India - P150576 - Tejaswini: Socioeconomic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & Young Women - CS-22

Country: India

Project Id: P150576

Project Name: Tejaswini: Socioeconomic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & Young Women

Loan/Credit/TF Info.: IDA-58680

Notice Version No.: 1

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES –FIRMS SELECTION)

REOI No: JWDS/TEJ/2018-19/01                                                                                                   Dated: 24th April 2018 

INDIA

Tejaswini- Socio-economic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & Young Women Project

Project No.: 150576

Loan/Credit No.: IDA-5868-IN

Assignment Title: HIRING OF COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS (CSP) FOR DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY LEVEL INTERVENTIONS IN FIVE DIFFERENT ZONAL CLUSTERS  UNDER TEJASWINI PROJECT.

Reference No.:  CS –21 (Zonal Cluster -I)   : Chatra, Palamu and Koderma

                           CS –22 (Zonal Cluster-II)   : Khunti, Lohardaga and Latehar

                           CS –23 (Zonal Cluster-III)  : Saraikela- Kharsawan, Simdega and East Singhbhum

                           CS- 24 (Zonal Cluster -IV) : Bokaro, Dhanbad and Jamtara

                           CS -25 (Zonal Cluster- V ) : Deoghar, Godda and Pakur

1. The Jharkhand Women Development Society (JWDS), an autonomous society set up under the Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security (DWCDSS), Government of Jharkhand is implementing the Tejaswini project with funding from The International Development Association (World Bank) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
2. JWDS seeks to hire qualified and experienced Community Service Providers (CSPs) for delivery of community level interventions in five different zonal clusters under Tejaswini project as given above. A firm/agency may express its interest as being CSP for one more Zonal Clusters. However, any one firm/agency would not be considered to be CSPs for more than two (02) Zonal Clusters. The evaluation would be done Zonal Cluster wise.
3. Objective: The objective of this assignment is to mobilize community and deliver a range of services under community level project interventions to AGYWs in the respective project districts in the Zonal Clusters mentioned in the draft Terms of Reference (ToR). In particular, the consultancy firm will be responsible for: (a) establishment and operationalization of  Block Resource Implementation Unit (BRIU) in the respective blocks of the project districts ;(b) community mobilization; (c) organizing AGYW to form Tejaswini clubs, registration of Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Clubs, induction training of registered AGYW and enrollment of AGYW in the Tejaswini Clubs;  (d)  delivering life skills education to AGYW at Club level; (e) Counseling and case assessment of AGYW;   (f) identification of  community level spaces that can be used as cluster locations for delivery of institutional level services (non-formal education and skills training); (g) linking AGYW to educational opportunities through mainstreaming or Non Formal Education; (h) support, coordination and facilitation with Education Service providers (ESP) for ensuring provision of  bridge education / coaching for the AGYW; (i) coordination and facilitation with Training Service Providers (TSPs) for smooth delivery of market driven skills training and entrepreneurship training; and (j) other project-related activities including monitoring of services being provided by various service providers engaged under the project.
4. The duration of the assignment is three years, effective from the date of signing of the contract subject to satisfactory performance determined by the JWDS and may be extended upon mutual agreement. The draft Terms of Reference for the assignment is available at www.socialwelfarejhar.gov.in  in tender Section
5. The attention of interested firms is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers (January 2011, revised July 2014) (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.  In addition, please refer to the following specific information on conflict of interest related to this assignment: conflict between consulting activities and procurement of goods, works or non-consulting services; conflict among consulting assignments; and relationship with Borrower’s staff.
6. Firms/Agencies may associate with other firms/agencies in the form of a joint venture or a sub-consultancy to enhance their qualifications. The “Association” may take the form of a joint venture (with joint and several liability) or of a sub-consultancy, and this should be stated clearly in the submission. Firms/Agencies desirous to have sub-consultancy or JV arrangements are allowed to have one sub-consultant per district. It may be noted that technical expertise of proposed sub-consultants will be evaluated as part of EoI evaluations.
7. The Jharkhand Women Development Society (JWDS) now invites eligible firms/agencies/service providers to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Firms/Agencies may apply for either one or all the five Zonal clusters. However, firms/agencies will not be considered for award of contract for more than two Zonal clusters. Firms/Agencies may indicate their priority for the Zonal clusters in the EoI submission. Interested firms/agencies should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The short-listing criteria are:

8. Interested Firm/Agency is required to submit their EoI application, complete in all respect, in the prescribed performa in a sealed envelope with each page of application duly signed under the seal by an authorized signatory, including on all the pages of the supporting documents submitted along with the EoI application in prescribed performa. A soft copy of the complete Expression of Interest is also required to be submitted along with the hard copy. The prescribed performa {Annexure - 1, 2, 3 & 5} is annexed herewith. The performa is also available at the website: www.socialwelfarejhar.gov.in

9. Quality Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines would be followed to select the firms as CSP.

10. Any clarification on information in draft ToR  or REoI, if any, may be obtained at the address given below during office hours 10:00 to 17:00 hours (IST).

11. The Expression of Interest, in hard and soft copy, must be submitted at the specified address through Registered Post/Speed Post/ Courier/ by Hand by 1700 hrs on 10th May, 2018. Any EoI received by JWDS after the designated time and date shall not be considered.

12. In case of any Addendum/Clarification/Corrigendum/Extension regarding this REoI Notice, the same will be published in the above website only.

13. The Authority reserves right to cancel or terminate the tendering process at any stage prior to signing of the contract without assigning any reason thereof and shall not be liable to any bidder /party in any manner directly/indirectly or any obligation to inform the affected bidder(s) of the grounds for such decision.

Address:

Jharkhand Women Development Society (JWDS),

Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security (DWCDSS), Government of Jharkhand

1st Floor, Engineers' Hostel-II, Sector – III, Dhurwa, Ranchi – 834004, Jharkhand

Attn: Project Director, JWDS-cum- Chief Operating Officer, Tejaswini Project

Tel: 0651-2446216/ 0651-2446127

E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] 

                Sd/-

Project Director, JWDS

                 -cum-                                             

Chief Operating Officer, Tejaswini Project

[*]In case Firm/Agency applying for more than one Zonal Cluster, the firm/agency should have cumulative average annual turnover for the Zonal Clusters applied for over a period of last three financial year.