| Ministry/Division |
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Ministry of Fisheries & Livestock |
| Agency |
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Department of Fisheries |
| Procuring Entity Name |
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Project Director |
| 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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Designing, Consultation and Testing Mechanism for Access to Finance |
| EOI Ref. No. |
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33.02.0000.949.34.011.22-512 |
| Date |
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04/04/2022 |
KEY INFORMATION
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| Procurement Sub-Method |
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Quality and Cost Based Selection(QCBS) |
FUNDING INFORMATION
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| Budget and Source of Funds |
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Development Budget Grant/Credit |
| Development Partners |
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IDA |
PARTICULAR INFORMATION
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| Project/Programme Name |
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Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Project (SCMFP) |
| EOI Closing Date and Time |
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09/05/2022 3.00 PM
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| Publication Date |
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25/04/2022
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INFORMATION FOR APPLICANT
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| Brief Description of Assignment |
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The consulting services (“the Services”) include (a) the design of the Access to Finance Mechanism (AFM) to finance for fisheries and aquaculture producers, (b) pilot testing of an agreed mechanism(s) in partnership with Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) and (c) seminars, workshop, consultations, training and capacity building. This is an infrastructure investment project in coastal and inland fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The detailed scope of services and deliverables are available in the Terms of Reference (TOR). Interested Consultants are advised to refer to the Terms of Reference (TOR) available in the Notice of the websites of Department of Fisheries (www.fisheries.gov.bd) and scmfp.fisheries.gov.bd and also in the office of the undersigned. |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
: |
Department of Fisheries (DoF) represented by the Project Director, SCMFP now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”), either single entities or joint ventures, to indicate their interest in providing above mentioned services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are:
a) 10 years of general experience of the firm(s) in providing consulting services;
b) Experience of providing services in similar projects (prior track record in conducting projects of this nature in Bangladesh and especially in emerging markets with low financial inclusion rates; experience in agricultural finance and digital finance in Bangladesh; excellent analytical, data collections and presentation skills with maximum attention to details and quality of outputs; experience in conducting agricultural/fisheries/aquaculture value chain and loan product market mapping and primary data collection; experience in banking and/or financial services, or agent banking, banking regulations (risks, guarantees, provisions, etc.); experience in business model development and agricultural and rural financial product development);
c) Average Annual Financial Turnover from consulting services provided in last five years
d) Staffing of the firm;
e) Availability of key experts.
Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage.
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| Other Details (if applicable) |
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Consultants are requested to submit the following documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria:(a) Registration papers (e.g. trade license, certificate of incorporation, Articles of Association, Memorandum of Association, and any other corporate document) of the firm(s); (b) Joint venture (JV) agreement/letter of intent to form a JV (as applicable) along with the proposed JV agreement; (c) experience of providing similar consulting services in the last 5 years - indicating details of consultancy contracts completed i.e. name of services/contract, description of services, name of the Client, value of each contract, role of Consultant (sole firm, lead firm, JV member, sub-consultant etc.), duration of the service; (d) Firm’s brochure including staffing; (e) Audited financial reports for last five years (including turnover from consulting services and other activities, profit & loss, current asset & liability and fixed asset & liability); (f) detailed list of relevant key experts.
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 November 2017, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a “joint-venture” and or “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. Further, each Partner should have experience in the field related to the assignment, clearly indicating the expected inputs of each partner to the assignment. It is preferable to limit the total number of partners in the association to a maximum of three. |
| Association with foreign firms is |
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Encouraged |
| Eoi Detail Information |
|---|
| Ref No |
Phasing Of Services |
Location |
Start Date |
Completion Date |
| 33.02.0000.949.34.011.22-512 |
NA |
75 Upazilla |
December 2022 |
June 2023 |
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PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS
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| Name of Official Inviting EOI |
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Dr. Md. Abdul Alim |
| Designation of Official Inviting EOI |
: |
Project Dircetor |
| Address of Official Inviting EOI |
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Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
10th Floor, Matshya Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka.
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| Contact details of Official Inviting EOI |
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Phone : +8802-47120718 , Fax : , Email : pdscmfpdof@fisheries.gov.bd |
Advertisement Corrigendum(s) |
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Date Of Corrigendum |
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27/04/2022 |
| Brief Description |
: |
Designing, Consultation and Testing Mechanism for Access to Finance |
| Experience, Resources and Delivery Capacity Required |
: |
Department of Fisheries (DoF) represented by the Project Director, SCMFP now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”), either single entities or joint ventures, to indicate their interest in providing above mentioned services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are: a) 10 years of general experience of the firm(s) in providing consulting services; b) Experience of providing services in similar projects (prior track record in conducting projects of this nature in Bangladesh and especially in emerging markets with low financial inclusion rates; experience in agricultural finance and digital finance in Bangladesh; excellent analytical, data collections and presentation skills with maximum attention to details and quality of outputs; experience in conducting agricultural/fisheries/aquaculture value chain and loan product market mapping and primary data collection; experience in banking and/or financial services, or agent banking, banking regulations (risks, guarantees, provisions, etc.); experience in business model development and agricultural and rural financial product development); c) Average Annual Financial Turnover from consulting services provided in last five years d) Staffing of the firm; e) Availability of key experts. Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage. |
| Duration |
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14 Months |
| Other Information |
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Consultants are requested to submit the following documents in support of the above-mentioned criteria:(a) Registration papers (e.g. trade license, certificate of incorporation, Articles of Association, Memorandum of Association, and any other corporate document) of the firm(s); (b) Joint venture (JV) agreement/letter of intent to form a JV (as applicable) along with the proposed JV agreement; (c) experience of providing similar consulting services in the last 5 years - indicating details of consultancy contracts completed i.e. name of services/contract, description of services, name of the Client, value of each contract, role of Consultant (sole firm, lead firm, JV member, sub-consultant etc.), duration of the service; (d) Firm’s brochure including staffing; (e) Audited financial reports for last five years (including turnover from consulting services and other activities, profit & loss, current asset & liability and fixed asset & liability); (f) detailed list of relevant key experts. 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 November 2017, (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualification, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a “joint-venture” and or “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. Further, each Partner should have experience in the field related to the assignment, clearly indicating the expected inputs of each partner to the assignment. It is preferable to limit the total number of partners in the association to a maximum of three. |
| Last Date Of Submission |
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23/05/2022 |
| Last Time Of Submission |
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3.00 PM |
| Status |
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Active |
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| The procuring entity reserves the right to accept or reject all tenders |
