Digital Zambia Acceleration Project

𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 — 𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 & 𝐒𝐎𝐀𝐑!

As Zambia accelerates its digital transformation, the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP) celebrates the power of youth to ARISE with digital skills and SOAR with secure platforms on this Youth Day.

Together we build Zambia’s digital future by connecting communities, building skills and securing platforms for inclusive growth and job creation.

Happy 2026 Youth Day Zambia.

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𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 (𝐂𝐓𝐌) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝐃𝐙𝐀𝐏)

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲: Zambia
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: The Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨./𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐨./𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨.: P505094
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Smart Zambia Institute (SZI)
𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Consultancy services for Preparation of the Commercial Transaction Manual (CTM) for the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨.:ZM-SZ-539204-CS-QCBS

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝:
The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank to accelerate countrywide digital transformation through the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consulting Services for Preparation of the Commercial Transaction Manual (CTM) for the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP). Read more on this link: https://www.szi.gov.zm/?p=6458

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𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲

Today we celebrate the strength, innovation, and leadership of women across Zambia and within the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project. As we work to expand digital access and opportunity, we remain committed to ensuring that every woman and girl can participate fully in Zambia’s digital future.

Happy International Women’s Day to all the women driving change, inspiring communities, and shaping a more inclusive digital Zambia.







SMART Zambia - e-Government Division

𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞-𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝐃𝐙𝐀𝐏)

𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓
(𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒 – 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍)

𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲: Zambia
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭: The Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
𝐋𝐨𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐨. /𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐍𝐨./ 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨.:P505094
𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲: Smart Zambia Institute (SZI)
𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Technical Study of Climate-Smart Optimisation and Greening of Digital Infrastructure in Zambia under the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐍𝐨.: ZM-SZ-532719-CS-CQS
𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: Tuesday, 3rd March, 2026 at 10.00Hrs CAT

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝
The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank to accelerate countrywide digital transformation through the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services to undertake a Technical Study of Climate-Smart Optimisation and Greening of Digital Infrastructure in Zambia… Click the link below for detailed Terms of Reference (TORs):http://dzap.grz.gov.zm/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/TORs_Tech-Study_Climate-Smart-Optimisation-and-Greening.pdf

SMART Zambia - e-Government Division

𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐍𝐨. 𝟑 - “𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐃, 𝐂𝐑𝐕𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐬”

Name of the client: Smart Zambia Institute
Clarifications No. 03: Issue Date: 3rd February 2026
Bid / Reference No. ZM-SZ-505117-GO-RFP
Name of the Request for Proposal (RFP): “System Integrator for Development, Deployment, Customization, and Integration of Foundational Digital ID, CRVS Core Modules Backend Infrastructure and Enrolment Kits”
Clarifications NO. No 03
Purpose: The purpose of this to provide responses to requests for clarifications that have been received regarding the above-referenced Request for Proposals. For full details, kindly refer to the official Addendum here: https://www.szi.gov.zm/?p=6178

𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝐃𝐙𝐀𝐏)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: Zambia
Name of Project: The Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: P505094
Name of Implementing Agency: Smart Zambia Institute (SZI)
Assignment Title: Consultancy to Conduct a Demand Assessment and Develop Detailed Designs for Last Mile Connectivity for Public Institutions under the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
Reference No.: ZM-SZ-531012-CS-QCBS

Background
The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank to accelerate countrywide digital transformation through the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP) and intends to use part of the proceeds of the credit to accelerate country-wide digital transformation under the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services to Conduct a Demand Assessment and Develop Detailed Designs for last mile connectivity for Public Institutions under the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)See further instructions in the image attachment.

SMART Zambia - e-Government Division

𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 (𝐄𝐏𝐁𝐬) 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝐃𝐙𝐀𝐏)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Country: Zambia
Name of Project: The Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: P505094
Name of Implementing Agency: Smart Zambia Institute (SZI)
Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for the Preparation of Environmental Project Briefs (EPBs) for Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP)
Reference No.: ZM-SZ-531026-CS-QCBS

Background
The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank to accelerate countrywide digital transformation through the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP) and intends to use part of the proceeds of the credit to accelerate country-wide digital transformation under the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services to Conduct Social and Environmental Impact Assessments for Digital Zambia Acceleration Project (DZAP). Check further instructions in the attached image.

SMART Zambia - e-Government Division

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄

To all interested bidders, kindly be advised that the advert mentioned below has been updated.

Addendum No. 1 For Reference No. ZM-SZ-505118-GO-RFP: “Request for Proposal (RFP): Design, Reengineering, Development and Deployment of e-Services and Integration with the Government Digital Ecosystem”

For full details, kindly refer to the official Addendum here:http://www.szi.gov.zm/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Addendum_No._1_GSB-APPROVED.pdf

New Deadline: 5th February 2026
Time: 10:00 hrs CAT

𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄
Addendum No. 1 For Reference No. ZM-SZ-505117-GO-RFP: “System Integrator for Development, Deployment, Customization and Integration of Foundational Digital ID, CRVS Core Modules Backend Infrastructure and Enrolment Kits”

Please be advised that the mentioned advert, originally posted on 17th December 2025, has been updated.

New Deadline: 5th February 2026
Time: 10:00 hrs CAT

For full details, kindly refer to the official Addendum here:http://www.szi.gov.zm/.../2026/01/Addendum_No._1_ID.pdf