Invitation for Request for Expressions of Interest    Status:Corrigendum

GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Ministry/Division : Chief Adviser's Office
Agency : Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority
Procuring Entity Name : Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA)
Procuring Entity Code :
Procuring Entity District : Dhaka
Expression of Interest for Selection of : Consulting Firm (International)  (Lump-Sump)
Title Of Service : Selection of a Consulting Firm for Training Need Analysis for Economic Zones in Bangladesh.
EOI Ref. No. : BEZA S-137
Date : 24/09/2020

KEY INFORMATION

Procurement Sub-Method : Consultants Qualifications Selection (CQS)

FUNDING INFORMATION

Budget and Source of Funds : Development Budget Loan
Development Partners :

PARTICULAR INFORMATION

Project/Programme Name :
EOI Closing Date and Time : 12/10/2020 5.00 PM
Publication Date : 27/09/2020

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT

Brief Description of Assignment : BEZA aims to attract investment which will generate 10 million jobs directly or indirectly in all the economic zones by 2030, and aims to encourage higher value-add activity. Training Need Analysis (TNA) will play a vital role in this regard as it will help focus investment into skill development, ensuring that talent and skills are available to tenants. To achieve this aim the services expect: • a detailed snapshot of the current labor market as defined by the demands of in-scope EZ tenants. • information on the labor market dynamics which will affect planning within the current 5-year planning period (short, medium and long-term information on training needs). • Insights into factors which will affect the design of the voucher scheme to catalyse the development of a strong supply of training and skilled labour for EZ tenants and potential investors.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : a) General experience: must have extensive experience in workforce development issues and methodology; additional merit will be given to firms with experience in Bangladesh and/or the region and have working experience and understanding of special economic zones operations. b) specific experience related to the assignment; i) must have at least 5 years of relevant experience in the development and assessment of labour demand dynamics and conducting training needs assessment in the last 5 years; ii) must have experience and capability in data acquisition and analysis and proven track record in delivering labour market scans. c) Managerial and organizational capability which includes but not limited to adequate skilled staff with relevant experience and expertise and must have experience in preparing reports to a standard acceptable to national and international financing institutions and be fluent in written and spoke English.
Other Details (if applicable) :
Association with foreign firms is : Encouraged
Eoi Detail Information
Ref No Phasing Of Services Location Start Date Completion Date
BEZA S-137 0 Dhaka (BEZA HQ) 31st October 31th January 2021

PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS

Name of Official Inviting EOI : Md Ali Ahsan
Designation of Official Inviting EOI : Project Director
Address of Official Inviting EOI : Support to Capacity Building of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority Project Monem Business District (Level-12), 111, Bir Uttam C.R. Datta Road, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh
Contact details of Official Inviting EOI : Phone : +880-2-9632473, Fax : , Email : capacityproject@beza.gov.bd

Advertisement Corrigendum(s)

Date Of Corrigendum

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11/10/2020

Brief Description : BEZA aims to attract investment which will generate 10 million jobs directly or indirectly in all the economic zones by 2030, and aims to encourage higher value-add activity. Training Need Analysis (TNA) will play a vital role in this regard as it will help focus investment into skill development, ensuring that talent and skills are available to tenants. To achieve this aim the services expect: • a detailed snapshot of the current labor market as defined by the demands of in-scope EZ tenants. • information on the labor market dynamics which will affect planning within the current 5-year planning period (short, medium and long-term information on training needs). • Insights into factors which will affect the design of the voucher scheme to catalyse the development of a strong supply of training and skilled labour for EZ tenants and potential investors.
Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required : a) General experience: must have extensive experience in workforce development issues and methodology; additional merit will be given to firms with experience in Bangladesh and/or the region and have working experience and understanding of special economic zones operations. b) specific experience related to the assignment; i) must have at least 5 years of relevant experience in the development and assessment of labour demand dynamics and conducting training needs assessment in the last 5 years; ii) must have experience and capability in data acquisition and analysis and proven track record in delivering labour market scans. c) Managerial and organizational capability which includes but not limited to adequate skilled staff with relevant experience and expertise and must have experience in preparing reports to a standard acceptable to national and international financing institutions and be fluent in written and spoke English.
Duration : 31st October to 31th January 2021
Last Date Of Submission : 19/10/2020
Last Time Of Submission : 5.00 PM
Status : Active
The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders