Partnering and JV bids with SLONEC in Sierra Leone

If you are bidding for a project in Sierra Leone, SLONEC can join as your joint venture or subcontract partner. We supply what lead contractors need on the ground: administrative support, accountancy and project finance, recruitment and local experts, payroll, internal audit, monitoring and evaluation, and training, from our Freetown office and with UK contracting available.

Delivered by SLONEC Group Africa, with SLONEC Accountancy, SLONEC Consultancy and SLONEC Recruitment and Training (Sierra Leone).

Who we partner with

International EPC and engineering firms delivering infrastructure, power and transmission projects.
Management and engineering consultancies bidding on Millennium Challenge Account Sierra Leone, World Bank and AfDB-financed assignments.
International NGO consortium leads on EU, UK, US and German-funded programmes.
Audit firms leading audits of donor-funded projects and organisations in Sierra Leone, where we provide audit support.

What we bring to a bid

Administrative and logistics support: office set-up, local procurement of services, document control and liaison with ministries and agencies.
Accountancy and project finance: project bookkeeping, payroll, PAYE and NASSIT, withholding and GST compliance, and donor financial reports (SLONEC Accountancy).
Recruitment and local experts: CVs for national key and non-key experts, shortlisting and onboarding, and employer of record for project staff (SLONEC Recruitment & Training). Candidates are never charged.
Internal audit and audit support to lead audit firms: controls testing, grant compliance reviews and fieldwork support under the direction of the lead audit firm, which signs its own report.
Monitoring and evaluation: baselines, data collection and reporting support (SLONEC Consultancy).
Training and capacity building for project staff and partner organisations.

How we team

As a named JV partner, a subcontractor, or a provider of named national experts, depending on the procurement rules of each assignment.
One partner across several companies: SLONEC Consultancy, SLONEC Accountancy and SLONEC Recruitment & Training, with SLONEC Advisory Group in London as a UK contracting party where the lead firm prefers.

Invoicing and VAT. Employment costs (salary, employer social security, pension contributions and other agreed employment costs) are charged at cost. VAT, where it applies, is charged on the total of the employment costs and our service fee. Our fees are in pounds sterling and are stated exclusive of VAT. SLONEC Advisory Group has applied for VAT registration. Where VAT applies, it will be charged at the applicable rate on fees for work carried out on or after our VAT registration date, and our VAT number will be shown on our invoices.

Local compliance documents we hold or prepare for each bid: business registration, TIN, tax clearance and NASSIT documents.

How we handle conflicts of interest

We avoid conflicts of interest: on any one tender we either bid as a partner with one lead contractor or support a client with its own bid.

Tender and procurement support for organisations in Sierra Leone

For local businesses, NGOs and public bodies, we also help with:

Supplier registration and bid documents: business registration, TIN, tax clearance and NASSIT clearance, which donor and NGO supplier calls routinely ask for.
Public procurement: the Public Procurement Act 2016 and the National Public Procurement Authority’s electronic government procurement system, which is being rolled out across public bodies.
Bid writing and review: technical and financial proposals, methodology, workplans and CVs.
Procurement policies and processes for organisations running their own purchasing (with our governance and systems team).

Why Sierra Leone projects need local partners now

The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s US$480 million compact with Sierra Leone, signed in September 2024, is financing power transmission and distribution, with procurement run by Millennium Challenge Account Sierra Leone (MCC: https://www.mcc.gov/where-we-work/program/sierra-leone-compact/).
Sierra Leone received about US$498 million of net official development assistance in 2023 (World Bank, as at November 2026).

Frequently asked questions

Can SLONEC join our bid as a JV partner?

Yes, where the procurement rules allow it. We can also act as a subcontractor or provide named national experts.

What can you provide on a donor or MCA project?

Administrative support, accountancy and project finance, recruitment and local experts, payroll and employer of record, internal audit, M&E and training.

Do you provide audit support?

Yes: internal audit, and support to the audit firm leading an engagement.

Will you also help our competitors on the same tender?

No. On any one tender we either bid as a partner with one lead contractor or support a client with its own bid.

Can we contract with a UK company?

Yes. SLONEC Advisory Group in London can be the contracting party, with delivery by our Freetown team. SLONEC Advisory Group has applied for VAT registration; where VAT applies, it will be charged at the applicable rate on fees for work carried out on or after our VAT registration date, and our VAT number will be shown on our invoices.