Invitation to tender: FinAccess deep-dive consultants

The Financial Sector Deepening (Kenya) Trust (FSD Kenya) invites you to submit a tender for the above contract in accordance with the below terms of reference and other supporting documents.

Bidders are expected to provide valid registration documents and documentation for tax compliance in the country of jurisdiction alongside their technical and financial proposal as part of a minimum eligibility requirement to be considered for evaluation. Failure to comply with this requirement will render the bidder unresponsive and not considered for evaluation. Failure to attach the above-mentioned documents and proposals will make the bidder unresponsive and will not be considered for evaluation.

FSD Kenya will undertake a due diligence assessment and screening of the preferred Bidder to include reference checks. FSD Kenya will share a Third-party screening questionnaire to process the assessment and screening. Bidder will be shared FSD Kenya Third Party Screening Questionnaire to complete in order to process the assessment and screening. FSD Kenya reserves the right to proceed or reject Bidder(s) depending on the outcome of this assessment and consider the next ranked bidder. The findings of this assessment will be kept confidential
and used internally for the purposes of this evaluation.

FSD Kenya reserves the right to accept any tender (s) or to reject all tenders at any time. FSD Kenya also reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any point in time prior to award of the contract.

If you would like to lodge a complaint in regard to this procurement process, please write to tenders@fsdkenya.org with the reference “FinAccess deep-dive consultants” FSD Kenya procurement team will acknowledge receipt of the complaint in writing within three (3) working days.

During the course of this procurement if you come across any issues of bribery, corruption or wrong doing on FSD Kenya part, please feel free to contact Ulla Balle, FSD Kenya Chief Operations Officer at ulla.balle@fsdkenya.org or transparency@fsdkenya.org

Confidentiality
All information contained in this letter and attachments is provided on a strictly confidential basis solely for the use of Tenderers in connection with a competition for the supply of services for the above contract. It is a condition of this competition that Tenderers (and any subcontractors) shall:
▪ take all reasonable measures to protect this confidentiality and avoid the unauthorized use, disclosure, publication, or dissemination of confidential information.
▪ not use this information other than for the purposes of preparation of a tender, and shall disclose it only to officers, directors, or employees on a specific need to know basis; and
▪ not disclose, publish or otherwise reveal any of the information contained herein except with the specific prior written authorization of FSD Kenya.

If you intend to submit a tender, you should send an acknowledgement as soon as possible via e-mail confirming
(i) your intention to tender and
(ii) agreement to the confidentiality condition set out above.

Deadline for receipt of tenders
Your tender must be received by 23rd March 2022 by 16.00hrs, (East Africa Time), and be valid for 6 months. Tenders received after the due time and date will not be accepted. Tenders should be submitted by e-mail using the addresses provided. If requested, an acknowledgement of safe receipt of tenders will be provided.

If you have any clarification questions, please email us at tenders@fsdkenya.org no later than 11th March 2022. Responses to clarification questions shall be sent on 16th March 2022.

Selection of the preferred provider is planned for April 2022, and the anticipated contract start date is April 2022.

Download full tender document at https://www.fsdkenya.org/jobs-opportunities/invitation-to-tender-finaccess-deep-dive-consultants/