Hiring of IT Firm for the Development and Integration of Digital Fund Utilization Tracking Module for Non-Salary Budget (NSB) of Schools

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST CONSULTANT’S QUALIFICATIONS BASED SELECTION (CQS) Name of Project Getting Result: Access and Delivery of quality Education Services in Punjab (GRADES-P) Loan No/Credit No/ Grand Number IDA-78750 Assignment Title Development and Integration of Digital Fund Utilization Tracking Module for Non-Salary Budget (NSB) Of Schools Procurement Plan Ref Number PK-SED PUNJAB-580476-CS-CQS Country of Delivery Pakistan The Government of the Punjab has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Getting Result: Access and Delivery of quality Education Services in Punjab (GRADES-P) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the following consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include Development and Integration of Digital Fund Utilization Tracking Module for Non-Salary Budget (NSB) Of Schools . The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment is attached to this REOI . The Programme Monitoring & Implementation Unit (PMIU), GRADES-P now invites eligible consulting firms (“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 attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 3.14, 3.16 and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers September 2023 (“the Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. The best qualified firm to carry out the services will be selected in accordance with the Consultant’s Qualifications Based Selection (CQS) method set out in the Regulations and based on the following criteria: Sr. No. Criteria 1 Eligibility: 1.1 The firm must provide the documentary evidence for the following: Legal status: Registered firm or organization under applicable Pakistani law with valid registration documents Average Annual Turnover of the firm should be at least Rs. 50 million for the last 3 years (to be verified by financial statements of the firm) Not blacklisted, debarred or suspended by the World Bank, supported by an affidavit on stamp paper. 2 Overall Experience: 2.1 Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in providing IT services / software development involving the design, development, and implementation of financial management, budgeting, fund-tracking, or expenditure-monitoring information systems, and integration of new modules