REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI) -DATABASE SECURITY SPECIALIST

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)

Individual Selection of Consultant

Country: Government of Vanuatu
Name of the Project: Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS)
Consulting Service: Database Security Specialist
Individual/Firm: Individual Consultant (CS-INDV)
Date of Publication : 08 th May 2026
Deadline for submission: 22 nd May 2026
Reference Number: VU-MLNR-539665-CS-INDV

1). BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

The Government of Vanuatu (GoV), through the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), is implementing the Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements Project (VARS) with support from the International Development Association of the World Bank Group. The Project seeks to improve access to and resilience of infrastructure and services in selected new and existing settlements and to strengthen land planning and management for resilient human settlement.

A key area of support under VARS is the strengthening and modernization of the Land Management Information System (LMIS) and associated digital land administration platforms used by MLNR. These systems support land title registration, survey lodgment and approval, document tracking, land billing, cadastral mapping, valuation, planning, archive management, and public-facing land information services.

MLNR currently operates several critical platforms, including survey and the Digital Cadastral Database (DCDB), the Title Information System (TIS), the Document Tracking System (DTS), the Land Billing System (LBS), GIS/web mapping tools, public land search services, and document repositories. The systems are hosted across Microsoft SQL Server databases, Linux virtual servers, web application servers, and associated network and storage environments. These systems collectively contain legally significant land ownership records, parcel boundary information, scanned title documents, and sensitive personal and transactional data.

The broader LMIS work is intended to improve data quality, interoperability, access, transparency, and service delivery across MLNR and related agencies. To support that objective, the Ministry requires a dedicated security assessment and practical hardening roadmap covering the applications, databases, servers, web services, GIS components, and supporting controls that protect the integrity, confidentiality, availability, and auditability of land records.