GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

 

 

Country:                      Republic of Uzbekistan

Project:                        Strengthening the Economic Resilience of the Vulnerable Enterprises (SERVE) Project

Sector:                         Rural Development

Mode of Financing:     Instalment Sale/Loan

Financing No.              UZB-1037

 

The Agency for Working Mahallabay and the Development of Entrepreneurship under the Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment of the Republic of Uzbekistan has received financing in the amount of US$ 40.0 million equivalent from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Strengthening the Economic Resilience of the Vulnerable Enterprises (SERVE) Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for consulting services to be procured under this project. This project will be jointly financed by the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development, Project Financing Institutions, and the Government of Uzbekistan.

The project will include the following components: i) Access to Finance, which envisions provision of line of financing (LOF) for MSMEs through the selected Partner Financial Institution (PFI) in an Islamic sharia compliant operation, and a separate financial instrument in the form of guarantee facility will be extended to target the micro and small enterprises to increase their access to finance, ii) Business Engineering and Capacity Building, which envisions consultancy services support to: (i) MSMEs in business planning for value chain development; (ii) capacity building and supporting financial institutions in development of working tools, including tools and services, targeted for women and youth, additional Islamic financial products, and staff training; and (iii) Supporting Business Development Services based on compensation scheme adopted in the country, iii) Project Coordination, which will set up the Project Management Unit and upgrade the existing IT software in financial management/accounting and establishment of Management Information System (MIS) as a part of automation and monitoring of fund flow, measurement, and evaluation of project results indicators by PFIs, and iv) Audit Service, which will comprise of (i) financial audit service, and (ii) sharia audit service.

Procurement of contracts financed by the Islamic Development Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the Guidelines for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Related Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023), and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the guidelines. Consulting services will be selected in accordance with the Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultancy Services under Islamic Development Bank Project Financing (April 2019 edition, revised in February 2023).

Specific procurement notices for contracts for consultancy services will be announced, as they become available, in IsDB Website, DgMarket, the UNDB online, and https://www.uzade.uz/ (the website of the Agency for Working Mahallabay and the Development of Entrepreneurship).

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 Agency for Working Mahallabay and the Development of Entrepreneurship

Mr. Mukhtor Shonazarov, First Deputy Director

Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent city,

Shayxontohur district, Qoratosh street, 1.

 (+998) 71 238 69 00 (25-02)

mahallabay@bv.gov.uz        

https://www.uzade.uz/