Procurement Summary
Country : Comoros
Summary : Carrying out Feasibility Studies in the Various Agricultural Value Chains and Proposing the Most Relevant Investment Projects
Deadline : 05 Feb 2020
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 39858287
Document Ref. No. :
Competition : ICB
Financier : Islamic Development Bank (ISDB)
Purchaser Ownership : -
Tender Value : Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Purchaser : MECK-MORONI
Mouhssine NASSUR CHEIKH, Directeur du Programme YES-Com B.P 877, Moroni Route de la Corniche, Ngazidja
Tel : (+269) 773 27 28 / (+269) 773 82 83
Email: meck-moroni@comorestelecom.km / mouhssine.nassur@u-meck.org / mouhssinenassur2016@gmail.com
Comoros
Email :meck-moroni@comorestelecom.km / mouhssine.nassur@u-meck.org / mouhssinenassur2016@gmail.com
URL :https://meck-moroni.org/
Tender Details
Tenders are invited for Carrying out Feasibility Studies in the Various Agricultural Value Chains and Proposing the Most Relevant Investment Projects.
AMI - Consultants - Comoros Youth Entrepreneurship Support Project (YES-Com)
Active
Type of notice
Country IDB Member Bidder
Date of issue
January 19, 2020
Submission deadline
February 5, 2020
Type of tender
Expression of Interest
Sector
Finance
Project title
Comoros Youth Entrepreneurship Support Project (YES-Com)
E-mail
mouhssinenassur2016@gmail.com
Documents
YES-Com AMI.pdf
CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT SERVICES - SELECTION OF FIRMS)
UNION OF THE COMOROS
Comoros Youth Entrepreneurship Support Project (YES-Com)
Islamic Microfinance Consultants Services
Method of financing: Concessional loan and Donation
Financing number: COM-1003
Services include the development of an Islamic Microfinance offer for MeckMoroni, the training of employees and program stakeholders and the provision of the expertise necessary to adapt the Meck-Moroni information and management system. to be able to easily process new Islamic products. The firm will also be responsible for carrying out feasibility studies in the various agricultural value chains and proposing the most relevant investment projects.
The mission must take place within a period of a maximum of 4 months, following the start of the mission which is planned for the second quarter of 2020. It is therefore requested (for information and not exclusive; all deliverables are mentioned in the Terms of Reference (ToR)):
1. A revision of the specifications of the IT module of Islamic Microfinance must be carried out at the end of the 2nd week after the signing of the contract;
2. An initial report including the consultant's work plan and the provisional timetable must be delivered at the end of the 4th week;
3. Strategic and operational plans, the procedure manual, job descriptions, an evaluation report on investment opportunities in agriculture, a guide for customers, standard reports to be sent to partners as well as a document setting out the monitoring and evaluation indicators for the project must be delivered after the 9th week of the mission;
4. A trainer training manual in entrepreneurial capacity building and a trainer training manual in Islamic Finance / Microfinance and Sharia compliance must be delivered after the 11th week;
5. An evaluation report on the performance of the Islamic Microfinance computer module and an economic model analysis document for the commercial / cooperative units of the selected value chains are requested after the 15th week;
6. The final report is expected before the end of the 16th week. The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the mission are available at the address below.
Meck-Moroni invites the offices of eligible Consultants to express their interest in providing the above services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information demonstrating that they are fully qualified to perform the services (documentation, reference of similar services, experience under comparable conditions, availability of adequate skills among their staff, etc.). The criteria for establishing the shortlist are:
1. Minimum twelve (12) years of experience in developing strategic and operational plans for Islamic microfinance, including product design and the design of financing procedures; (at least 3 references) - Yes / No
2. Minimum ten (10) years of experience in developing training plans for trainers in the implementation of Islamic microfinance programs / projects and entrepreneurship, including the development of complete modules and the realization of training; (at least 3 references) - Yes / No
3. Minimum ten (10) years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and impact analysis of similar projects in Africa; (at least 2 references) - Yes / No
4. Minimum eight (8) years of experience in feasibility studies of beneficiary group projects in agricultural value chains; (at least 2 references) - Yes / No
5. Minimum seven (7) years of experience in the field of Islamic Management Information System (MIS) development for microfinance institutions; (at least 2 references) - Yes / No
6. Proven ability to communicate and write reports in French; (at least 4 references) - Yes / No
Key personnel will not be evaluated at the stage of drawing up the shortlist.
Interested Consultants are invited to read Clauses 1.23 and 1.24 of the “Guidelines on the Acquisition of Consultant Services for Projects Funded by the Islamic Development Bank” ((new edition, effective from April 1, 2019 and available on the IDB website) (the “Guidelines”) defining the IDB rules regarding conflicts of interest.
Consultants can join forces with other firms to strengthen their qualifications by clearly indicating the type of association, ie a group of consultants, or an intention to subcontract. In the case of a group, all the partners of the group will be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, in the event of award.
The selection will be made in accordance with the " Selection based on Consultant Qualifications (QC)" method stipulated in the Guidelines. Interested consultants can obtain additional information from the address listed below during the office hours indicated: 07:30 to 15:00 Monday to Thursday, 07:30 to 11:30 Friday and 07:30 to 12 : 00 Saturday, local time. Expressions of interest in written form must be submitted (in person or by post, fax or email) to the address mentioned below by 05 February 2020 at the latest.
Meck-Moroni address:
Attention: Mouhssine NASSUR CHEIKH, Program Director YES-Com BP 877, Moroni Route de la Corniche, Ngazidja –Union des Comores Tel: (+269) 773 27 28 / (+269 ) 773 82 83
Email: meck-moroni@comorestelecom.km copy: mouhssine.nassur@u-meck.org or mouhssinenassur2016@gmail.com
The terms of References are available on the Website:
https://meck-moroni.org/assets/files/YES-Com%20TdR%20Consultant.pdf
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