Request for Proposals For Consultancy Services to Provide Technical Assistance (TA) for Strengthening Data Analytics Capacity for the Bank of Kigali

Request for Proposals For Consultancy Services to Provide Technical Assistance (TA) for Strengthening Data Analytics Capacity for the Bank of Kigali.

14^th November 2022

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

PROCUREMENT REFERENCE NUMBER: AFR/RFP- TA FOR THE BK /NOV/2022

Dear Prospective bidder:

Access to Finance Rwanda (AFR) is a Rwandan not for Profit organization, established in March 2010 by the governments of the United Kingdom (UK) and Rwanda and with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Existing funders of AFR include FCDO, the MasterCard Foundation, Sweden and Jersey Overseas Aid (JoA)

AFR’s strategic focus is stimulating the financial sector development by partnering with financial institutions and other stakeholders to increase access to and use of quality financial services. We identify and address constraints that prevent the financial market from reaching Rwanda’s                    low-income population and support Rwanda’s economic growth and promote innovations and learning that result in sustainable change in the financial sector. Improving access to financial services for the rural poor, women, youth and SMEs is a particular focus.

AFR is guided by the Market System’s Development (MSD) approach recognising that efforts to increase financial inclusion and financial sector development have to be market led and profitable for sustainability. AFR supports the Government of Rwanda’s development objectives by aligning all its interventions to the national policy frameworks including the Financial Sector Development Strategic Plan 2018-2024, and the National Strategy for Transformation (NST) 2017-2024.

Proposals should be directly responsive to all items, terms, conditions, specifications, and other documents referred to in this RFP.

• Requests for clarifications to the contract may be submitted until Friday 2nd December 2022
• Interested parties should submit their proposals no later than Wednesday, 4th January 2023

Responding bidders are advised that this solicitation does not in any way obligate AFR to make a contract award or compensate the responding firms for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of their proposals. Additionally, AFR may award a contract without conducting negotiations; all proposals should be submitted initially using your most favourable terms. AFR reserves the right to award any resultant contract to other than the offeror submitting the lowest price proposal based on technical excellence, schedule superiority or client request.

All communications regarding this RFP should be addressed via email:procurement02@afr.rw 

Below is the planned procurement schedule (subject to changes)

Cordially,

Jean Bosco Iyacu

Chief Executive Officer

1.1. SECTION 1: INSTRUCTIONS TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

Preparation of Proposals: You are requested to submit separate technical and financial proposal, as detailed below. The standard forms in this Request for Proposal may be retyped for completion but the Consultant is responsible for their accurate reproduction.

You are advised to carefully read the complete Request for Proposals. An electronic copy (in PDF) of the Request for Proposals shall be considered as the original version.

Technical Proposals: Technical proposals should contain the following documents and information:  

1. The Technical Proposal Submission Sheet in this Part;
2. Technical Proposal not exceeding 15 pages without annexes
3. An approach and methodology for performing the services;
4. A detailed work plan, showing the inputs of all key staff and achievement of deliverables;
5. CV’s of key staff members;
6. A summary of your experience in similar assignments;
7. The documents evidencing your eligibility, as listed below.
8. The consultant’s comments or suggestions on the TORs and appreciation of the assignment – the objectives, tasks and deliverables

Financial Proposals: Financial proposals should contain the following documents and information:

1. The Financial Proposal Submission Sheet in this Part;
2. A copy of the breakdown of Lump Sum Price form in this Part for each currency of your proposal, showing all costs for the assignment, broken down into professional fees, and reimbursable costs. The costs associated with the assignment shall be in US Dollars for foreign firms and Rwandan Francs for local firms.

Validity of Proposals: Proposals must remain valid for 90 calendar days from proposal submission date. 

Submission of Proposals: The technical and financial proposals should be submitted seperately, both clearly marked with the Procurement Reference Number above, the Consultant’s name, AFR and either “Technical Proposal” or “Financial Proposal” as appropriate.

Proposals (both technical and financial) must be submitted electronically to: procurement02@afr.rw with clear subject line: “Consultancy Services to Provide Technical Assistance (TA) for Strengthening Data Analytics Capacity for the Bank of Kigali.” and submitted by Wednesday, 4th January 2023  at 5:00pm Central African Time (CAT).

Note: Proposals must be submitted in PDF format and as attachments to the email, any proposal submitted as a link won’t be considered.