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 : Project Director, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) 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 Infrastructure Support and Maintenance of a2i’s Initiatives
EOI Ref. No. : 56.83.0000.006.07.073.23.1137
Date : 23/11/2023

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 Programme
EOI Closing Date and Time : 10/12/2023 11.00 AM
Publication Date : 23/11/2023

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).
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : Minimum Qualification criteria: • Must have valid and up-to-date Trade License, Registered under joint stock & companies (RJSC) registration (if applicable), VAT Certificate, TIN Certificate, and updated income tax payment certificate. • Minimum 3 (Three) years of experience in ICT business as a registered company/entity in Bangladesh. (Please submit certificate of incorporation or work completion certificate to prove the experience) • Must have the minimum amount of liquid assets in the form of credit line or working capital shall be BDT 50 Lac in last 02 years (Please submit the necessary document in this regard. For example, audited financial documents) • Must have a minimum average annual turnover of BDT 1.00 Crore in the last 02 years. Please submit the audited financial statements (if applicable) • Experience in managing large-scale enterprise infrastructure (minimum 100 VM, 50 Mbps, 10000 user base) in the private/Gov’t/Semi-Gov’t sector. (please provide the details of yoyr data center and contract paper to provide this experience) • List of ongoing projects similar to this assignment. (Please provide copy of contract and URL of the live system) • Experience on IT service management for minimum 01 (one) enterprise solution for government of Bangladesh/ any development partner/ International organization/ private sector. (Please provide work completion certificate along with copy of contract and URL) 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 tentative duration of the contract is 24 (Twenty-Four) months.
Other Details (if applicable) : Not Applicable
Association with foreign firms is : Not Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
56.83.0000.006.07.073.23.1137 Single Bangladesh April 2024 April 2026

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md Mamunur Rashid Bhuiyan
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, Fax : 88 02 55006936, Email : pd@a2i.gov.bd
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders