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 (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Selection of Firm for Communication Activities and Making Documentary
EOI Ref. No. : 53.23.0000.001.03.113.24.6720 (PKSF/SMART/S-06 )
Date : 16/10/2024

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 30/10/2024 01:00 PM (BST)
Publication Date : 18/10/2024

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The consulting services (“the Services”) include (but not limited to) producing video content/audiovisual/documentary, booklets on successful case stories, publishing project brochures, publishing RECP brochure, two-pager publications on project interventions/achievements/learnings, booklet on summary of sub-project proposals, photography, publication on photo story book (coffee table book), publishing opinion articles (Op-ed), publishing newsletter, arranging visits for media personnel to the fields, microenterprise fair etc. The assignment will require an estimated of 146 professional staff-months as per the assignment requirement mentioned in the Terms of Reference (TOR). The assignment will require work for 40 (forty) months. The assignment is expected to be started from May 2025.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The firm/consortium should have: 7.1 10 (ten) years of overall experience in conducting communication activities including publication, film production, media activation, organizing events etc.; 7.2 experience of completing minimum one long-term (at least 12 months) communication assignment comprising at least 05 of the tasks mentioned in Annexure-1; 7.3 experience of completing 07 relevant assignments (each comprising at least 05 of the tasks mentioned in Annexure-1) within last 07 years; 7.4 demonstrated experience of content planning, developing, and producing 03 quality publications (coffee-table book) on national context (online link of the books have to be provided); 7.5 experience of working with the World Bank/ UN agencies or in the projects/ programs funded by World Bank/ UN agencies on similar assignments will be an added advantage; 7.6 availability of assignment related professional skills among staffs in the fields of communication, film, and multimedia and possession of necessary logistics (vehicles, shooting equipment, editing panel, sound studio, etc.) and manpower; 7.7 valid business documents (i.e. Trade license, TIN, and VAT certificate); 7.8 sound financial health to carry out such assignment; The shortlisting criteria are: General experience (years in business), Experience in relevant assignments, Experience of content planning, developing, and producing quality publications on national context, and Experience of performing similar assignments under The World Bank/ UN agencies funded projects.
Other Details (if applicable) : The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the PKSF website (www.pksf.org.bd/tender). A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method (Open-International market approach) set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations. 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 30 October 2024 on or before 13:00 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST).
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
53.23.0000.001.03.113.24.6720 (PKSF/SMART/S-06 ) 1 Bangladesh May 2025 Aug 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 : Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) 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