REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES- FIRMS SELECTION) REPUBLIC OF SERBIA COMPETITIVENESS AND JOBS PROJECT Loan No. 8528 YF
Loan No. 8528 YF
In order to achieve the above objectives, the PPS needs to engage the local Consultancy firm (herein after: the Consultant).
Activities: The Consultant needs to develop appropriate communication channels for each of the target groups, including:
- general (TV, radio, news portals, daily newspapers with broader public reach, social media) and
- specific (specialized magazines, specialized web portals, direct emails and newsletters, printed brochures, leaflets and posters),
as well as a set of tools/products necessary for efficient facilitation and promotion of the RIS3 process:
- Visual identity
- Official webpage
- Social Media Campaigns
- Professional magazines and websites – academic, scientific, business
In cooperation with the PIU and other Project experts, the Consultant should create a list of relevant magazines and websites which would act as media partners for the process.
- PR support to key stakeholders
- Media kit, Q&A, and other documents
Event planning and management
- Covering events and handling media on the spot
Duration: The Consultant is expected to be engaged a period of 25 weeks with approximately time effort of 100 man days.
The Terms of Reference for this assignment can be found at the following link: https://bit.ly/2k8UTSd
The PIU of the PPS now invites eligible Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the services.
The shortlisting criteria are:
The Consultant must possess following qualifications:
- Be a legal entity
- At least seven (7) years of general experience in event management, PR and communications
- At least five (5) years of specific experience in providing similar services in Western Balkan countries.
- Proven record of at least 3 national wide assignments in conducting events, PR and communications is required.
- The Consultant should have capacity to assign a qualified and experienced team that will work on this assignment including at least one Lead Expert, one Event Specialists and one Associate. Lead Expert, Event Specialists and Associate need to be in-house staff of the Consultant. The qualifications and experience of presented staff should to be related to the assignments for developing and implementing event management, PR and communications.
| # | Criteria | Weight |
| 1 | General experience in the field of the assignment | 20 |
| 2 | Specific experience relevant to the assignment | 50 |
| 3 | Capacity to assign a qualified and experienced team, including at least one Lead Expert, one Event Specialists and one Associate * | 30 |
Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a sub consultancy to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of joint venture and/or sub consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.
Expressions of Interest should contain following information:1.Profile of the firm including expertise available for the assignment (CVs are not required on this time); 2. Information on general experience (including experience in the field of the assigment, etc.) 3. Specific expericence for similar services in Western Balkan countires and supportive material indicating qualification and competence of the firm to perform the services (portfolio, description, proven record of at least 3 national wide assignments in conducting events, PR and communications is required,, etc.).
The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers January 2011 (Revised July 2014), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection Based on the Consultants’ Qualifications (CQS) method set out in set out in the Section III of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers January 2011 Revised July 2014.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours: 9:00 -15.00h
Expressions of interest in English language must be sent in a written form by September 26, 2019 15:00 h, local time, in electronic format to the following e-mail: piu@rsjp.gov.rs (cc: milena.kostadinovic@rsjp.gov.rs, snezana.djordjevic@piu.rsjp.gov.rs) with the exact title of the assignment in the “Subject” of the e-mail.
Contact:
Milena Kostadinovic
Project Implementation Unit
Public Policy Secretariat
10 Vlajkoviceva St
11000 Belgrade
Republic of Serbia
Tel: +381 11 333 41 19
E-mail: milena.kostadinovic@rsjp.gov.rs