Business Programme II-Consultant in Order to Build the Internal Capacities and Skills... Tender

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Country : United Kingdom

Summary : Business Programme II-Consultant in Order to Build the Internal Capacities and Skills of the Participating PFIs to More Accurately Understand and Serve the Financial Needs

Deadline : 31 Aug 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 25458531

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Competition : ICB

Financier : European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Procurement Operations and Delivery Department (PODD) Aspasia Tsekeri, One Exchange Square London EC2A 2JN
United Kingdom
Email :tsekeria@ebrd.com
URL :http://www.ebrd.com/

Tender Details

Request for proposals are invited for Turkey Women in Business Programme II-Consultant in Order to Build the Internal Capacities and Skills of the Participating PFIs to More Accurately Understand and Serve the Financial Needs.

SINGLE STAGE OPEN COMPETITIVE SELECTION- REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Project Description:

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the“ EBRD” or the “Bank”) is now launching the Turkey Women in Business Programme Phase II (the “Phase II Programme”). The Phase II Programme will build on the momentum achieved under Phase I and other Women in Business Programmes being implemented by the EBRD over the last five years across 17 other countries. It will include new features to deepen the impact and perfect the delivery mechanism, putting emphasis on the most under-served women entrepreneurs, including women entrepreneurs based outside of main commercial centres in Turkey, and prepare for the long-term sustainability of the Programme beyond its implementation period.

The ultimate goal of the Phase I Programme was to promote women-s entrepreneurship by improving women entrepreneurs- access to finance and to know-how and promoting a strong women-led small and medium-sized businesses (“SMEs”) sector in the country. It was the first example of the EBRD integrated approach to support women-s access to finance and entrepreneurship, a highly innovative approach that combines dedicated financing, backed by technical advice to local financial institutions, as well as direct engagement with women entrepreneurs through access to training, advisory services, mentoring and networking.

Since December 2013, the European Union, the EBRD and the Turkish Ministry of Labour and Social Security have collaborated on the Women in Business Phase I, whose implementation was supported with funding from the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance, Turkey national budget and EBRD.

Now the objectives of the Phase II Programme are as follows:

•Increase access to finance for women-led SMEs, including for the most under-served borrowers and those based outside of main urban centres (Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir);

•Diversify and deepen the financial system through increased capacity of the partner financial institutions (the “PFIs”) under the Programme to serve the women entrepreneur segment;

•Increase access to know-how and skills for women-led SMEs; and

•Enable sustainable access to finance and know-how for women entrepreneurs through strengthening support infrastructures in Turkey.

Assignment Description:

In the context of the Phase II Programme, the Bank now intends to engage a consultant (the “Consultant”) in order to build the internal capacities and skills of the participating PFIs to more accurately understand and serve the financial needs of women-led MSMEs, assess the PFIs portfolio, business models and delivery mechanisms in order to implement the objectives of the Programme as described above (the “Assignment”).

The detailed scope of work and services (the “Services”) are further described in the full Terms of Reference (the “ToRs”) attached hereto:

http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/74593-tors.doc

Consultant Selection Procedure:

Single stage open competitive selection

Interested firms or groups of firms are invited to submit a Technical and Financial Proposal.

Assignment Start Date and Duration: The Assignment is expected to start in the last quarter of 2018 and has an estimated overall duration of 36 months.

Cost Estimate for the Assignment: EUR 1, 480, 000 (exclusive of VAT).

The Contract award is subject to availability of funding, the performance of the selected Consultant and the business needs, 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 anticipated that the Assignment will be funded by the EBRD Shareholder Special Fund. Additional resources may be provided by donors, that are yet to be confirmed.

Eligibility:

There are no eligibility restrictions based on the consultant's nationality..

Consultant Profile:

Corporate services are required.

The Consultant will be a firm or a group of firms preferably with substantial previous project experience in:

•The implementation of large-scale multi-faceted MSME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging marketsand similar operating environments with the ability to upscale and downscale the level of engagement in the field depending on project needs;

•Solid economic/econometric survey skill to establish baseline assessments using published data, client data and target group interview and so on;

•Ability to deliver institutional strengthening technical assistance to commercial banks in emerging markets to improve their capacity to target women-led MSMEs (the design and implementation of new or improved products and processes, training);

•Working with women-led MSMEs directly;

•Knowledge of the banking and MSME sectors and an office presence in Turkey (will be an advantage but not an absolute requirement).

The Consultant's expert team is expected to include the following key experts (the 'Key Experts'):

Key Expert 1: Team Leader with preferably 10 years of experience in:

•Successfully managing the implementation of MSME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging markets and similar operating environments, including in managing multi country/complex programmes;

•Negotiating with third parties including banks, associations, ministries, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders on behalf of International Financial Institutions;

•Women entrepreneurship and women-s access to finance;

•Fluent spoken and written English is essential. Good knowledge of Turkish is desirable.

Key Expert 2: Senior Women in Business Financing Expert with preferably 10 years of experience in:

•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.

•Conducting gender analysis of banks- portfolio, institutional strategies, business models and delivery mechanisms to reach out to women-led MSMEs;

•Conducting qualitative research and gender institutional analysis; and

•Negotiating with a wide range of stakeholders, including associations, ministries, regulatory authorities and other stakeholders.

•Fluent spoken and written English is essential.

Key Expert 3: Senior Communications and Marketing Manager(s) with preferably 10 years of experience in:

•Implementing marketing and sales initiatives in commercial banks;

•Advising commercial banks on the factors contributing to successful product development or refinement based on market forces and strategic goals;

•Facilitation of meetings and workshops; and

•Fluent spoken and written English is essential.

Key Expert 4: Senior Banking Expert(s) with preferably 7-10 years of experience in:

•Implementing MSME lending schemes at commercial banks in emerging markets and similar operating environments, including in implementing multi country/complex programmes;

•Liaising with Bank staff and management on ongoing basis and

•Fluent spoken and written English is essential. Knowledge of Turkish is desirable.

Key Expert 5: Senior IT Expert & MIS Specialist(s) with experience 7-10 years of experience in:

•Assisting commercial banks in emerging markets and similar operating environments in implementing IT and MIS Systems in relation to MSME lending schemes.

•Previous project work involving tasks related to gender and women-s access to finance would constitute an advantage.

•Fluent spoken and written English is essential.

Submission Requirements:

Consultants are now invited to submit a completed Technical and Financial Proposal as per the standard templates and instructions available hereto:

http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/single-stage-package.docx

Interested Consultants should make themselves familiar with these Standard Templates, Standard Instructions and Conditions of Contract in preparation of their proposals.

•The Technical Proposal shall be submitted in English electronically via eSelection not later than the Closing Date, as one single PDF file. The technical proposal should not exceed 20 pages excluding the Declaration Form and CVs (Form 1- TP 1 and Form 1 - TP 6).

•As part of the technical proposal, Consultants will be required to complete a case study, using the template attached hereto: http://www.ebrd.com/documents/procurement/74593-case-study.docx

The case study should be based on one project carried out by the consultant in the last 5 years, with anonymised data where necessary. The case study must not exceed 6 pages.

•The Financial Proposal (Form 2 - FP 1 and FP2) shall be submitted in English separately by email only to the Bank Contact Person. Consultants are reminded of the requirement to ensure the confidentiality of the Financial Proposals.

A Technical Proposal that contains elements of a financial proposal shall be declared non-responsive.

Bank Contact Person:

Aspasia Tsekeri,

Procurement Operations and Delivery Department (PODD)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

One Exchange Square

London EC2A 2JN

E-mail: tsekeriA@ebr

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