| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Commerce |
| Agency |
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Ministry of Commerce |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1 |
| 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) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Consulting Firm for Conducting Diagnostic Studies to Assess Female Traders and Entrepreneurs Export Potential in the ICT Sub-sectors under BRCP-1. |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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26.00.0000.066.07.028.20-355 (BRCP/MOC/SD-10) |
| Date |
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08/10/2020 |
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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IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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27/10/2020 12:30 PM
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| Publication Date |
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18/10/2020
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The objective of the study is to conduct a diagnostic analysis of the role of ICT sub-sector in facilitating and promoting export sectors of Bangladesh and the role that women currently (or can) play in the ICT enablement of exports.
To accomplish this, the diagnostic study will assess: (a) the current role of ICT in export facilitation for the top ten leading exports of Bangladesh ; (b) compare and contrast the use of ICT in the aforementioned export sectors and the role of women as ICT workers and entrepreneurs/business owners; (c) identify barriers to ICT adoption in aforementioned export sectors, including regulatory barriers, infrastructure needs, and barriers to engaging women in ICT sector; (d) identify actionable ways in which to increase women’s participation in ICT. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The interested consulting firm should provide evidence of the following in their applications:
• The Consulting firm shall have the legal capacity to enter into the contract;
• The firm should have at least 10 years of general experience in providing consulting services out of which at least 05 years of experience in national and international agricultural/non-agricultural trade related research or studies for public sector;
• The firm should have successfully completed at least one service contract related to national and international trade including agriculture sector in Bangladesh within last 5 years;
• The firm should have experience in working with development partner’s funded projects (IDA financed project experience would be desirable);
• The required average annual turnover of the consulting firm shall be at least Tk. 1.0 ( one ) crore in last three years;
• A capacity statement on available training facilities, IT equipment, logistics support, transport and office space;
• Undertaking that the firm has not been blacklisted or debarred by any Government Organization or by IDA;
• List of key professional staff including proposed core team for the assignment, showing qualification and experience including the projects/assignment on which they have worked, their role in the assignment/project and duration of their engagement with the assignment/project.
• The firm should have active web-page with necessary information of company management, legal status, experience and present work with client list.
• Required Documents: The company must submit the following documents:
• Company Registration document (Up to date Trade License/Incorporation Certificate), Up to date Tax payment certification and VAT registration certificate; Audited Financial statement (last 03 Years); Company Brochure. ISO Certified company will be given preference |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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Expected term of contract is 06 months. The expected date of commencement is 1st January, 2021 and completion 30 June, 2021.The consulting firm shall submit 2 (two) copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) (One original and one copy) and one soft copy (in MS word) in sealed envelope; clearly marked “EOI for Consulting Firm for Conducting Diagnostic Studies to Assess Female Traders and Entrepreneurs Export Potential in the ICT Sub-sectors under BRCP-1.” to the Project Director (Joint Secretary), Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1, Level-12 (West side), Probashi Kollayn Bhaban, 71-72 Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000 on or before 27/10/2020 up to 12.30 pm. Terms of Reference (TOR) will be available in the office of the undersigned and also at www.mincom.gov.bd and http://brcp-1.gov.bd/ . |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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Phasing Of Services |
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Not Phased |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Md. Mijanur Rahman |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director (Joint Secretary) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1,
Level-12 (West side), Probashi Kollayn Bhaban, 71-72 Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 02-55138022, Fax : , Email : |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
