Hiring of an Individual Consultant for the Development of a Business and Sustainability Plan for the National GNSS CORS Network of Sierra Leone for the Sierra Leone Land Administration Project (SLLAP).

Publicação : 2026-06-25

SL-MLHCP-557139-CS-INDV

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (Consultant – Individual Selection) Sierra Leone Land Administration Project (SLLAP) Grant No.: E0600-SL Project Id: P177031 Issue date: 26th June 2026 Assignment Title: Hiring an Individual Consultant - Development of a Business and Sustainability Plan for the National GNSS CORS Network of Sierra Leone Reference No: SL-MLHCP-557139-CS-INDV The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL), through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning (MLHCP) and the National Land Commission (NLC), is implementing the Sierra Leone Land Administration Project (SLLAP) (Project No. P177031). The Project Development Objective is to establish an efficient, accessible, and sustainable land administration system. Under Component 2 of SLLAP, the Government has established a modern national geodetic infrastructure, including a nationwide Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) Network comprising thirteen (13) stations and a Network Control Centre (NCC). The CORS Network has been constructed and is currently in technical operation. The CORS Contractor who designed and built the system is contractually obligated to provide technical operation and maintenance (O&M) services for a period of three (3) years from system commissioning. This arrangement provides a critical transition period during which the Government must establish a sustainable long-term business model, governance structure, and operational framework to ensure continuity of services beyond the contractor's O&M period. A separate technical assessment of the CORS system is being conducted to evaluate system performance, document technical architecture, and establish operational baselines. The findings from that technical assessment will inform this Business and Sustainability Plan. The GNSS CORS Network constitutes a Critical National Strategic Asset underpinning land administration, surveying and mapping, infrastructure development, agriculture, disaster risk management, aviation, maritime navigation, national security, and the digital economy. Ensuring its long-term operational, financial, and institutional sustainability is therefore a matter of national interest. Objective of the Assignment The objective of this assignment is to prepare a comprehensive, bankable, and implementable Business and Sustainability Plan for the National GNSS CORS Network of Sierra Leone. The Plan shall define an optimal governance, operational, financial, and legal framework to ensure the Network's long-term sustainability, reliability, and strategic value beyond the initial three-year contractor-managed O&M period. The Business Plan shall: Utilize the findings from the separate technical assessment of the CORS system. Leverage the existing operational system and the technical expertise of the CORS Contractor during the three-year O&M period. Define a transition strategy from contractor-managed operations to long-term sustainable operations. Explicitly assess and compare public, private, and hybrid (public-private partnership) governance and operating models. Safeguard the Network's status as a sovereign national geodetic infrastructure. Ensure knowledge transfer and capacity building during the contractor O&M period. Identify funding source for each business and operating model considered. Scope of Services Review of Technical Assessment Findings Review and incorporate the findings from the separate Technical Assessment of the CORS Network, including: System architecture, performance metrics, and operational baseline data Technical standards, maintenance requirements, and operational costs Identified technical risks, vendor dependencies, and technology constraints Documentation quality and knowledge transfer readiness The Business Plan shall be grounded in the technical realities documented in the Technical Assessment Organizational Structure, Governance and Internal Administration Assess and recommend institutional and governance arrangements for the CORS Network, including fully public, semi-autonomous, and public-private partnership models. Define ownership, oversight, decision-making structures, inter-ministerial coordination mechanisms, and internal administrative procedures. The analysis shall specifically: Consider options for extending or transitioning the CORS Contractor's role beyond the initial 3-year O&M period Evaluate governance models that leverage the Contractor's technical expertise while building Government capacity Define transition milestones and decision points during the 3-year O&M period Recommend phased knowledge transfer and capacity building arrangements Assess institutional capacity requirements and organisational placement options (within MLHCP, NLC, as autonomous agency, or PPP entity) Define roles and responsibilities for network oversight, operations, user services, and quality assurance Finance and Accounting Prepare detailed multi-year (minimum 5-10 years) financial projections, including CAPEX, OPEX, asset replacement cycles, and lifecycle costing. Develop revenue models, pricing strategies, subsidy requirements, accounting, billing, audit, and financial control mechanisms. Financial modeling shall: Use actual operational costs from the CORS Contractor and Technical Assessment as the baseline Project cost evolution under different governance and operating scenarios (direct Government operation, continued contractor management, hybrid PPP model) Account for technology refresh cycles based on actual equipment specifications and industry standards Model the financial implications of alternative transition strategies at the end of Year 3 Assess the cost-effectiveness of various service delivery options Identify potential cost savings or efficiencies relative to the contractor-managed baseline Develop pricing models for different user categories (Government, commercial surveyors, academic, agriculture, telecommunications) Project revenue potential under different market penetration scenarios Calculate break-even analysis and identify subsidy requirements Marketing and Market Development Identify and segment potential users across public and private sectors. Assess demand, willingness to pay, competitive environment, and partnership opportunities. Develop a marketing, outreach, and customer onboarding strategy consistent with the public-good nature of the infrastructure. The market analysis shall: Document current user base and service uptake during the contractor-managed period Conduct demand assessment across key user sectors (surveying professionals, agriculture precision farming, construction and infrastructure, telecommunications network planning, academic research, government mapping agencies) Assess willingness to pay through stakeholder consultations and comparative pricing analysis Identify barriers to adoption (awareness, technical capacity, cost, accessibility) and strategies to overcome them Benchmark against CORS pricing models in comparable countries and regional contexts Develop marketing and outreach strategy, including awareness campaigns, demonstration projects, and user training programs Recommend strategies to grow the user base and revenue potential before the end of Year 3 Identify potential anchor clients and partnership opportunities Technical Operations and Maintenance Strategy Define a long-term technical operations and maintenance strategy that ensures continuity of high-quality GNSS services beyond the contractor O&M period, informed by the findings of the Technical Assessment. The strategy shall: Adopt the technical standards, protocols, and service level requirements documented in the Technical Assessment Assess options for post-Year 3 technical support, including: continued contractor engagement (extended contract or retainer), in-house Government technical capacity, hybrid models with contractor backstopping, or third-party service provider arrangements Evaluate the operational feasibili

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