Contract notice: Foreign economic-aid-related services Tender, Bangladesh - 24386859

Procurement Summary

Country : Bangladesh

Summary : Contract notice: Foreign economic-aid-related services

Deadline : 23 Jul 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24386859

Document Ref. No. : 268570-2018

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EMBASSY OF DENMARK, BANGLADESH
Office Name: Embassy of Denmark, Bangladesh
Address: Bay's Edgewater Plot: NE(N) 12, 6th Floor, North Avenue
Town: Dhaka
Postal Code: 1212
Contact Point: Montarin Mahal Aminuzzaman
Bangladesh
Email :mahami@um.dk
URL :http://um.dk/en/danida-en/

Tender Details

Object of the contract
Foreign economic-aid-related services

Description: Contract notice: Foreign economic-aid-related services

Authority Type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Contact Nature: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
Document: Contract notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation by GPA countries
Award criteria: The most economic tender
CPV code: 75211200, 79410000, 79419000, 75211200, 79410000, 79419000
CPV Description: Foreign economic-aid-related services.

Business and management consultancy services.

Evaluation consultancy services.

Measuring and reporting of results Thematic Programme on Governance and Rights (Bangladesh Country Programme 2016-2021)

Reference Number : 2017-42866

The purpose of this assignment is to collect and collate necessary information in order to measure and report on results under the Thematic Programme on Governance and Rights of the Bangladesh Country Programme for the period 2018-2021.

Main Site : Bangladesh

The procurement will include among others the following:

1) Collect, collate and analyse data

Based on data collected from each DE partner's reports and monitoring information under Governance and Rights TP, collate and analyse these in order to report on relevant indicators for each Development Engagement. Similarly, collate and analyse governance, human rights and A2J, VAW and other relevant indicators at national level.

2) Measuring and reporting results

Measure and report results under the TP to the Embassy every 6 months, using a reporting format to be agreed with the Embassy. The reports must, as a minimum, contain account of process, table of achievements against defined indicators, suggested amendments and improvements to the results monitoring system, and identification of problems and challenges.

Facilitate workshops targeting both Embassy staff and DE partner staff as instructed by the Embassy.

3) Strategic management information on the TP

Provide quality assurance of the M and E information and results reported by engagement partners for each of seven development engagements under the programme, and integrate these into the bi-annual and annual reports to Danida / Embassy.

Specifically, based on the defined indicators for the Governance and Rights TP, report a set of agreed indicators to Danida by February 2019 for 2018 and August for the remaining years, ready for uploading to Open.Aid.dk and Portfolio Performance Indicator (PPI). These indicators and their unit of analysis will be based on Annex 1 to these ToR.

Inform and update the Embassy of challenges or problems related to the quality of partners reporting or M and E.

4) Achievement of results

Advise, support and guide engagement partners on results reporting and suggest improvements and adjustments to their existing M and E and reporting frameworks, and ensure their reports are focussed and feed into the established overall results reporting framework.

As necessary, provide training and advice on Results Based Monitoring to partners (see under 5)

Contribute, as instructed by Danida / Embassy, to the Annual Bangladesh Country Programme Report

5) Results Based Management

Provide training and technical advice / support to partners linked to Results Based Management (RBM), based on needs assessment and analyses of quality of partners' use and conceptual understanding of RBM, including use of their Results Framework.

The basis for any such advice and support shall be based on the focus on results and the principles of Monitoring of results frameworks as defined in Danida's Guidelines for Programmes and Projects (January 2017). (http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/strengthening-the-results-chain_544032a1-en)

6) Produce content for communicating results and good case stories

Contribute to Danida's / Embassy's on-going efforts in communicating results through case stories from all seven engagements, by including relevant cases and narratives as for use by media in Bangladesh and Denmark as part of the semi-annual and annual reporting to Danida.

In Part III.A-C of the ESPD, economic operators must answer whether they are subject to exclusion grounds.

An economic operators is excluded from the procurement procedure if the economic operator itself orany person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers ofrepresentation, decision or control therein has been convicted by final judgement or fined within the last 4 yearsfor any of the exclusion grounds relating to the criminal convictions listed in section 135(1) of the Danish PublicProcurement Act.

An economic operators is excluded from the procurement procedure if it has unpaid overdue debt of 100 000 DKK or more to public authorities in relation to payment of taxes and payment of social security, cf. section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is, however, not excluded where theeconomic operator provides guarantee of payment of the part of the debt which constitutes 100 000 DKK ormore, or where the economic operator has agreed on a repayment scheme with the collection authority and thatscheme is observed, cf. section 135(4).

An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it is subject to any of the exclusiongrounds listed in sections 136(1)(1) and 136(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it within the last 2 years has been subjectto any of the exclusion grounds listed in sections 136(1)(3) and 137(1)(2-3) of the Danish Public ProcurementAct.

Before the contracting authority decides to award the contract, the tenderer, which the contracting authority intends to award the contract to, must present documentation of the information provided in the ESPD.

The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority):

(1) An extract from the relevant register or a similar document issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority stating that the economic operator is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in section 135(1);

(2) A certificate issued by the competent authority in the country referred to as documentation that the economic operator is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(3) and 137(1)(2);

(3) A declaration on oath (in countries where such extracts, certificates or similar documents are not issued, or where the documentation does not cover all the grounds for exclusion stipulated in sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) entirely);

(4) A solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established (in countries where there is no provision for declarations on oath).

The contracting authority cannot accept self-declarations or similar declarations issued by the economic operator or the person concerned as documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds.

Economic operators can identify the relevant documentation using the online platform e-Certis: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/ecertis/

In Part IV.B of the ESPD, the economic operator must fill in its average yearly turnover for the last 2 financial years available (where the economic operator can present annual reports).

If the economic operator consists of a group of economic operators (e.g. a consortia or joint venture) or if the economic operator relies on the capacity of other entities, each involved economic operator or entity must submit a completed ESPD.

When an economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others (e.g. a consortia or joint venture) or if the economic operator relies on the economic and financial standing of other entities, the participating economic operators or the entities referred to are subject to joint and severable liability for the performance of the contract.

Before the contracting authority decides to award the contract, the economic operator, which the contracting authority intends to award the contract to, must present either annual reports or excerpts hereof or relevant statements from a bank or certified accountant as documentation of the economic and financial standing.

When an economic operator is participating in the procurement procedure together with others or when an economic operator relies on the economic and financial standing of other entities, the economic operator must also provide statements of support or other documentation proving that the economic operator has access to the necessary economic and financial standing. The statements of support must establish a legal obligation for the party concerned and state that the involved economic operators or entities are subject to joint and severable liability for the performance of the contract.

Economic operators are encouraged to submit all necessary documentation as early as possible.

The tender procedure is governed by Danish law and the rules applicable hereunder.

An English translation of the Danish Public Procurement Act is available on: https://www.kfst.dk/media/46419/the-public-procurement-act.pdf

Local time in section IV is according to Central European Time (CET) in Denmark.

Economic operators may only submit one tender.

Economic operators must submit a European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) as preliminary evidence that the economic operator is not subject to exclusion grounds and that the economic operator fulfils the minimum requirements for economic and financial standing and technical and professional ability.

When the economic operator is participating together with others or if the economic operator relies on the capacity of other entities, each participating economic operator must provide a separate ESPD.

This contract has not been divided into lots, cf. section II.1.6), due to market and economic considerations.

Economic operators will not receive remuneration for their participation in the procedure.


Internet address (URL): http://um.dk/en/danida-en/
Directive: Classical Directive (2014/24/EU)

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