Request for Expression of Interest

For conducting a telephone follow-up survey in the Maldives on pension awareness

Pension and Social Protection Administration Project

IDA Credit No.: 4611-MV

Date:  December 17, 2014

Invitation for Interested Firms for conducting a telephone follow-up survey in the Maldives on pension awareness

The Government of the Republic of Maldives has received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Maldives Pension and Social Protection Administration Project (PSPAP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds under the contract for Baseline Survey and Focus Groups. The Government of Maldives requires the services of a firm to cover the whole country, to test: awareness of the pension reform, understanding of the new pension schemes (Basic Pension Scheme and Retirement Pension Scheme), understanding of who qualifies for the schemes, feelings about the pension schemes, knowledge about how to get more information about the schemes etc.

The firm would accomplish the following specific tasks:

• Organize and conduct a telephone Baseline Survey;
• Organize and conduct a series of Focus Groups.

The Maldives Pension Administration Office now invites interested eligible firmsto submit their expressions of interest. Interested firms must provide a Company Profile including information that demonstrates that they are qualified to perform the services (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills, etc.)

Interested consulting firms (“Consultants”) may obtain an outline TOR from www.pension.gov.mv and further information at the address below during office hours (8:00 am and 4:00 pm).

A firm will be selected in accordance with the Least-Cost Selection (LCS) method set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, for which short listed parties would be later invited to submit Technical and Financial proposal in two separate sealed envelopes, as per the Request for Proposal issued.

Interested eligible parties are requested to submit the Expression of interest by 3pm on 8^th January 2015

Project Manager

Pension and Social Protection Administration Project

Maldives Pension Administration Office

Male’, Republic of Maldives

Tel: +960 3309908 Fax: +960 3307759

E-mail: [email protected]v         Web site:  www.pension.gov.mv