Tender Advertisement #1237613

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PACIFIC E-COMMERCE PORTAL

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) is inviting tenders from interested English-speaking applicants to develop a Regional E-commerce Portal.

The main activities for this technical assistance assignment include (1) conceptualizing, developing and validating the Portal; (2) editing the Portal’s contents; (3) preparing, validating, and uploading regional and national E-commerce toolkits; (4) developing and validating an information template for partner agencies, supporting agencies to input the correct information and to upload it on the Portal; (5) support collection, compilation, and gap analysis of E-commerce statistics. The expected output of the project is a Pacific E-commerce Portal, including the following sections: About; Business Toolkit; Partners; and E-commerce Statistics.

If the COVID-19 situation permits, the technical assistance may require some economy class travel to Fiji and to selected Forum Islands Countries.

This project will be undertaken by a consultancy team of comprising two international experts, four regional experts, and three service providers. The consultancy team will work under the direction and supervision of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS).

The consultancy team must have recognized qualifications Economics, Business, Law, Computer Engineering and Web Development; relevant national and international experience on Trade Development, and strong understanding of E-commerce issues, as well as the necessary experience and technical capability to provide high quality web-portal development services, graphic design and printing services.

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

Method of Submissions:

Tender applications with resume, proposed fee and resume with required qualifications and relevant work experience are to be submitted 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.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 5pm, Friday 29 October 2021 (Fiji time).

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

All queries or requests for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsec before 5pm on 15 October 2021 (Fiji time).

All queries will be responded to via the Question and Answer Forum on www.tenders.net/forumsec before 5pm on 19 October 2021 (Fiji time).

Note:
The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the submissions 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.

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.