1. The COMESA Secretariat is inviting Individual Consultants to submit their CV for the following services:Consultancy Services To Develop A Comesa Medicines Regulatory Harmonization Programme Aligned To The Continental Programme And Taking Into Consideration Existing Programmes From Sister (Regional Economic Communities) Recs

The Terms of Reference defining the minimum technical requirements for the service is   attached as Annex 1 to this Request for Expression of Interest.

2. Only INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS are eligible to participate under this assignment if they fulfil the following eligibility criteria:

1. they are a national of an AfDB Member country and have sufficient experience to undertake this assignment.
2. they are not bankrupt or wound up, are not having their affairs administered by the courts, have not entered into arrangements with creditors, have not suspended business activities, are not being subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or are not in any similar situations arising from similar procedures provided for in the national legislation or regulations of the COMESA member states;
3. they have not been convicted of offences concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which have the force of res judicata; (i.e., against which no appeal is possible);
4. they have not been declared guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which COMESA Secretariat can justify.
5. they have fulfilled obligations related to the payments of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or with those countries where the contract is to be performed.
6. they have not been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the COMESA Secretariat’ financial interests; or
7. they are not being currently subject to an administrative penalty.

3. The maximum consultancy fee for this consultancy is USD20,000 (exclusive of travel) for a duration of 180 Calendar Days.

4. Your Expression of Interest must be presented as per Expression of Interest Forms attached as Annex 2 to this Request for Expression of Interest, in the English language and be accompanied by copies of all the indicated supporting documents. If the supporting documents are not in English, these shall be accompanied by a certified translation into English.

Your application documents clearly marked and email bearing the subject “CS/CSTRPSD/05/2025/km: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANCY – TO DEVELOP A COMESA MEDICINES REGULATORY HARMONIZATION PROGRAMME ALIGNED TO THE CONTINENTAL PROGRAMME AND TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION EXISTING PROGRAMMES FROM SISTER (REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMUNITIES) RECS”,   should be e-mailed to the following address: kmiti@comesa.int and copied to s.mwesigwa@comesa.int; procurement@comesa.int

5. The deadline for submission of your application, to the address indicated in Paragraph 4 above, is:19^th May 2025 at 16:00 hours