GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
INTEGRATED HEALTH PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION UNIT (IHPAU)
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)
Country: Republic of Sierra Leone
Name of Project: Leveraging Health System Pillars and Levers to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Project
Assignment Title: Recruitment of Consultant to Phased Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System Across Hub And Spokes Facilities
Reference No: MoH/IHPAU/SRHR/CQS/01/2025
REOI Issued Date: 18th December 2025
REOI Closing Date: 15th January 2026
The Government of Sierra Leone has received financing from the Large Anonymous Donor (LAD) toward the cost of Leveraging Health System Pillars and Levers to Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Project. Part of the funding will support the initial phase of EMR deployment across 300 health facilities (250 PHUs and 50 Hospitals). Over the years, the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has prioritized the integration of digital technologies in the health sector as part of the broader digital transformation agenda. Consequently, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has made significant strides in creating the enabling environment required to facilitate the digitalization drive. MoH developed a National Digital Health Strategy in 2018 followed with the National Digital Health Roadmap to operationalize the strategy in 2024.
Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Health (MoH) is seeking a consultancy firm to customize, deploy and sustain operations of an open source EMR platform across the selected healthcare facilities. The company must have the requisite capability, technical expertise and proven track record for large-scale EMR deployment and maintenance.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include to:
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Review existing EMR work plan based on evidence review
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Conduct workflow assessment and document Software Requirement Specifications for the EMR
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Develop, set up and customize a bespoke version of OpenMRS system
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Lead deployment of the customized EMR system
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Integrate and interoperate EMR with existing point-of-service applications, registries and other shared services
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Provide ongoing technical assistance to facilitate continued maintenance and sustained operations of the EMR
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained via email from awsuma@mohsihpau.gov.sl OR from the address given below.
The Ministry of Health
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 main shortlisting criteria are:
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The qualifications and experience of the firm in large scale EMR deployment and maintenance and
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The availability of qualified and experienced staff as defined and stipulated in the TOR.
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 Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method as set out in the “The Sierra Leone National Public Procurement Act of 2016”.
Further information (TOR) can be obtained at the address below. Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or courier or e-mail) by 1700 hrs, 15th January 2026.
Attn: Mr. Alpha Umaru Jalloh
Team Lead /Fund Management Specialist
Integrated Health Projects Administration Unit (IHPAU)
23 Cantonment Road
Freetown, Sierra Leone
E-mail: aujalloh@mohsihpau.gov.sl and awsuma@mohsihpau.gov.s