ICCIA is Pleased to Announce a New Tender

“Development of Market Feasibility Studies and Business Plans for Establishing Microfinance Institutions in the G5 Sahil Countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger)”

Request for Expression of Interest
(Consulting Service)

Notice Type: International Competitive Bidding

Issue Date: 13 February 2023

Last date of submission: 1 March 2023

Tender Type: Expression of Interest

Project title: Islamic Finance Grant for Microfinance Market Feasibility Assessment in Five (5) Countries

Countries: Five (5) Sahil Countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger)

Email: m.ibrahim@iccia.com

Consulting Services: Development of Market Feasibility Studies and Business Plans for Establishing Microfinance Institutions in the G5 Sahil Countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger)

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) has received financing from the Islamic Development Bank toward the cost of the Islamic Finance Grant for Microfinance Market Feasibility Assessment in Five (5) Countries, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consultant services.

The consultant services include “Development of Market Feasibility Studies and Business Plans for Establishing Microfinance Institutions in the G5 Sahil Countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger)”.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA) now invite eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested Consultants must provide specific information which demonstrates that they are fully qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

Experience in the following area or tasks shall be the minimum requirement for the assignment:

Preparation of Market Feasibility Study for Microfinance Institutions;
Preparation of Business Plans for Microfinance Institutions.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a 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.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultant Qualifications Selection (CQS) method among a shortlist of international firms, set out in the IsDB’s Guidelines for the Procurement of Consultants Services under IsDB Project Financing (April 2019 edition).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours, 09:00 to 17:00 hours (Egypt local time) through the e-mail.

Expressions of interest must be submitted in English and French and delivered by e-mail to the address below by 1 March 2023 17:00 (Egypt local time).