Merchant Acquisition and Management Firm Tender - 41876425

Procurement Summary

Country: Mozambique

Summary: Merchant Acquisition and Management Firm

Deadline: 09 Apr 2020

Posting Date: 28 Mar 2020

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 41876425

Document Ref. No.: 1267680

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

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Tender Details

Expression of Interest are invited for Merchant Acquisition and Management Firm.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1267680
This Request for Expression of Interest is for a Firm Selection. Please log in as a valid Firm User if you wish to express interest in this selection.
Selection Information
Assignment Title
Merchant Acquisition and Management firm
Publication Date
26-Mar-2020
Expression of Interest Deadline
09-Apr-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Language of Notice
English
Selection Notice
Assignment Country
· MZ - Mozambique
Funding Sources
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:
· BB - BANK BUDGET
· TF0A6405 - SME- M-PESA Mozambique-DFID
Individual/Firm
The consultant will be a firm.
Assignment Description
SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2

https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: 1267680 - Merchant Acquisition and Management firm
Assignment Countries:

- Mozambique
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group (WBG), fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing private capital in local and international financial markets, and providing advisory and risk mitigation services to businesses and governments to foster access to finance opportunities and financial inclusion.
In October 2017, the IFC Financial Institutions Group advisory services established a partnership with Vodafone M-pesa Mozambique, a leading mobile money operator in Mozambique who is willing to expand its products and services to more people in the country including the unbanked population through a strong network of agents and merchants across the country.
IFC and M-pesa seek to recruit a Merchants Acquisition firm for a period of 9 months that will effectively enroll, train and monitor merchants as well as drive customers usage.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:

The firm should meet the following criteria:

1. At least 7 years experience in customer/merchant acquisition activities in Sub-Saharan Africa (experience in Mozambique would be an advantage).

2. Senior team members with extensive experience in commercial development, mobile money ecosystem creation and monitoring.

3. Ability to mobilize and supervise a large field sales team to support this work.

4. Good knowledge of the telecommunication and mobile money sectors in Mozambique.

5. Fluency in Portuguese.
INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE

The consultant will be a firm.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)
NOTES

Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
Attachments
· Optional TOR File
Qualification Criteria
· 1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment. *
· 2. Ability to mobilize and supervise a large field sales team to support this work
· 3. Provide information on their core business and years in business. *
· 4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *
· 5. Good knowledge of the telecommunication and mobile money sectors in Mozambique
· 6. Fluency in Portuguese. *

Documents

 Tender Notice