Project ID: P165982

Project Title: Pakistan Raises Revenue

Borrower Bid Reference: PK-FBR-257542-CS-QCBS

1. The Federal Board of Revenue has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Pakistan Raises Revenue Program (PRRP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for procuring the subject consulting services. The objective of the Project is to contribute to a sustainable increase in domestic revenue by broadening the tax base and facilitating compliance. 

2. Reforms to achieve high performance and innovation in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are essential for sustained growth in revenue collection to meet the country’s budgetary demands and to finance development programs for public welfare. The main emphasis of tax reforms is promoting voluntary tax compliance through robust compliance control mechanism, enhanced facilitation for taxpayers, improvement of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) based Data Systems for Broadening of Tax Base (BTB), automation and improving accountability and transparency.

3. The Federal Board of Revenue now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”), to indicate their interest in providing the said Services. Interested firms should provide the information demonstrating that they have/ meet required qualification and experience to perform this assignment. In this regard, there are prescribed standards which have been mentioned in the Terms of Reference, which may be downloaded from the website https://fbr.gov.pk/tenders. Prospective firms are encouraged to provide materials/ information that would be specific to the proposed services. The parameters for evaluating EOI responses are given below:

(a). The consulting firm must have demonstrable post-registration experience of at least ten (10) years in undertaking and successfully executing similar reforms in customs administrations in other countries.

(b). The consulting firm must have experience of working with complex, multi-system environments including data extraction and interfaces system and process architecture, troubleshooting, reengineering and process mapping and use of BPMS.

(c). The consulting firm must have experience of operations of Customs or comparable ICT systems either on its own or in partnership with others.

(d). Demonstrated experience of having conducted comprehensive BPM and BPR and BPMS for at least two Customs administration among WCO members.

(e). Expertise in implementing process diagramming as per the Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) standard.

(f). Having in depth knowledge of WCO conventions specially Revised Kyoto Convention, WCO Risk Management guidelines/compendium, Post Clearance Audit guidelines and Time Release Study methodologies and the WTO’s Customs Valuation and Trade Facilitation Agreements.

4. The attention of interested Consulting Firms is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 [revised November 2017 and August 2018] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

5. The Consulting Firm will be selected in accordance with the Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method as set out in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018. 

6. Firm(s) may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications in the form of a joint venture (JV)/ Association.  All the partners in the JV shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire Contract, if selected. In case of joint venture/ consortium, the details of such projects will be provided separately for each member as lead or associated consultant and payments shall be made only into the designated account of JV. 

7. A virtual Information Session shall be held on January 27, 2022 at 1500 Hours to familiarize the potential applicants on Terms of Reference (available at https://fbr.gov.pk/tenders) and ensuing procurement process. Interested Consulting Firms may obtain the respective meeting link/ invite via writing an email addressed to the undersigned ([email protected]) between January 24, 2022 and January 27, 2022 (latest by 1200 Hours).

8. The Expression of Interest must be delivered to the address below (in person or by mail) not later than 1500 hours (Pakistan Standard Time) on February 10, 2022. For expressions sent electronically, Program Office will acknowledge receipt of the same via return email. In absence of such confirmation/ receipt, please contact on the address given below.

9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Procurement Specialist (Program Office)

Room No. 713, Seventh Floor

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)

FBR House, Constitution Avenue

Sector G-5, Islamabad, Pakistan

051-9209659

[email protected]

CONTACT INFORMATION
Organization/Department Federal Board of Revenue
Name Tariq Bangash
Address Federal Board of Revenue, Constitution Avenue Islamabad, Pakistan
City 
Province/State Pakistan
Postal Code 
Country Pakistan
Phone +92 51 9209659
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.fbr.gov.pk/