Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Finance
Agency : Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation
Procuring Entity Name : Additional Managing Director, PKSF
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (International)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Selection of Firm for Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) Assessment and Capacity Building under SMART Project
EOI Ref. No. : 53.23.0000.043.03.005.24.6131 (PKSF/SMART/S-03)
Date : 03/10/2024

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : The World Bank

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 24/10/2024 01:00 PM (BST)
Publication Date : 03/10/2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The consulting services (“the Services”) include (but not limited to) evaluating current RECP practices of sampled MEs for feasibility & operationalization and recommend business and engineering RECP models for sub-sectors with implementation mechanism, developing RECP practices for cluster level as well as for common service (Revenue and Non-revenue) facilities of selected 21 sub-sectors, providing technical & engineering assistance to help operationalization of RECP practices at ME and cluster level, recommending on adoption of smart technology-based solution for automated capturing of climate-resilient RECP key performance indicators, building capacity of targeted microenterprises, Partner Organizations (POs), PKSF in validating, implementing and monitoring environment and climate-resilient RECP practices, monitoring and tracking environment and climate-resilient RECP practices adopted by MEs of 21 sub-sectors. The assignment will require an estimated of 180 professional staff-months as per the assignment requirement mentioned in the Terms of Reference (TOR). The assignment will require work for 38 (thirty-eight) months. The assignment is expected to be started from May 2025.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the PKSF website (www.pksf.org.bd/tender). The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: General experience (years in business), Experience in similar assignments (RECP implementation and capacity building), Experience of implementing RECP projects or programs in manufacturing/agriculture sectors, and Experience of performing similar assignments under The World Bank/ UN agencies funded projects.
Other Details (if applicable) : 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 24 October 2024 on or before 13:00 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST).
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
53.23.0000.043.03.005.24.6131 1 Dhaka, Bangladesh May 2025 June 2028

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Dr. Md. Jashim Uddin
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Additional Managing Director, PKSF
Address of Official Inviting EOI : PKSF Bhaban, Plot: E-4/B, Agargaon Administrative Area, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 88-02-222218331-33, Fax : , Email : smartprocure.pksf@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders