Maldives
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE TO MANAGE ZAKAT IN THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
The Government of Maldives has received fund from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) towards strengthening of zakat in the Republic of Maldives, and GoM intends to apply part of the proceeds of the funding to develop a software to manage zakat in the Republic of Maldives.
1. Objective
The objective of the Consultancy service is to design and develop a software to facilitate and account for the collection, distribution, and management of zakat with the function of registering the poor and needy.
2. Scope
The consultant’s primary responsibilities shall include, but not limited to, the studying and reviewing of the existing zakat framework of the country, reviewing the manual zakat recording system and to provide recommendation on the design for the development of a user-friendly zakat software for administrators and end-users including intermediaries. The Consultant’s responsibilities also include creating a comprehensive software facilitating the recording of zakat collection & disbursements including generation of statistics with reference to zakat operations in the Maldives.
3. Qualification
Consultants must have extensive knowledge and practical experience in software development proven experience in conducting similar assignments and projects.
4. Criteria for evaluation
The evaluation of submitted proposals will be based on consultant’s qualification.
(CQS). The breakdown of the technical score is as follows:
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Criteria, sub criteria, and point system for the evaluation of Technical Proposals are: |
Maximum Score |
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Educational Qualification |
40 |
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Master’s Degree or above in IT/Computer Science or related field |
40 |
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Bachelor’s degree in IT/ computer science or related field |
30 |
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Diploma in IT/ computer science or related field |
20 |
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Specific experience of the Consultant relevant to the assignment |
60 |
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Credentials of the company/firm in developing software |
10 |
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Proof of Experience in similar assignments undertaken in the past |
30 |
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Complexity of the software developed in the past |
20 |
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Total Technical Score |
100 |
The Implementing Agency, Ministry of Islamic Affairs invites interested eligible consulting companies/firms to submit their proposals to the address below before 29th June 2015 (Monday) at 1300 (local time GMT+5), hours, by regular mail, emails or fax.
Sheikh Hussain Abdul Wahid
Assistant Director
Zakat Unit
Ministry of Islamic Affairs
Male’ Republic of Maldives
Tel: + (960) 3020209
Fax: + (960) 3315161
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.islamicaffairs.gov.mv
A more detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) will be available on the website of Ministry of Islamic Affairs.