Request for Proposals (RFP) for Provision of External Audit Services for Financial Years 2027/28 – 2031/32

Audit firm (s)/who meet the requirements of the RFP may submit inquiries regarding this RFP for clarification on the requirements. However, inquiries must be sent not later than 10 days before the submission date. All inquiries should be directed to [email protected], and responses will be provided to inquirers after the day following the deadline of submission.

Audit firm shall ensure that they submit a full proposal including all the supporting documents requested. It is essential to ensure accuracy in the curricula vitae of key staff submitted. The curricula vitae should be signed by the consultants and the key individuals and dated. Noncompliance with important requirements will result in rejection of the proposal.

Once the proposals are received and opened, auditors shall not be required nor permitted to change the substance, the key staff and so forth.

The process of proposal evaluation shall be confidential.

The financial proposal should be in United States Dollars (USD) comprising fees only.

Bidders are requested to submit (1) one ORIGINAL and (3) three COPIES clearly marked

“ORIGINAL” or “COPY” for each technical and financial offer; and,

Bidders are reminded to clearly mark technical and financial offer in separate envelopes. Interested external audit firms with international recognition should submit their proposals, clearly indicating ‘Proposal for the Provision of External Audit Services’ on or before [insert the date] at 11:59 pm to the following address:

The Executive director, Sibekelo Building, 5th floor, Mbabane Eswatini.

All interested bidders must also submit an electronic version of their proposal with a password that cannot be opened before the submission deadline to [email protected] on or before 25 April 2026, at 11:59 pm.

Incomplete proposals and proposals received after this date shall not be considered.

NOTE: Every proposal must meet all the requirements as indicated in this TORs document.