Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Planning
Agency : Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, Population and Housing Census 2021 Project
Procuring Entity Code : 224295100
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Firm selection for conducting of various publicity using print and electronic media for the Population and Housing Census, 2021
EOI Ref. No. : 52.01.0000.409.07.265.21.247
Date : 08/08/2021

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget GOB
Development Partners : Not Applicable

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 22/08/2021 3.00 PM
Publication Date : 09/08/2021

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Expression of Interest for Firm selection for conducting of various publicity using print and electronic media for the Population and Housing Census, 2021
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Qualification Criteria: a) General: a) The firm is expected to have organizational strengths having a well set of functional personnel to implement the assigned work. b) Having prior experience of conducting nationwide awareness/publicity campaign c) Having available expertise, manpower and resources to conduct a countrywide mass awareness/publicity campaign ahead of the Population and Housing Census 2021. b) Experience: a) The firm must have at least 10 years of experience in communication campaign (Creative, ATL, BTL, Strategy, Media Planning & Buying and developing communications materials. b) The firm must also have experience of minimum 50 TVC Production and Dissemination/Broadcast. The firm have to provide completion certificate as documentary evidence. c) The firm must also provide a list of clients for similar assignments for the last 5 years mentioning year, month and duration of each task. d) The firm must not have been blacklisted by GoB/Ministry/Departments or any UN body or the World Bank for graft, breach of contract, collusive practice or any other major violations of procurement rules. e) The service provider must have available manpower and resources to conduct the campaign. In this regard, the organization must submit detailed plan including total manpower of firm, resources etc. Scope of Services: Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: a) The firm will be responsible for scrolling of messages (24 hours) in different TV Channels within specified timeline. The content of the message & list of TV channels will be decided by project authority. b) The firm will be responsible to prepare & telecast of TV Jingles (60 seconds) in TV Channels within specified timeline. The list of TV channels will be decided by project authority. The content of the Jingles will be finalized as per project team instructions. c) The firm will be responsible to make all arrangements for conducting TV Talk Show (45 Minutes) in selected TV Channels. The list of TV channels as well as specified timeline will be decided by Project Authority. d) The firm will be responsible to prepare & to make all arrangements for telecasting TV PSA (60 seconds) in selected TV Channels within specified timeline. The list of TV channels will be selected by project authority. e) The firm will be responsible to prepare & to make all arrangements for broadcasting Radio Commercial-RDC (60 seconds) in selected Radios within specified timeline. The list of Radio will be selected by project authority. f) The firm will be responsible to make all arrangements for broadcasting Jingles (60 seconds) in selected Radios within specified timeline. The list of Radio will be selected by project authority. g) The firm will be responsible for production and supply of TV commercial (TVC) [Duration:30 seconds] h) Advertisement on front page and/or last page in daily local and national Newspapers (4 color and size: 4 columns X 8 inches or 8 columns X 4 inches) within specified timeline. The list of newspaper will be selected by project authority. i) Full page Newspaper supplements (4 color, full page) in national and local daily newspaper to be published within specified timeline. The list of newspaper will be selected by project authority.
Other Details (if applicable) : Remuneration: A contract will be signed for 02 months with the selected firm as per PPA 2006 and PPR 2008. Remuneration will be paid in local currency (BDT). Duration of the Contract: Tenure of employment will be initially for 02 (Two) months or till the end of June, 2024, which one ends earlier. The duration may be extended subject to the approval of the competent authority.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
52.01.0000.409.07.265.21.247 Single Phase Project Office, BBS

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Kabir Uddin Ahmed
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Parishankhan Bhaban E-27/A, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-55007008, Fax : , Email : pd_phc21@bbs.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders