Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Information
Agency : Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Procuring Entity Name : Managing Director and Chief Editor
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Building or Customizing, Hosting and Maintaining Services for Content Management System of BSS News Portal.
EOI Ref. No. : 15.61.0000.005.14.147(Part-2).15.7166
Date : 01/11/2020

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Non_Development Own Funds
Development Partners :

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 25/11/2020 03:00 PM
Publication Date : 16/11/2020

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : 1. * Development/Customization of exclusive CMS for redesigning of BSS existing news portals. * Development of 03 (Three) websites. * Hosting of contents delivered by BSS English and Bangla services with interlinking options. * Building of a supplementary website to contain soft news (3rd website). * All the three sites must have provisions to carry changeable commercials and other advertisements. * All websites also must have fully functional mobile versions. 2. * The service provider will reach an agreement with BSS for maintenance of the sites (24/7), re-customize as per demand, trouble shooting and bug fixing. * The service provider must ensure smooth functioning of the BSS websites through proper real time load management (as per users hit), data backups and other required technical activities.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The Organization/Firm shall be a reputed web designer and related service provider who has at least minimum 05 (Five) years practical experience on CMS Design, Website Programming Language, Designing Mobile Version, Website Maintenance, Web Hosting Server Maintenance and Load Balancing of websites through proper load management, data backups and have physical strength to provide 24/7 services capability.
Other Details (if applicable) : Job No. 01: Job Name: Building/Customizing Content Management System (CMS) for BSS News Portal; and Job No. 02: Job Name: Monthly Hosting Server Service of Maintaining BSS Websites and 24/7 Server and Support Service
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
01 One Time: Building/Customizing Content Management System (CMS) for BSS News Portal Head Office of the Sangstha, 68/2, Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000 60 days from the date of issuing Notification of Award.
02 Monthly Basis: Monthly Hosting Server Service of Maintaining BSS Websites and 24/7 Server and Support Service Own arrangement of the service provider Minimum 02 (Two) Years from the date of agreement signing.

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Abul Kalam Azad
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Managing Director and Chief Editor
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), 68/2, Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-9555036, Fax : , Email :
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders