The discipline
to deliver
complex programmes.
TisCon Consultancy provides specialist project management and technical advisory services for integrated transport information systems across East Africa — from design and procurement through implementation and operational handover.
Built for the complexity of government ICT programmes
TisCon Consultancy is a specialist advisory and project management firm incorporated in Uganda. The firm provides governments and institutions across East Africa with the technical and strategic guidance they need to design, procure, and implement integrated transport information systems.
This is work that sits at the intersection of policy, technology, and public-sector delivery — a position that demands deep domain knowledge and the practical judgement to manage complex, multi-stakeholder programmes over the long term.
TisCon was established to bring to the East African market the same quality of advisory work that its parent company, Ciber Consulting (Pty) Ltd of South Africa, has delivered across Sub-Saharan Africa for more than three decades. From its Kampala offices, TisCon works directly with ministries, regulatory agencies, and development partners.
End-to-end programme services
TisCon provides consultancy across the full transport systems programme lifecycle — from the first concept note through to operational handover and beyond.
Programme and Project Management
PMBOK-aligned programme management discipline across complex, multi-year government ICT programmes. Project governance design, charter development, WBS, scheduling, risk management, change management, and formal reporting to oversight bodies including contracts committees and steering committees.
Transport Systems Design and Specification
Functional and technical specifications for motor vehicle registration systems, driving licence and card production systems, digital number plate management, vehicle inspection programmes, and the ancillary systems connecting them. Covering all modules from MVR and driving licence to financial management and inter-agency interfaces.
Procurement Management
Full procurement process management for government ICT programmes in accordance with the PPDA Act and guidelines. Market surveys, bidding document preparation, evaluation support, and sustained engagement with the Contracts Committee throughout the procurement cycle.
Standards and Regulatory Alignment
Work grounded in TTTFP, ISO/IEC 18013, ARSO standards, and applicable legislative frameworks. Support for the drafting or revision of subsidiary legislation and regulations governing transport in Uganda and across the EAC corridor.
Stakeholder Engagement and Communications
Structured stakeholder engagement programmes, government agency and industry workshops, communications strategies, and change management to build the understanding and acceptance that new transport systems require across all levels of government and public-sector operations.
Site Roll-out and Decentralisation
Advisory and management of transport service deployment to regional centres — site configuration, staffing models, operational procedures, supervision frameworks, and legacy record digitisation. Hands-on operational engagement, not desk-based advisory alone.
Four principles that hold programmes together
Modernising a national transport information system is not primarily a technology problem. It is a governance problem, a procurement problem, a change management problem, and a political problem — with the technology sitting somewhere in the middle. A consulting partner that understands only the technical dimension will struggle to hold a programme together when the predictable pressures arrive.
Momentum
We keep programmes moving. Government ICT programmes carry structural complexity — multiple agencies, constrained budgets, procurement committee cycles, and shifting political priorities. Our job is to anticipate these pressures and structure programmes so they continue to progress through them, not stop when they appear.
Precision
The specifications we produce must be unambiguous. A functional design document with room for interpretation invites a system that does not meet the government's needs. We write specifications that vendors can build to, that procurement committees can evaluate against, and that auditors can assess.
Progress
Our measure of success is what gets built and what gets used — not the volume of reports submitted. We track outcomes, report honestly on programme status, and flag risks in time for corrective action. When a deliverable slips, we say so.
Partnership
We work with our clients, not above them. Knowledge transfer to the officials and technical staff who will eventually own and operate these systems is built into every engagement. A programme managed by TisCon should leave the client's institutional capacity stronger than it was at the start.
Design phase deliverables include
- Inception Report and Project Governance Report
- Environmental Scan — current-state assessment of Uganda's transport systems
- Functional Design Specifications across 15 system modules
- User Requirements Specifications for all procurement packages
- Project Charter, Scheduling Plan, Risk and Change Management Plans
- Number Plate Specification aligned to TTTFP standards
- Data Migration Strategy and Archiving Strategy
- Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
- MVR brand identity and communications strategy
- Architecture Overview and Maintenance/Operations Support Plan
- Procurement Plan and Options and Risk Analysis Report
- Standard MVR Office Configuration and Kampala Office Remodel Plan
What TisCon brings to a programme
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| MVRS Design and Specification | Motor Vehicle Registration Systems — functional, technical, and user requirements from inception through vendor evaluation. |
| Driving Licence Systems | DLC design, ISO/IEC 18013 alignment, biometric integration, and production system specifications. |
| Digital Number Plate Systems | Number plate design, TTTFP specification, VIN management, and verification device integration. |
| Vehicle Inspection | Roadworthy certification systems and vehicle inspection unit specifications. |
| PPDA Procurement Management | Bidding document preparation, market surveys, evaluation support, and Contracts Committee engagement in line with Uganda's PPDA Act. |
| TTTFP / EAC Standards | Alignment to TTTFP, ISO/IEC 18013, ARSO, EAC, SADC, and COMESA transport harmonisation frameworks. |
| Programme Governance | CMT management, steering committee support, risk and change management, and scope and configuration control. |
| Legislation and Regulation | Transport law review, subsidiary regulation drafting, and legislative workshops with government legal teams. |
| Stakeholder Engagement | Workshop facilitation, communications strategy design, and structured change management programmes. |
| Data Migration and Archiving | Legacy record digitisation, data migration strategy, quality assurance, and formal handover documentation. |
| Site Roll-out Management | Decentralisation planning, site supervision, operational readiness assessment, and staffing model design. |
| PMBOK Programme Management | Charter, WBS, scheduling, risk register, formal reporting, scope management, and configuration control aligned to PMBOK standards. |
20 sites across Uganda
TisCon's current programme footprint covers 20 regional vehicle registration sites across Uganda — from the capital Kampala to border posts and regional centres spanning the country's full geographic extent.
This footprint reflects the practical scope of TisCon's operational involvement. The work is not confined to Kampala advisory meetings — it extends to field-level supervision, site configuration, and operational readiness across Uganda.
Border posts
Regional centres
The Ciber Consulting heritage
TisCon Consultancy is a subsidiary of Ciber Consulting (Pty) Ltd — a South African specialist advisory firm with a 30-year record in integrated transport information systems, vehicle registration and licensing, driver credential management, high-security identity documents, and biometric systems.
Ciber has operated across Sub-Saharan Africa for three decades and aligns its work to SADC, EAC, COMESA, and TTTFP standards. Its South African portfolio includes the national eNaTIS programme, the DLCA, MVR systems, and HANIS.
Through the TisCon subsidiary structure, clients in East Africa draw directly on Ciber's full consulting capability — senior technical specialists, programme managers, functional designers, procurement specialists, legal advisers, and subject-matter experts in transport law and regulation. TisCon does not operate as a stand-alone boutique.
This gives East African clients two things simultaneously: Ciber's 30-year knowledge base in transport information systems, and TisCon's on-the-ground presence in Kampala.
Cross-border delivery portfolio
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Kampala, UGANDA
P. O. Box 1803, Kampala
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