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 (a2i) Programme
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 enhancement, additional development, implementation & maintenance of eKpay platform
EOI Ref. No. : 56.83.0000.006.07.008.23.78
Date : 17/01/2023

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 : 01/02/2023 11:00 am (BST)
Publication Date : 17/01/2023

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : Details are provided in the Terms of Reference (ToR). For Terms of Reference (TOR). Please visit https://a2i.gov.bd/tenders/ or contact: Mohammed Salah Uddin (Mobile No.01712718051).
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : • Must have valid and up-to-date Trade license/Register of joint stock & companies (RJSC) registration, VAT, TIN certificate, Updated TAX payment certificate. • Should have minimum 10 (ten) years experiences in ICT business as a registered company/entity in Bangladesh. • Firm must-have design, development and maintenance experience of payment aggregator or payment gateway or FinTech system. (Please provide work order/contract). • Firm must have 3 (three) work orders/contract agreements worth 5 (five) crores or above in a single contract in the last 3 (three) years with Govt sector. (Please provide work order/contract). • Should have Experience in managing at least 5 (five) large-scale citizen-centric government applications. (Please provide e work order/contract). • The firm should have a minimum average annual turnover minimum Taka 10 (Ten) Crore for the last 3 (three) years. (Please provide necessary documents) • The firm must have proof of average minimum BDT 2 core working capital/liquid assets in the last 2 years please submit the necessary documents • Multiple companies having technical and legal competency for developing such products can submit jointly but they must have a legal agreement among them where one company needs to be lead. The lead company needs to fulfill all conditions mentioned in this ToR.
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
56.83.0000.006.07.008.23.78 Single Bangladesh May 2023 October 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 : 88 02 55006936, Email : dewan.kabir@a2i.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders