Tender Advertisement #1201423

GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES - E-COMMERCE ASSESSMENT FOR NAURU AND REGIONAL E-COMMERCE STRATEGY AND ROADMAP FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Background

Work on the E-commerce Assessments for Nauru and the Regional E-Commerce Strategy and Roadmap for Implementation started in March 2021, as part of the Pacific E-commerce Initiative endorsed by FTOM in July 2018. The Assessments will be finalized by 8 July (Nauru) and 31 July (Regional Strategy and Roadmap).

Purpose

The main deliverables for this technical assistance are to provide graphic design services to develop two reports within six weeks from the start of the contract – expected on 12 July

The selected applicant will provide graphic design services for

• Nauru National E-commerce Assessment Report – 50-70 pages
• Regional E-commerce Strategy and Roadmap for Implementation Report – 60-100 pages

The consultancy team must have recognized qualifications and experience in relevant areas.

Scope of Work

The Terms of reference (ToR) for this Consultancy can be downloaded at: www.tenders.net/forumsec.

INFORMATION

Only applicants who meet the following criteria are eligible to take part in tenders issued by the Secretariat:

• Are financially solvent and able to conduct business operations in a professional and successful manner;
• Are not involved in any court proceedings which may affect their ability to conduct business or deliver the services tendered; and
• Do not appear on the World Bank’s listing of ineligible firms.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be entitled:

OPEN TENDER – Consultancy services to design the E-commerce Assessment for Nauru and the Regional E-commerce Strategy and Roadmap for Implementation

Method of Submissions:

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

All applicants will need to register at www.tenders.net/forumsec to make a submission.

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.

The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 5pm Friday, 7 May 2021 (Fiji Time).

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

Questions and Answers

All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications” 5pm Friday, 30 April 2021 (Fiji Time). All queries will be responded to via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsec before 5pm on Tuesday 4 May 2021 (Fiji time). The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.