| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Finance |
| Agency |
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Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Deputy Managing Director-2, PKSF |
| Procuring Entity Code |
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| Procuring Entity District |
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Dhaka |
| Expression of Interest for Selection of |
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Consulting Firm (National) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Firm for Situational Analysis of SMART Project |
| EOI Ref. No. |
: |
53.23.0000.013.34.002.23.6678 (PKSF/SMART/S-01) |
| Date |
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30/08/2023 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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The World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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20/09/2023 01:00 PM
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| Publication Date |
: |
03/09/2023
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The consulting services include (but not limited to) scanning the present socio-economic condition of the micro-enterprise subsectors in Bangladesh in terms of sustainable employment and growth potentials, finding out strength, weakness, opportunity and threat of the selected sub-sector, examining the present environmental condition of the micro-enterprise of selected sub-sectors, mapping out the potential clusters followed by the sub-sectors, identifying key actors in the forward and back-end value chains and their roles, and problems in the value chains etc.
The assignment will require an estimated of 15.5 professional staff-months as per the assignment requirement mentioned in the Terms of Reference (TOR). The assignment is scheduled to be completed within a period of four (04) months and is expected to be started from December 2023. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The firm should have:
- At least 07 years of demonstrated experience in conducting different types of project evaluation/assessment;
- Experience in performing at least 03 similar assignments (situational assessment/baseline study etc.) within last 05 years;
- Experience of performing situational assessment/ baseline study under the World Bank/ IFAD/ UN/ EU funded projects will be added advantage
- Strong financial capability to carry out the assignment (Balance sheet, Statement of cash flows, profit & loss statement etc. of the last 03 completed financial years are to be submitted);
- Valid Trade License, TIN, and VAT Certificate;
- Availability of assignment related professional skills among staff and availability of necessary logistics (e.g. vehicles, office equipment etc.) |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the PKSF website (www.pksf.org.bd/tender). The shortlisting criteria are: General experience, Experience in similar assignments, Experience in conducting similar studies under multilateral development partner (i.e. The World Bank/ IFAD/ EU/ UN agencies) funded projects, and Financial Capability of the firm.
Expression of Interest (EOI) must be delivered in a written form (Hard copy along with a soft copy through flash-drive) to the address of the undersigned (in person, or by courier mail) by 20 September 2023 on or before 13:00 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST). |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 53.23.0000.013.34.002.23.6678 |
NA |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
December 2023 |
April 2024 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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AQM Golam Mawla |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Deputy Managing Director, PKSF |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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PKSF Bhaban, Plot: E-4/B, Agargaon Administrative Area, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207 |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 88-02-222218331-33, Fax : , Email : smartprocure.pksf@gmail.com |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
