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
Procuring Entity Code : Not used at present
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Hiring a firm for the development and maintenance of the ekShop platform (Micro Merchant and Drop Shipping)
EOI Ref. No. : 56.83.0000.006.002.23.14
Date : 03/01/2023

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 (a2i) Programme
EOI Closing Date and Time : 17/01/2023 12.00 PM
Publication Date : 04/01/2023

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Details are provided in Terms of Reference (ToR). For Terms of Reference (TOR). Please visit: https://a2i.gov.bd/tenders/ or contact: Mohammed Salah Uddin (Mobile No. 01712718051),Please email for Terms of Reference (ToR) at this address. (tender@a2i.gov.bd).
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The minimum qualifications and experiences: ? Minimum 5 years’ experience in ICT business as a registered company/entity. (Please submit work completion certificate or the certificate of incorporation if applicable). ? Minimum 3 years of experience of design, development, implementation and maintenance of web portal and mobile apps in Government of Bangladesh/any development partner/ International organisation/private sector. (Please provide work completion certificate along with URL and other relevant documents) ? Must have valid and up to date (21-22) Trade licence, register of joint stock & companies (RJSC) registration (if applicable), TIN certificate, VAT Identification Number, Updated Income Tax Payment (21-22) ? The minimum average annual turnover is BDT 55 Lac in the last 2 years. Please submit last 02 (Two) years audited financial statements. ? Must have a minimum amount of liquid asset BDT 35 lac in the last 02 (Two) years in the form of credit line or working capital. (Please submit the necessary document in this regard. For example, audited financial documents) (Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme now invites eligible Applicants/firms to indicate their interest in providing the service. Interested consultants/firms are invited to provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services. Multiple Companies having technical and legal competency for providing such services can apply jointly but they must have legal agreement among them where one company needs to be lead. The joint venture company jointly needs to fulfil all conditions mentioned in this ToR. Joint-venture agreement needs to heave clear identification about each responsibility matrix along with IPR. A shortlist of consultants will be prepared upon evaluation of EoI’s of the eligible applicants and a “request for proposal” document will be issued in their favor. The total duration of the contract is 12 (Twelve) months (Technical Development time will be 4 months and maintenance will be for 8 months).
Other Details (if applicable) : Not Applicable
Association with foreign firms is : Not Applicable
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
56.83.0000.006.002.23.14 Single Bangladesh 01/2023 01/2024

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director, Aspire to Innovate Programme.
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Division ICT Tower, E-14/X, Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 88 02 55006931-34 (Ext 102), Fax : Fax: 88 02 55006936, Email : dewan.kabir@a2i.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders