Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Post, Telecommunications & Information Technology
Agency : Information and Communication Technology Division
Procuring Entity Name : Aspire to Innovate Programme (a2i)
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Hiring a Firm for Development of Combined Intelligence Platform for Skills Development
EOI Ref. No. : 56.42.0000.006.07.015.20.0339
Date : 12/08/2020

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget GOB
Development Partners : UNDP

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Aspire to Innovate Programme
EOI Closing Date and Time : 01/09/2020 02:00 PM
Publication Date : 23/08/2020

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Primary objective of this project is to establish a Combined Intelligence Platform for Skills Development through a Single Service Delivery Ecosystem through a structured architecture of technology platform for the service recipients and service providers. The target is to ensure solution Accessibility, Accountability, Sustainability, Scalability, Reliability, Interoperability, Reusability and Service recipient Satisfaction using emerging technology, AI and insights. This platform aims at facilitating the government and private service providers with flexible access that will make the service access and delivery easier, faster and efficient while addressing citizen’s requests for any government services related to skills, Jobs, Entrepreneurship, and other related services for both youth and business domain. For detail Terms of Reference (TOR).
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : This is a national project with utmost importance towards the digital Bangladesh goal so the bidder must prove that they have solid technical background and operational strength to undertake and take this work forward without any hindrances. Bidder must also have adequate technical ability, resources, human resources and processes. As such, following are defined as minimum eligibility criteria: 1. Must have 5 years working experience with Government of Bangladesh or any development partner 2. Must have valid and up-to-date Trade license (2018-19), Register of joint stock & companies (RJSC) registration (if applicable), TIN certificate, VAT Identification Number, Updated Income Tax Payment Certificate (2018-19). 3. Firm needs to have experience in working with any national web-based application or MIS related to Skill,Apprentice,Migration,any integrated government platform in last 5 years. Please provide work completion certificate. 4. Annual average turnover is BDT 2.5 Crore in last 3 years audited report. 5. Working capital BDT 60 lac in latest audited report,Bank certificate 6. Documents demonstrating the management and operational capacity of the firm (Brochures, Company Profile and other documents describing company expertise, strength and experience, core functions, products and services, similar assignments or project experience, trainings, availability of relevant professional staff and experience among applicant’s staff resources to carry out this assignment).
Other Details (if applicable) : 7. Multiple Companies having technical and legal competency for developing such Product can bid jointly but they must have legal agreement among them where one company needs to be lead. Lead company needs to fulfill all conditions mentioned in this ToR. Joint-venture agreement needs to have clear identification about each responsibility matrix along with IPR. Aspire to Innovate Programme now invites eligible Applicants firms to indicate the interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants firms are invited to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. Total duration of the contract is 36 (Thirty-Six) months. Interested Applicants may obtain further information on the requirements including the criteria of short listing A shortlist of consultants will be prepared upon evaluation of EoIs of the eligible applicants and “Request for Proposal document will be issued in their favor.
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
56.42.0000.006.07.015.20 Single Bangladesh November, 2020 October, 2023

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Dr. Md. Abdul Mannan, PAA
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director, Aspire to Innovate Programme.
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Division ICT Tower, E-14X, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 55006931, Fax : , Email :
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders