Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management (Пакистан - Тендер #40989937)

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Finance Department

Request for Expression of Interest

for Selection Firm Regarding “Digital Literacy Training of Government Officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”

Country: Pakistan

Project: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management Program (KPRM&PRMP)

Credit No.: 6421PK

Reference No: PK-FD-354368-CS-LCS

Issued on: April 20, 2023

The Government of Pakistan (GoP) has received credit from World Bank towards the cost of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management Program (KPRMP). KPRMP is supporting the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (GoKP) to advance its vision on ‘Paperless Governance’. The support aligns with the vision of the GoKP as encapsulated in its KP Digital Policy 2018-2023 where one of its key objectives is to ‘Enable the government institutions to adopt digital technologies and innovation to improve service delivery’.

Digital transformation, within the Government of Khyber-Pakhtukhwa (GoKP) is driven by leveraging on digital technology to deliver value to the Government, People and Businesses. Besides the technology aspect, there is a need to focus on the cultural, procedural, administrative, and political shift in the way how processes flow and how decisions are made for citizen services delivery. The transition towards digital governance requires capacity building of the government officials both in terms of technology as well as Human Resources.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization & Public Resource Management Program is seeking an experienced consulting firm or association of firms (in joint venture or sub-consultancy) in Pakistan to conduct this assignment.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be found in the “Downloads Section” of www.kprmp.gov.pk or can be obtained at the address given below.

To support this intervention, KPRMP 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.

Eligibility Criteria for assessing an Expression of Interest include:

• The consultant shall be registered with relevant registration body for last ten years in same business;
• The consultant shall have proven experience in provision of digital literacy/skills as evidenced through completed contracts in past 5 years of comparable scale and complexity (Contracts, Work / purchase orders Letter of Awards etc along with their scope of services);
• The firm should have adequate relevant professional staff as detailed in the ToRs. (Number of technical staff along with their education & experience level required, CVs not required at this stage);
• The firm should have adequate logistical capacity [office space, office equipment etc (existing or ability to establish it within 30 days of signing contract)] at Peshawar;

Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

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 and August 2018] (“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.

Firm will be selected in accordance with the Least Cost Selection (LCS) method set out in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations .

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours (0900 to 1600).

Expressions of Interest (EOI) (two copies) may be delivered in written form to the address given below by May 13, 2023.

Project Director

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Mobilization & Public Resource Management Program (KPRMP)

FF-32, First Floor, Deans Trade Centre, Peshawar Saddar.

Phone: +92-91 9213056-57