The Ministry of Finance of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments under the Citizen Security and Justice Project for a consultng firm to Design and Develop a Customized Open Source Integrated Learning Management and Payment System (I-LMPS) Portal for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme. The Integrated Learning Management and Payment System (I-LMPS) is intended to support clients with their ongoing learning and developmental needs that includes social/interpersonal skills as well as technical/vocational training for employability and job readiness towards economic growth and development. In its fully functional state, it is intended that the I-LMPS will provide interagency access to a myriad of courses and programmes while facilitating structured reporting processes for monitoring and evaluating community center methods.

The specific objectives are to:

1. design a customized Integrated Learning Management and Payment System (I-LMPS) portal that is hosted by the Department of Transformation and Digitization (DTD)
2. determine and make recommendations on hardware and or software needs and specifications for websites of portals in support of content sharing (i.e. operating systems, browser, plugins)
3. provide a centralized portal on which all standalone courses and programmes may be accessed, with interface to requisite websites
4. facilitate the use of on-line payment for fee-based courses and programmes, as well as individual and corporate membership for requisite programmes and sponsorships using multiple payment methods in support of e-commerce and ease of doing business
5. apply the use of an evaluation and sustainment strategy intended to ensure consistent application of the learning concepts in the live environment with generation of up to the minute consolidated reporting to inform evidenced-based decision making
6. digitize any existing coursework for integration into the online platform

Expressions of Interest must be submitted to the address below in person, by e-mail at csjp@bahamas.gov.bs or by mail, on or February 24th 2020 at 4:00pm.

Permanent Secretary
Ministry of National Security
REF: Request for Expressions of Interest Design and Develop a Customized Open Source Integrated Learning Management and Payment System (I-LMPS) Portal for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme
Charlotte House, Shirley and Charlotte Street
P.O. Box N-3217
Nassau, N.P, The Bahamas

For the full Expression of Interest please click here

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