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The MINISTRY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Consultancy Services for Development of Statistical Business Register Database and Trade in Services in the Saint Kitts and Nevis. This Tender notice was published on 11 Apr 2016 and is scheduled to close on 15 Apr 2016, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 6038535, while the tender notice number is and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: Saint Kitts and Nevis
Summary: Consultancy Services for Development of Statistical Business Register Database and Trade in Services
Deadline: 15 Apr 2016
Posting Date: 11 Apr 2016
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 6038535
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Financier: Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Expressions of Interest are Invited for Consultancy Services for Development of Statistical Business Register Database and Trade in Services Database and Application - St. Kitts and Nevis.
The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis (GSKN) has received financing by way of a grant from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) pursuant to the CARIFORUM-EU CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Standby Facility for Capacity Building under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) in an amount not exceeding the equivalent of Two Hundred and Fifty-Seven Thousand and Forty United States Dollars (USD 257, 040) towards the cost of the Enhancing the National Statistical System of St. Kitts and Nevis Project. The Ministry of Sustainable Development (MoSD), the Implementing Agency of the Project, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payment under a contract for which this invitation is issued, pursuant to the Financing Agreement between CDB and GSKN.
Payments by CDB will be made only at the request of GSKN and upon approval by CDB. and will be subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Financing Agreement. The Financing Agreement prohibits withdrawal from the financing account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter Vll of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GSKN shall derive any rights from the Financing Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Financing.
2. Scope of Consultancy and Eligibility Criteria
The MoSD now intends to procure consultancy services for the construction of a Statistical Business Register (SBR) Database and Trade in Services {TIS) Database and Application Consultant.
The objective of the consultancy is to design and construct an SBR and TIS Database and application. The duration of the assignment is expected to be for a period often (10) months.
The MoSD now invites interested eligible consulting firms to submit Expressions of Interest for the provision of these consultancy services.
Consultants shall be eligible to participate if:
(i) in the case of a body corporate: it is legally incorporated or otherwise organised in an eligible country, has its principal place of business in an eligible country and is more than 50 per cent beneficially owned by citizen(s) and/or bona fide resident(s) of eligible country(ies) or by a body(ies) corporate meeting these requirements;
(ii) in the case of unincorporated firms, the persons are citizens or bona fide residents of an eligible country; and
(iii in all cases, the consultant(s):
(a) has no arrangement and undertakes not to make any arrangements, whereby any substantial part of the net profits or other tangible benefits of the contract will accrue or be paid to a person not a citizen or bona fide resident of an eligible country;
(b is not bankrupt or insolvent or in the process of either, or having their affairs administered by the Courts, has not entered into an arrangement with creditors, or is in any analogous situation arising from similar procedure provide for in their national legislation or regulations;
(c) has not been convicted of an offence concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicata;
(d has not been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organization or any other illegal activity detrimental to the EU's financial interest;
(e) is not guilty of misrepresentation in supplying the information required as a condition of the participation in the procedure or if they fail to supply this information; and
(f) does not expose a conflict of interest.
Consultants from St. Kitts and Nevis and other member countries of CDB, as well as EU Member Countries, which are not CDB Member Countries, and other countries which are eligible under EU procurement provisions, will be eligible to participate in these procurement opportunities[1].
3. Selection Criteria
In the assessment of submissions, consideration will be given to a firm demonstrating the following:
(i) Technical competence, qualifications and experience, including:
(a) a suitably qualified team with advanced degrees in a relevant field (Computer Science, Data/Information Management, Econometrics, Advanced Statistical Analysis, Information Technology. Software Engineering;
(b at least ten (10) years' experience related to data management/database development and archiving, including the use of web-enabled platforms and common statistical analysis tools; and
(c) previous experience with data management of data sets from developing countries is highly desirable.
4. Submission of Expressions of Interest
Expressions of Interest must be submitted in English and electronically by email to carlton.phipps@govt.kn and Beverly.Harris@govt.kn in pdf format no later than 1400 hours, St. Kitts and Nevis time on Friday, April 15. 2016. The email subject line should state "Expression of Interest - Statistical Business Register Database and Application Consultancy" and the email body must state the name and address of the applicant. The Expression of Interest will be deemed to have been received at the time that it is received by the Project Coordinator. The burden of proving receipt of the e-mail will be on the applicant and will not be met solely by a read receipt or sent items report generated by the bidder's computer.
In addition, three (3) hard copies of the Expressions of Interest must be received at the first address below no later than 1400 hours on Friday, April 15, 2016 and one hard copy must be sent simultaneously to CDB at the second address below. The sealed envelope containing each submission should include the name and address of the applicant and shall be clearly marked "Expression of Interest - Statistical Business Register Database and Application Consultancy." GSKN reserves the right to accept or reject late applications or to cancel the present invitation partially or in its entirety. It will not be bound to assign any reason for not short-listing any applicant and will not defray any costs incurred by any applicant in the preparation and submission of Expressions of Interest.
5. Selection Method
The selection method shall be Consultants' Qualifications selection. Therefore, following the assessment of submissions, firms shall be assessed and compared, and the best qualified and experienced firm that satisfies the criteria in sub-paragraphs 3 (i (a) to (c) above shall be selected. Only the selected firm shall be asked to submit a combined technical and financial proposal and, if such proposal is responsive and acceptable, be invited to negotiate a contract.
6. Request for Information
All information or request for information must be submitted in English. Further information may be obtained from the first address below between 8:00 - 16:00 hours Monday to Friday.
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