| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Youth & Sports |
| Agency |
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Department of Youth Development |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director (Joint Secretary) Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Project Department of Youth Development |
| 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) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Service Provider for operating VLTC at Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar Districts under Chattogram Division |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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34.01.0000.046.11.014.24-80 : Package No. – S9.2 |
| Date |
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30/04/2024 |
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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PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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30/05/2024 03:00 PM
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| Publication Date |
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12/05/2024
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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a. The Service Provider will be responsible to carry-out the implementation support in the Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar Districts under Chattogram division, and liaison with Community Groups (CGs), Upazila Coordinator-UCs, Union Youth Information Center (UYICs), Upazila Youth Development Officer-UDYO, Upazila Nirbahi Officer-UNO, Bangladesh Open University (BOU) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED)s MIS Cell under the guidance and supervision of Project Management Unit (PMU) headed by the Project Director. More specifically, the SP will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following activities:
(i) Community Engagement for creating an enabling environment
(ii) Beneficiary selection
(iii) Selection of local level/Upazila-wise trades
(iv) Establish Village Level Training Centers (VLTCs)
(v) Supporting Curriculum Development Committee in the development of curriculum for trade specific course (Each trade 360 hours)
(vi) Establish childcare facilities at VLTCs in 2 selected upazilas
(vii) VLTC Operation:
? Instructors
? Skill development of the beneficiaries on selected trades
? Assessment and certification
? Ensure Data Flow
? Creating awareness among the local stakeholders
(viii) Conduct SEB and EDT training of the NEET youth
(ix) Internship/apprenticeship support for the NEET youth
(x) Facilitating Seed financing and managing incubation support
(xi) Expanding the horizon by connecting the beneficiaries with markets
(xii) Leadership training at the Youth Clubs
(xiii) Monitoring and Data Generation. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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(i) Relevant experience:
a) In case of single entity, the agency should have at least 10 years of working experience in the area of enhancing access to skills (technical, soft/life skills) development, enhanced livelihoods for youths, and economic empowerment of youth, especially for the female, communication, promoting climate and environmental knowledge, awareness and business models, monitoring, evaluation and survey.
b) In case of JV, the above skill set should be met jointly by the JV partners, including the Lead Partner, together. Total number of Partners in the JV shall not exceed 6 including the Lead partner. All non-Lead Partners of the JV should have at least 3 years of working experience at least in any of the above fields.
c) The experience could be in Bangladesh and/or in a similar economic/social context.
(ii) Experience in implementing at least two GoB and/or Development Partner and/or donor supported projects.
a) In the case of JV, the Lead partner should have experience in implementing at least two (2) GoB and/or Development Partner supported projects.
(iii) Outreach Capacity: The single entity or in case of JV or Sub-consultant, at least one Partner should have working experience of 3 years within the last 10 years in the subject Districts/Upazilas. The sub-consultant experience will be evaluated for this criterion only.
(iv) The agency (single entity)/Lead Partner of the JV should have experience of implementing at least BDT 40 crore or equivalent USD (1 USD = 108 BDT) since January 2014 till December 2023. Each Partner other than the Lead Partner should have experience of implementing/ongoing at least BDT 5 crore or equivalent USD (1 USD = 108 BDT) since January 2014 till December 2023. Portfolio of the microcredit program will not be considered for the financial capacity of the single entity agency or the Lead Partner of the JV or any other partner of JV.
(v) Transparency: Integrity in fund management with audit system with audit report by a well reputed chartered firm for the last three years. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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5. If any single entity and/or the lead partner of the JV and/or any partner of the JV submits more than one Expression of Interest (EoI), either individually or as a JV partner, in the same procurement package, all EoIs submitted in that package will be rejected. However, this does not preclude a firm’s (single entity and/or the lead partner of the JV and/or any partner of the JV) participation as a sub-consultant, or an individual’s participation as a team member, in that package.
6. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: https://dyd.portal.gov.bd/sites
8. The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Banks “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 [dated November 2020] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Banks policy on conflict of interest.
9. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. |
| 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 |
| - |
Single Phase |
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October 2024 |
June 2028 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Kazi Moklesur Rahman |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director (Joint Secretary) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET (EARN) Project, Department of Youth Development
5th Floor, Jubo Bhaban, 108, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000. |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 880-02-55101121, Fax : , Email : pd.earn@dyd.gov.bd |
Advertisement Corrigendum(s) |
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Date Of Corrigendum |
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26/05/2024 |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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Eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) means any not-for-profit organization/institution/agency, such as, International/National Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSO), not for profit private entities, State-owned enterprises (SOEs) or institutions of the Bangladesh body, and/or Joint Venture (JV) of any of the above-mentioned entities. The single agency entity or all lead and non-lead partners in case of JV should be registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau and/or Department of Social Welfare in Bangladesh. In the case of educational institutions/organizations, they should be legally registered with the appropriate authority of the Government of Bangladesh (for example, the University Grants Commission (UGC) for universities. For any training and/or advocacy, institutes/ organizations/ agencies should provide legal documents proving they are non-profit organizations. Any other profit organization/institute/agency that has the expertise to perform the assignment can be a sub-consultant of the single entity or any JV partners. |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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10/06/2024 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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15:00 HOURS (BST) |
| Status |
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Active |
Date Of Corrigendum |
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09/06/2024 |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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23/06/2024 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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15:00 HOURS (BST) |
| Status |
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Active |
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| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
