Development of the National Strategy for Financial Literacy

World Bank

Published

05 Jun 2013

Deadline

05 Jun 2013, 00:00 · closed

Stage

Tender

Status

Closed

Buyer

World Bank

Funder

World Bank

Project

P120338 · Financial Education and Financial Literacy

Notice type

Request for Expression of Interest

Procurement method

Quality And Cost-Based Selection

Reference

P120338

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The Russian Federation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Financial Education and Financial Literacy Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.The consulting services ("the Services") include the following. The objective of the assignment is to prepare a draft National Strategy for Financial Literacy - a nationally coordinated approach to financial education. The Consultant's key tasks include:- preparation of the background analytical report on financial literacy and consumer protection strategies based on reviews of international experience and best practices and analysis of approach toNS in Russia;- preparation of the draft of NS;- development of the framework of the NS, including the establishment of a governance mechanism and defining the role of main stakeholders, setting a roadmap and defining the content, delivery mechanisms and tools.The total duration of the services is estimated at 15 calendar months.The Non-commercial Foundation for Enterprise Restructuring and Financial Institutions Development now invites eligible consulting firms ("Consultants") to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating thatthey have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The shortlisting criteria are as follows. TheConsultant shall be an independent company or a consortium of companies having extensive practical experience of at least 7 years in projects implementation in Russia and other countries in the area of socio-economic behavior and/or financial literacy. The Consultant must have sufficient material and technical resources needed to implement the assignment within the required time frame. Experience in implementing projects in the area of development and review of a national strategy forfinancial literacy or financial education and experience in implementing projects funded by international financial institutions will be considered as advantages.The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraphs 1.9 and 1.11 of the World Bank's Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers dated May 2004 and revised in October 2006 and in May 2010 ("Consultant Guidelines") setting forth the World Bank's policy on the conflict of interest and eligibility.Consultants may submit their Expressions of Interest as anindividual firm or in association in the form of a joint venture or subconsultancy. All the members of the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire assignment. However, the experienceof sub-consultant will not be considered while short-listing.A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.Further information can be obtained at the addressbelow during office hours from 10:00 to 17:00 hours Moscow time.Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) by 20 June 2013.Non-commercial Foundation for Enterprise Restructuringand Financial Institutions DevelopmentAttn: Ms. Maya Brailovskaya, Senior Procurement SpecialistAddress: Luzhnetskaya naberejnaya, 2/4, building 16, 2nd floorMoscow, 119270, Russian FederationTel: (7495) 792 30 10Fax: (7495) 792 58 11E-mail: procurement@fer.ruWeb site: www.fer.ru