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Services Restricted Procedure Notice
Is this contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)?  Yes

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) OFFICIAL NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY Organisation: UK DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID), Address: ABERCROMBIE HOUSE, EAGLESHAM ROAD, EAST KILBRIDE, Town: GLASGOW, Telephone: 01355 84 3112, Electronic Mail: c-connell@dfid.gov.uk , For the attention of: CINDY CONNELL, Postal code: G75 8EA, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 01355 84 3327, Internet address (URL): http://www.dfid.gov.uk 

I.2) ADDRESS FROM WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED As in I.1. 

I.3) ADDRESS FROM WHICH DOCUMENTATION MAY BE OBTAINED As in I.1. 

I.4) ADDRESS TO WHICH TENDERS/REQUESTS TO PARTICIPATE MUST BE SENT As in I.1. 

I.5) TYPE OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITY Central level 

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION

II.1.3) Type of services contract (in case of service contract)(Service category) 11. 

II.1.4) Is it a framework agreement? No 

II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority UK-EAST KILBRIDE: BANGLADESH - Developing Business Services Markets (DBSM) Programme - Impact Assessment 

II.1.6) Description / object of the contract The Department for International Development (DFID) has formed a donor consortium with the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) for a project in Developing Business Service Markets (DBSM). 

DBSM, (branded KATALYST) is a 5 year, GBP16.5M project building on the Business Development Services Project (BDSP) previously funded by SDC since 1999, which expanded into DBSM in March 2003.

A key stakeholder of the programme is the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) through the Ministry of Commerce. 

DFID is seeking a service provider to examine, through Impact Assessment studies over a period of 3 years, the impact of KATALYST at the programme's Super Goal (to promote broad based and sustainable pro-poor growth) and Goal Levels (to increase the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in selected area and sectors) of its logical framework. The study aims at creating policy lessons and feedback into programming on the impact of service market development approach for donors, practitioners and Government in Bangladesh and globally. 

The services required will involve assessing: a) the contribution to pro-poor growth, employment and employee/employer income & conditions at market level; b) the increase in competitiveness within selected markets and sub-sectors; and c) examining the contribution of business service market development to a) and b). The programme document is available and can be found at www.katalystbd.com  and a recent private sector survey of the country at www.intcg.com  . 

The programme document includes an annex on the M&E framework for the programme that bidders should in particular familiarise themselves with. Business and management consultancy services. Business-development consultancy services. Business analysis consultancy services. Project management consultancy services. Business and management consultancy services. Marketing management consultancy services. 

II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance Bangladesh 
NUTS code 

II.1.8) Nomenclature

II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) 
Main Object: 74141000-9. 
Additional Object: 74141110-3. 
Additional Object: 72221000-0. 
Additional Object: 72224000-1. 
Additional Object: 74141000-9. 
Additional Object: 74141300-2. 

II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA / NACE / CPC) 

II.1.9) Division into lots No 
Tenders may be submitted for 
Lot No 

II.1.10) Will variants be accepted Yes 

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable) 

II.2.2) Options (if applicable). Description and time when they may be exercised (if possible) 

II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION 
Either: Period in months 39 
And / or days 
Or: Starting 
And/or ending 

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable) 

III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and / or reference to the relevant provisions (if applicable) The contract will be governed by English Law. Prices are not required at Expression of Interest Stage, however, when required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annul the process and not to award the contract. 

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded (if applicable) 
Joint and several liability

III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and technical capacity required. Any supplier may be disqualified who: 

III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required N/A 

III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required N/A 

III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required N/A 

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession? No 
If yes, reference of the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision 

III.3.2) Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the contract? Yes 

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE Restricted procedure. 

IV.1.3) Previous publication concerning the same contract (if applicable)

IV.1.3.1) Prior information notice concerning the same contract (if applicable) 
Notice number in OJ content list 
Of 

IV.1.3.2) Other previous publications 
Notice number in OJ content list 
Of 

IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers that will be invited to tender (when applicable) 
Number 
Or: Minimum 5 
/ Maximum 8 

IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of: B2) criteria as stated in contract documents. 

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting authority CNTR 04 5732 

IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents 
Obtainable until 
Price (where applicable) 
Currency 
Terms and method of payment 

IV.3.3) Requests to participate 
Date 03/08/2004 
Days from dispatch of notice 
Time (when applicable) 

IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates (In restricted and negotiated procedure)(Estimated Date) 17/08/2004 

IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up English 
Other(s) - third country 

SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION

VI.1) IS THIS NOTICE A NON-MANDATORY ONE? No 

VI.2) IF APPLICABLE, INDICATE WHETHER THIS PROCUREMENT IS A RECURRENT ONE AND THE ESTIMATED TIMING FOR FURTHER NOTICES TO BE PUBLISHED 

VI.3) DOES THE CONTRACT RELATE TO A PROJECT / PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS? No 
If yes, indicate the project / programme and any useful reference 

VI.4) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (if applicable) All UK Development Aid has been untied since April 2001, which allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to bid for DFID contracts. Service Providers are invited to express their interest (EOI) in supplying the services for the Impact Assessment using the application form available here. 

The EOI, including CVs of up to a maximum of 3 A4 pages per specialist, should also include a capability statement of no more than 10 A4 pages, minimum font size 10, covering skills and expertise in the following areas: 

- track record/experience of best practice in impact assessment as related to business development services (BDS) and market facilitation programmes; 
- experience/successes in using appropriate data collection tools, techniques and processes 
- including well designed questionnaire, suitably chosen and trained enumerators and use of crosschecks; 
- competence/skills in gender, socially and environmentally responsible business standards, enabling environment change, and economic analysis / modelling; - familiarity with the social and economic constraints faced by small enterprises and their respective employees in Bangladesh, including Bangladeshi team members qualified in this area. 

Companies which have been involved in any aspect of the design of this contract will not be eligible to bid for this work. Dependent on additional funding being made available, there is a possibility of extension of up to 1 year (subject to the satisfactory outcome of the initial contract). DFID will not reply to any EOIs unless short-listed for invitation to tender. Suppliers should check the DFID web site for details of short-listed suppliers. 

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE 25/06/2004 

END OF NOTICE

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