Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Agency : National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT)
Procuring Entity Name : Training Research and Development (TRD) Operational Plan of 4th HPNSP, National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT),
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : NPS 24: Procurement of Services for Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2021-22
EOI Ref. No. : NIPORT/Research-1006/BDHS (Part-1)/BDHS 2021-22/2020-423
Date : 08/09/2021

KEY INFORMATION

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

FUNDING INFORMATION

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

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Training, Research and Development (TRD) Operational Plan of 4th HPNSP
EOI Closing Date and Time : 26/09/2021 02:00 PM
Publication Date : 19/09/2021

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : a) Broad objective of the above mentioned package: NPS 24: Collect and produce clean data set for the 2021-22 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) from a national representative sample of Bangladesh. b). NIPORT now invites eligible research/consulting firms to submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) for the above service package. Interested consultants (firms) are invited to provide information indicating that they are qualified to provide the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar operating conditions, availability of appropriate professional qualification and experience among staff.). Special Instructions: - Incomplete/partial EOIs will be rejected. - Interested firm (s) must provide focused information demonstrating that they are qualified to perform the services. - EOI proposal should not exceed 150 pages. - Authority may visit concern offices (if necessary). - Firm (s) must submit, valid registration certificate, TIN certificate, and VAT Certificate. - The authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the EOIs or annul the EOI process at any stage without assigning any reason(s) whatsoever and without incurring any liability to the affected applicant(s). - Subject to the approval and availability of fund under TRD- Operational Plan of 4th HPNSP, the assigned package will be implemented. c). A consultant (research firm) will be selected in accordance with the Public Procurement Act 2006 and Public Procurement Regulations 2008 (with latest amendments) issued by the GOB. d). Interested consulting firm(s) is required to submit their EOI along with relevant supporting documents (2 copies) in a sealed envelope to the address indicated below by 26 September 2021, 2:00 pm. e). Detailed description of services will be given in the TOR to the short-listed consultants (research firms).
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The firm shall have at least 15 years of experience in conducting health, demographic and population related surveys. The EOIs would be evaluated on the basis of the following aspects: a) Age of business of consultant (firm): Duration involved in doing health, demographic and population related research/survey activities b) Availability of key professional staff: list of key personnel & professionals, their qualifications and experience, list of management staff, their qualifications and experience c) Total turnover of the consultant (firm) in the last three years minimum Tk. 1000.00 lakhs (with supporting bank statement) d) Experience of the consultant (firm) in similar field: conducting large scale (minimum 20,000 sample) national surveys in health, demographic and population in Bangladesh (with supporting documents) e) Experience of the consultant (firm) in other works/assignments: Experience in conducting other activities in similar process f) Support service of the consultant (firm): HR, Office Space, Training Facilities, Bank Solvency (with mentioning amount), Equipment’s etc. Consultants (research firm) may associate to enhance their qualifications but should clearly mention whether the association is in the form of a ''Joint-Venture'' or of ''Sub-Consultancy''. In the case of a joint venture, all members of such ''association'' should have real and well-defined inputs to the assignment and it is preferable to limit the total number of firms including the associates to a maximum of two.
Other Details (if applicable) : Submission of EOI for each of the package must be done in closed envelop bearing the name and address of the applicant, Title and No. of EOI and date and addressed to the issuing authority separately.
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
NPS 24 Single Dhaka November 2021 December 2022

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Mohammed Ahsanul Alam
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Director, Research (In Charge) and Evaluation Specialist.
Address of Official Inviting EOI : National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), Medical Education and Family Welfare Division, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, 13/1 Sheikh Shaheb Bazar, Azimpur, Dhaka-1205
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-58611206, Fax : , Email : directorresearch.niport@gmail.com
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders