Palladium Development and Consultancy Kenya Limited (Palladium Kenya) is a locally registered subsidiary of the global Palladium network. Palladium Kenya is currently implementing a 3-year CDC funded Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) project. The Project’s goal is to provide Technical Assistance to the Government of Kenya and Implementing Partners towards modernization of its data systems as part of pandemic preparedness and response. The project, currently in its second year has provided technical support in data governance, software development, and digital health infrastructure setup and management.

Objectives of the assignment
The main objective of this assignment is to support the procurement and deployment of data centre infrastructure and services at the Ministry of Health’s’ National Health Data Centre (NHDC) for operationalization of the surveillance systems.
Specifically, the goal is to:

• Procure, deliver, and commission Software licenses for the data centre equipment;
• Procure and implement support and maintenance services for the NHDC.

Scope of the assignment
This tendering document is for the delivery of Licenses and Support & Maintenance Services, as specified in Part 3 (Technical Requirements & Specification). The name, identification, and number of lots (contracts) of this ITT procurement are specified also in this section.