Public procurement notice: Call For Expressions Of Interest
Published: 2017-03-04
Buyer: Albanian Development Fund
Country: AL
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2017-03-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Development/Acquisition of the information & Communication Technology System of Albanian Development Fund
(i) Develop or provide an integrated information system based onto the System Business Requirements as specified in Annex 1 - System Business Requirements;
(ii) Provide project management services during the entire life-cycle of the information system implementation;
In order to determine the capability and experience of consulting firms seeking to be short-listed, the information submitted shall include the following:
• Details of relevant experience that the candidate has completed at least (2) two similar projects in develop or provide an integrated information system described above within the (4) last three calendar years period prior to the year of closing date for submission of applications, or started such projects no later than 2015 (the information submitted shall include for each project, as a minimum, the following: project title; contractual role of the firm; the presence of any affiliate or parent companies and their respective roles; location; start and completion dates; value; name of the client; funding source; objectives and brief narrative description of the project, functions and tasks carried out; and written references where possible); and;
• CVs of suitable staffs who could be available to work on the assignment and who have worked previously on similar projects.
If a firm considers it does not possess all the required expertise for the assignment, it may consider forming a joint venture partnership with other firms. In such cases the Expression of Interest should provide the aforementioned details for each partner and an indication which firm is the lead partner.
A short-list of qualified firms will be based on the response to this invitation, after which short-listed firms will be invited to prepare their proposals.
Assignment Start Date and Duration: The overall envisaged period of implementation of the project is 3 months, starting Q2 2017
Maximum Budget available for the Assignment: The budget or expected staff inputs shall be specified in the Request for Proposal.
Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions. However consultant selection and contracting will be subject to availability of funding.
The procurement of the services will be subject to the EIB Guide to Procurement updated June 2011. A firm will be selected on the basis of the most economically advantageous proposal
Consultant’s Expressions of Interest must be delivered to the address below by date March 20, 2017. 1 original and 1 copy of the above information, in English, should be submitted to the Client in an envelope marked Expression of Interest for Development/Acquisition of the information & Communication Technology System of Albanian Development Fund.
Address for delivery: Mr. Artur Zaja, Albanian Development Fund, Rr. “Sami Frasheri”, Nr. 10, Tirana, Albania, E-mail: azaja@albaniandf.org
Assignment Title: Consultancy Services for Development/Acquisition of the information & Communication Technology System of Albanian Development Fund