Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Finance
Agency : Social Development Foundation (SDF)
Procuring Entity Name : Managing Director, Social Development Foundation (SDF)
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Hiring Training Providing Organizations (TPOs) for Skill Development and Employment Generation (Agro Based Skills Development)for the RELI Project of SDF. Package No. S 37.0 (RELIP).
EOI Ref. No. : Memo. No. SDF/Proc./Service/S-37.0 (RELIP)/2023/1978
Date : 19/06/2023

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality Base Selection (QBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : International Development Association (IDA)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Improvement Project (RELIP)
EOI Closing Date and Time : 16/07/2023 12:30 PM
Publication Date : 04/07/2023

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : • To improve the technical capacity/skills (through Non TVET agricultural technological promotion) of the un/under employed youths and coastal fisher communities to create scope and access into employment generation (mainly wage and self-employments including rural Micro Entrepreneurs development). • The employment generation will be provided and ensured of sustaining through developing Agro based employers’ linkages, organizing platform and job placement network with formal and semi-formal approach (supporting agro based wage /job directly, create scope for self-employment related agriculture promoting IGA(food and nutritional intervention too) and micro/small enterprise development, provided employment generation within and outside of the country) for improving their income, lifestyles and livelihoods.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Eligible criteria/requirements for hiring TPOs: • The concerned TPOs/institution must have at least five (05) years of practical experience (Certification by registered authority/organization) in providing mentioned skill development training and employment to trainees nominated by SDF. • Adequate institutional capacity and evidence to ensure the employment of at least 85% of the skilled trainees must be attached to the EOI. • Furthermore, organizations registered by the Bureau of NGO Affairs/ Directorate of Social Services/ Register of Joint Stock Companies & Firms will be given priority in the initial selection process. In this case, the institutions shall submit the attested copies of the said certificates with EOI. • Interested applicants should submit an annual report and an annual audit report (last three years from the current year) and an attested copy of the bank solvency certificate along with EOI. • Please also follow the ToR (available in SDF website) for rest of requirements for hiring TPOs.
Other Details (if applicable) : • Incomplate/partial EOIs will be rejected. Interested firm(s) must provide focused information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services. • The firm shall be selected in accordance with World Bank Guidelines for selection of Consultants (July 2016 revised November 2017 and August 2018) & PPR-2008. • Activities of implementing units are given in ToR • The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the EoIs or annual the EoI process at any stage without incurring any liability to the affected firm(s) • The EoI and Terms of Referance are avaiable in the website of SDF (www.sdfbd.org) and further information (if required) from the office of the undersigned from 9.00am to 3.00pm (except holidays). .
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Eoi Detail Information
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : AZM Sakhawat Hossain
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Managing Director, Social Development Foundation (SDF)
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Address: 22/22, Khilzi Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka -1207.
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : : 02-41022521-4, Fax : 02-41022525, Email : md@sdfbd.org; fpdhq@sdfbd.org
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders