Project management.
Beneficiaries
The direct project beneficiaries are the National Bureau of Statistics, and Ministry of Finance, National Planning & Trade. The project will provide technical assistance, staff training and mentoring. The project will ultimately indirectly benefit all citizens of Seychelles through building human and institutional capacity in statistics, PFM and promoting good economic governance. In the long term, the positive impact of the project on provision of statistics and public expenditure management transparency and efficiency will also help reduce the transaction cost and ensure sustainability through enhanced capacity of country systems.
