GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Country: Saudi Arabia

Project Name: DEVELOPMENT OF E-LEARNING COURSE TITLED “ENHANCING WOMEN’S FINANCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH ISLAMIC FINANCE

Mode of Financing: Islamic Finance Grant

Financing No: ZZZ2802

The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) has approved grant ID 18,741 (Islamic Dinar Eighteen Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty-One), approximately USD 25,000 (United States Dollar Twenty-Five Thousand equivalent) financing to support the development of an eLearning course titled “Enhancing Women’s Financial Inclusion Through Islamic Finance”.

IsDBI in partnership with the Women and Youth Empowerment (WYE) Division, IsDB, developed an internal report in 2023 on Enhancing Women’s Financial Inclusion Through Islamic Finance. The report underlined the fact that women’s financial inclusion is a prerequisite for women’s economic empowerment and gender equality. The IsDB Institute now intends to develop an e-learning course –Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) -based on the findings and recommendations of the above study.  The proposed course aims to contribute towards bridging the gap in women’s financial literacy, specifically among IsDB Member Countries.

The Project will include the following components: Under this component, a consulting firm specialized in the development of eLearning animation videos and multimedia resources will be hired to undertake the development of various types of learning resources (multimedia elements), including graphic-rich multimedia, animated and static infographics, and illustrated explainer videos and conversational scenarios. It is estimated that the duration of the course shall be roughly around 2 learning hours, and shall include 5   lessons, with each lesson including 5-62D illustrated videos (explainer   videos   and/or conversational scenarios) and 8-10graphic-rich 2D images and illustrations. Detailed expectations from the consulting firm will be included in the terms of reference.

The selected consultancy firm shall be expected to:

• Develop a uniform and standard graphic strategy (illustrated genre) for the MOOC
• Visualize and develop the Creative Design approach for the multimedia from the given Video Script after interacting/interviewing the stakeholders and focal points from the IsDBI
• Develop graphic-rich multimedia, animated and static infographics, and illustrated explainer videos and conversational scenarios

Procurement of contracts financed by the Islamic Development Bank will be conducted through the procedures specified under the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultant Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (April 2019, revised in February 2023) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines.

Requests for Expression of Interest for contracts for consultancy services will be announced as they become available on the IsDB Website, UNDB Online and DG Market.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of consulting services for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Beneficiary at the address below:

THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK INSTITUTE

Attention: The Islamic Development Bank Institute

Address:  8111 King Khalid Street, Al Nuzlah Al Yamania District, Unit no. 1 

            Jeddah 22332-2444, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Email:    isdbinstitute@isdb.org and info@isdbinstitute.org