Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Approved

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Ministry of Commerce
Agency : Ministry of Commerce
Procuring Entity Name : Project Director, Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (National)  (Time-Based)
Title Of Service : Designing and Implementing Training Program for Increasing Women’s Participation in the Agro-processing Sector in Bangladesh
EOI Ref. No. : 26.00.0000.066.07.011.18-334
Date : 31/12/2018

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Grant/Credit
Development Partners : International Development Association (IDA)

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name : Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1
EOI Closing Date and Time : 17/01/2019 03:00 PM
Publication Date : 03/01/2019

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : The main objective of this consulting service is three-fold: • Refinement of training needs primarily identified by the project; • Develop and design a training program or curriculum, including a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to assess progress or outcome; • Implementation of the training curriculum.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : The interested consulting/training management firm should provide evidence of the following in their applications: • The interested consulting/training management firm should provide evidence of the following in their applications: • The Consulting firm shall have the legal capacity to enter into the contract with minimum 07(seven) years of general experience in providing consulting services out of which at least 03 (three) years of experience in training management for public and private sector; • The minimum specific experience as lead consultant in providing training of at least 1000 numbers of trainees completed training course over the period of 05 (five) years shall be required. • The firm should have experience in working with development projects funded by any development partner; • The firm should have successfully completed at least one service contract related to capacity development (Training need assessment/ designing training module/organize training program) in agricultural sector and/or for women entrepreneurship development in last 05(five) years; • The required average annual turnover of the consulting firm shall be at least of the amount of Tk. 50 (fifty) Lac for the last three years; • A capacity statement on available training infrastructure facilities, IT equipment, logistics support, transport and office space; • Undertaking that the firm has not been blacklisted or debarred by any Government Organization or by IDA; • List of key professional staff including proposed core team for the assignment, showing qualification and experience including the projects/assignment on which they have worked, their role in the assignment/project and duration of their engagement with the assignment/project; • Required Documents: The firm/company must submit the following documents: a) Company Registration, Income Tax and VAT Registration Certificate; b) Audited Financial statement (last 03 Years); c) Company Registration Brochure.
Other Details (if applicable) : Expected term of contract is 15 months. The expected date of commencement is 1st April, 2019 and completion 30 June, 2020.The consulting firm shall submit 2 (two) copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) (One original and one copy) and one soft copy (in MS word) in sealed envelope; clearly marked “EOI for Designing and Implementing Training Program for Increasing Women’s Participation in the Agro-processing Sector in Bangladesh” to the Project Director (Joint Secretary), Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1, Level-12 (West side), Probashi Kollayn Bhaban, 71-72 Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000 on or before 17/01/2019 up to 3.00 pm. Copy of the indicative TOR may be collected from the office of the Project Director or through email: pdbrcp1moc@gmail.com or msrahman06@gmail.com or by visiting www.mincom.gov.bd.
Association with foreign firms is :
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
- NA Bangladesh

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md. Hemayet Uddin
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director (Joint Secretary)
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1, Level-12 (West side), Probashi Kollayn Bhaban, 71-72 Old Elephant Road, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : 02-55138022, Fax : , Email :
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders