Digital Grant Managment

On behalf of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (mfa) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Norad is conducting a rfi to gain more insights and knowledge on how a shared future solution for digital grant management for both mfa and Norad could be. The digitalization of grant management should contribute to realizing the following benefits: • Improved efficiency for partners, caseworkers and their managers • Enhanced support for managers and other administrative roles • Better basis for strategic use of international aid • Increased compliance with principles for public administration and grant management • Better conditions for knowledge dissemination of grant management results Grant management is core business for Norad, and this change will be a major digitalization process for the whole organization. In this regard, How to approach such a digitalization process organization and implementation form • Which solutions are available in the market that support our needs? • What efficiency gains can be expected with the various solutions? • What are the cost frameworks for the different solutions? The dialogue will be conducted in two phases, with the conference being a joint session for all interested suppliers. After the conference, relevant suppliers who express their interest will be invited to one-on-one meetings with Norad for further dialogue. All suppliers are invited to submit input/suggestions on how our needs can be met. Participation in the dialogue conference and responses to this invitation will not commit any of the parties moving forward.