| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Finance |
| Agency |
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Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Deputy Managing Director-2, PKSF |
| 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) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Firm for the Baseline Study |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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53.23.0000.001.03.028.24.1728 (PKSF/SMART/S-02) |
| Date |
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21/03/2024 |
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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The World Bank |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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08/04/2024 01:00 PM
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| Publication Date |
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21/03/2024
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The consulting services (“the Services”) include (but not limited to) reviewing the existing literature (policies, rules & regulations, reports, etc.) and sources of financing of microenterprises and finding out ways for widening the financing sources, collecting relevant baseline data for project indicators with definition, measurement, and calculation plan and also, state the possible counterfactual that might affect the project impact for each indicator in the future, identifying the present socio-economic, business and environmental conditions of microenterprises in different sectors and/or sub-sectors etc. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The firm should have:
6.1 07 (seven) years of demonstrated experience in conducting any type of project evaluation/ assessment;
6.2 Experience in performing minimum 03 similar assignments (project’s baseline study/ project’s baseline survey) within last 05 years;
6.3 Experience of performing baseline study/ baseline survey under the World Bank/ UN funded projects will be added advantage;
6.4 Experience of conducting baseline study/ survey for Microenterprise-development related projects will add value;
6.5 Strong financial capability to carry out the assignment (Balance sheet, Statement of cash flows, profit & loss statement etc. of the last 03 completed financial years are to be submitted);
6.6 Valid Trade License, TIN, and VAT Certificate;
6.7 Availability of assignment related professional skills among staff and availability of necessary logistics (e.g. vehicles, office equipment etc.)
Notably, Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the staffs/ experts is not required at EOI stage. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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The assignment will require an estimated of 28 professional staff-months as per the assignment requirement mentioned in the Terms of Reference (TOR). The assignment will require work for 06 (six) months over a period of 01 (one) year. The assignment is expected to be started from October 2024. The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be obtained from the PKSF website (www.pksf.org.bd/tender).
The Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are: General experience, Experience in similar assignments, Experience in conducting similar studies under multilateral development partner (The World Bank/ UN agencies) funded projects, and Experience of conducting baseline study for Microenterprise-development related projects. However, Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage;
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below either by e-mail or in person during office hours: 10:00 to 15:00 hours.
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 08 April 2024 on or before 13:00 hours Bangladesh Standard Time (BST).
The Procuring Entity (PE) reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EOIs without assigning any reason whatsoever. |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Not Applicable |
| Eoi Detail Information |
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| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 53.23.0000.001.03.028.24.1728 |
NA |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
October 2024 |
September 2025 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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AQM Golam Mawla |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Deputy Managing Director |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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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 |
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Phone : 88-02-222218331-33, Fax : , Email : smartprocure.pksf@gmail.com |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
