Tender Advertisement #1370603

CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR SUPPORT TO PIF E-COMMERCE ACCELERATION PROGRAM FOR THE PACIFIC

The Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIF) is inviting tenders from interested English-speaking consultancy teams to provide technical assistance to support PIF E-commerce Acceleration Program for the Pacific.

The main activities for this technical assistance assignment are:

1. Support the running of the 2023 cycle of the PIF E-commerce Disciplines for Policy Makers course.
2. Support Tuvalu to develop PIFS Business Toolkits in two sectors of competitive advantage.
3. Support the piloting of the PIF Business Toolkits Program Plus in FSM, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
4. Support an upgrade of the Pacific E-commerce Portal including its training material, programs, statistics and business toolkits sections.

This project will be undertaken by a consultancy team comprising three international experts, five regional experts, and two service providers. The consultancy team will work under the direction and supervision of the PIF.

The consultancy team must have recognized qualifications in Economics, Management, Business, Law, Trade, 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

Submissions should be entitled:

OPEN TENDER – CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR SUPPORT TO PIF E-COMMERCE ACCELERATION PROGRAM FOR THE PACIFIC

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

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”.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 4pm, Friday, 16 June 2023 (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” 9 June 2023. 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.