| 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, Accelerating and 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) (Time-Based) |
| Title Of Service |
: |
Selection of consulting firm for Fiduciary Review of the ASSET Project (Time based). Reference No.: S88 |
| EOI Ref. No. |
: |
57.03.0000.051.07.880.254-2894 |
| Date |
: |
02/09/2025 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
: |
Selection under a Fixed Budget(SFB) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
: |
Development Budget Loan |
| Development Partners |
: |
IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
: |
Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
: |
25/09/2025 02:00 PM
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| Publication Date |
: |
08/09/2025
|
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
: |
Selection of consulting firm for Fiduciary Review of the ASSET Project (Time based). Reference No.: S88 |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
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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 Fiduciary Review of the ASSET Project. 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. 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: Experience in Fiduciary review. 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, 3.15, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 [Revised February 2020] (“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-consultants at this stage. Each short-listed firm must show the rationale of association with the sub-consultant at the time of proposal submission and must be fully justified for due-diligence purpose. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Fixed Budget Based Selection (FBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours ie. 09:00 to 17:00 hours (GMT+06:00). |
| Other Details (if applicable) |
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Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by September 25, 2025; 14:00 hours (GMT+ 06:00). |
| Association with foreign firms is |
: |
Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
|---|
| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 57.03.0000.051.07.880.254-2894 |
12 Months |
Dhaka |
01-12-2025 |
31-11-2026 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Mir Zahid Hasan |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Project Director (Additional Secretary) |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Accelerating and Strengthening Skills for Economic Transformation (ASSET) Project04th Floor, Directorate of Technical Education, Agargaon, Dhaka. |
| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : 241024953, Fax : , Email : pd@asstet-dte.gov.bd |
| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
