| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Education |
| Agency |
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Directorate of Technical Education |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director, Acceleration & Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project |
| 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) (Lump-Sump) |
| Title Of Service |
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Selection of Consulting firm for Surveys and Studies under NSDA (Sector: Creative Media) under package no - S59A |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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57.03.000.000.07.279.23-1644 |
| Date |
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12/12/2023 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Consultants Qualifications Selection (CQS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
: |
IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
: |
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| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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03/01/2024 14.00 PM
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| Publication Date |
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13/12/2023
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include conducting Surveys and Studies under NSDA, Sector: Creative Media.
The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found at the following website: www.asset-dte.gov.bd or can be obtained at the address given below.
The Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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The shortlisting criteria are:
• General Experience of the Firm (core business and years in business, details of business registration certificates, corporate documents)
• Experience in similar assignments of compatible size, complexity and technical specialty in the required area: Adequate experience in conducting surveys, and studies on similar assignments
• Working experience in the development partner-funded projects will be an added advantage
• Corporate Capacity of the Consultant’s organization.
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
Consultants are requested to submit, but not limited to, the following supporting documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria:
(i) Registration paper of the firm(s); (ii) Firm’s brochures; and (iii) description of relevant assignments including nature, total cost, total input in terms of man month, employer, location of service etc.);
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 [Revised September 2023] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
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.
The experience of sub-consultants will not be taken into consideration in the EOI stage. Please don't consider any sub-consultant at this stage. Each short-listed firm have to show the rationale of association with the sub-consultant at the time of proposal submission and have to be fully justified for due-diligence purpose. |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualification Based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours. 09:00 to 14:00 hours (GMT+06:00). |
| 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 |
| 57.03.000.000.07.279.23-1644 |
06 Months |
Dhaka |
15-04-2024 |
15-10-2024 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Abu Momtaz Saaduddin Ahmed |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
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Project Director (Additional Secretary) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project
Directorate of Technical Education, Agargaon, Dhaka |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 0241024953, Fax : , Email : pd@asset-dte.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
