Tajikistan Women in Business ¿ Technical Co-operation Programme (Таджикистан - Тендер #984940) | ||
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Страна: Таджикистан (другие тендеры и закупки Таджикистан) Организатор тендера: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Номер конкурса: 984940 Дата публикации: 16-01-2017 Источник тендера: Европейский банк реконструкции и развития |
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Tajikistan
Business sector:Financial institutions
Project number:67804
Funding source:Not Yet Determined
Contract type:Consultancy Services
Notice type:Invitation for expressions of interest (CSU)
Issue date:16 Jan 2017
Closing date:06 Feb 2017 at 17:00 London
Project Description:
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the "EBRD" or the "Bank") is launching the Tajikistan Women in Business Programme ("Tajikistan WiB Programme" or the
"Programme"). The ultimate goal of the Programme is to:
• Support women-led Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Women-led MSMEs) in accessing finance for their sustainable growth;
• Develop sustainable credit mechanisms targeted to women-led MSMEs through technical assistance to Partner Financial Intermediaries ("PFIs") in Tajikistan;
• Support Women-led SMEs in accessing know-how, non-financial business development services and networking opportunities.
The Programme includes three components: (i) Financing (ii) Technical Cooperation ("TC") and (iii) the Advice for Small Businesses (ASB). With the first component, EBRD will make
financing available to eligible women-led MSMEs through Participating Financial Institutions (“PFIs”) for on-lending to sub-borrowers. The Technical Cooperation component will consist of
PFI Support including capacity-building, product development, marketing and programme support, which will ensure overall project management across different PFIs. The Advice for Small Business
(ASB) component is intended to facilitate increased access to know-how and non-financial development services for women-led enterprises, as well as access to markets through networking
opportunities.
Assignment Description:
The Bank wishes to engage a consulting company (the "Consultant") to act as Project Consultant for the implementation of the Technical Cooperation
Component of the Programme to strengthen PFIs" capacities to effectively reach out to women-led MSMEs through new or improved products and processes; ensuring synergies between each component
of the programme and supporting management functions, including monitoring, marketing, visibility and reporting (the "Assignment").
The expected outcome of the Assignment is the improvement of access to finance by women-led MSMEs in Tajikistan.
The contracting entity shall be the Bank.
The selected Consultant is expected to provide the following services:
(a) Baseline Assessments at the PFI level including portfolio, product, process, business model and organizational reviews. Both supply and demand factors influencing women-led SMEs"
access to finance should be analysed and aimed at providing recommendations how PFIs can improve their delivery of financial and non-financial products and services to women-led SMEs. Programme
impact will be monitored and measured against these baselines.
(b) Capacity Building of PFIs to include institutional strengthening, product development, marketing and outreach aspects to enable development and delivery financial products and services tailored to women-led SMEs. This will include training to bank staff to specifically address the target group need; developing, testing and delivering products tailored the target group and assisting the PFIs in marketing and outreach to the target group
(c) Programme Support to include reporting management, coordination with other programme stakeholders, designing and implementing a visibility plan for the programme as well as assisting with impact assessment to allow regular measuring and tracking of key indicators set at PFIs and women-led MSME level.
Status of Selection Process:
Interested firms or groups of firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Assignment Start Date and Duration:
The Assignment is expected to start in April 2017 and has an estimated overall duration of 36 months.
Cost Estimate for the Assignment:
EUR 1,000,000 (exclusive of VAT). Subject to availability of funding, the performance of the selected Consultant and the specific needs of the Bank the Assignment may be extended beyond the
current scope.
The Consultant must determine whether any VAT would be chargeable on the services and the basis for that determination, without taking into consideration the special status of the Bank as an IFI and state this to the Bank in their response to the Invitation for Expressions of Interest. To the extent that a Consultant incurs input VAT on goods and services purchased in connection with the provision of services (e.g. VAT on airline ticket) which is not otherwise recoverable by the consultant from the local tax authority, the gross cost to the consultant of such expenses shall be treated as a reimbursable expense.
Funding Source:
It is expected that the Assignment will be funded by EBRD"s Technical Cooperation Donor Funded Programme Please note selection and contracting will be subject to
the availability of funding.
Eligibility:
There are no eligibility restrictions.
Consultant Profile:
Corporate services are required. The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms preferably with previous project experience in:
• Implementing large-scale multi-faceted MSME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging markets with the ability to upscale and downscale the level of engagement in the field depending
on project needs;
• Designing and implementing institutional strengthening and product development initiatives that address women"s access to financial products/services at commercial banks in emerging
markets; and
• Banking and MSME sectors in Tajikistan will constitute an advantage.
The Consultant"s expert team is expected to include key experts as follows:
• Key Expert 1: Team Leader preferably with experience in
o Successfully managing the implementation of SME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging markets and similar operating environments, including in managing multi country/complex
programmes;
o Negotiating with third parties including banks, associations, ministries, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders on behalf of International Financial Institutions;
o Women entrepreneurship and women"s access to finance; and
o Fluency in English is essential. Command of Russian or Tajik is desirable.
• Key Expert 2: Senior Women in Business Financing Expert preferably with experience in
o Working as a gender specialist in emerging markets and in similar operating environments, in particular in gender institutional development in the financial sector/commercial banks;
o Conducting gender analysis of banks" portfolio, institutional strategies, business models and delivery mechanisms to reach out to women-led MSMEs;
o Conducting qualitative research and gender institutional analysis;
o Negotiating with a wide range of stakeholders, including associations, ministries, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders; and
o Fluency in English is essential. Command of Russian or Tajik is desirable.
• Key Expert 3: Senior Communications and Marketing Manager(s) preferably with experience in
o Implementing marketing and sales initiatives in commercial banks;
o Advising commercial banks on the factors contributing to successful product development or refinement based on market forces and strategic goals;
o Facilitation of meetings and workshops; and
o Fluency in English is essential. Command of Russian or Tajik is desirable.
• Key Expert 4: Senior Banking Experts preferably with experience in
o Implementing SME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging markets and similar operating environments, including in implementing multi country/complex programmes;
o Liaising with Bank staff and management on ongoing basis
o Fluency in English is essential. Command of Russian or Tajik is desirable.
• Key Expert 5: Senior IT Expert & MIS Specialist with experience in
o Assisting commercial banks in emerging markets and similar operating environments in implementing IT and MIS Systems in relation to SME lending;
o Previous project work involving women"s access to finance related tasks would constitute an advantage; and
o Fluency in English is essential. Command of Russian or Tajik is desirable.
Submission Requirements:
In order to determine the capability and experience of Consultants seeking to be shortlisted for this Assignment, the information submitted should include the following:
1. Company/group of firms" profile, organisation and staffing (max 4 pages).
2. Details of previous project experience or similar assignments particularly undertaken in the previous five years, including information on contract value, contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided (if different from duration) main activities, objectives.
3. CVs of key experts who could carry out the Assignment detailing qualifications, experience in similar assignments, particularly assignments undertaken in the previous five years, including information on contracting entity/client, project location/country, duration (mm/yy to mm/yy), expert months provided, assignment budget, main activities, objectives. Consultants shall identify in which capacity from the list of key experts each CV is presented.
4. Completed Consultant Declaration Form and Contact Sheet, the template for which is available from the following web-link:
.
The above information should not exceed 20 pages excluding CVs and contact sheet.
The complete expression of interest should be submitted, in English electronically through e-Selection, to reach the Bank not later than the closing date. The expression of interest shall be one file (pdf). The EBRD reserves the right to reject applications of firms submitting more than one file. Only if the permissible file size is exceeded (4MB), the Consultant may split the expression of interest into further files.
Bank Contact Person:
Sevi Simavi
Deputy Head, Technical Co-operation Department
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
One Exchange Square
London EC2A 2JN
e-mail: SimaviS@ebrd.com (submissions should be sent through eSelection and NOT to this email address)
Notes:
1. Following this invitation for Expressions of Interest, a shortlist of qualified consultants will be formally invited to submit proposals. Consultant selection and contracting will be subject to availability of funding.
2. The shortlist criteria and weightings are:
a) Firm"s previous project experience in successfully managing the implementation of large-scale multi-faceted MSME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging markets with the ability to upscale and downscale the level of engagement in the field depending on project needs - 25%;
b) Firm"s previous project experience in designing and implementing institutional strengthening and product development initiatives that address women"s access to financial
products/services
at commercial banks in emerging markets – 25%;
c) Firm"s previous project experience in the Banking and/or MSME sectors in Tajikistan or countries with similar environments – 10%; and
d) Qualifications and competence of key experts proposed – 40%.