Procurement of Data analytics platform

Country: Montenegro

Address: Jovana Tomasevica 2 (Government’s old building -Office 48.) 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

City:

Name: Mirko Ljesevic

Phone: +382 20 201-695

Email: mirko.ljesevic@mif.gov.me

MONTENEGRO

Montenegro revenue and customs administration

Revenue Administration Reform Project (RARP)

Request for Bids

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

(Without Prequalification)

Procurement of Data analytics platform

Nabavka platforme za analizu podataka

Country: Montenegro

Loan No: RARP-87720

RFB No: MNE-RARP-87720-ICB-G-21-6

Issued on: November 22, 2021

1. This Invitation for Bids (IFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online on April 5, 2018.

2. The Montenegro has received loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in the amount of 15.7 million US$ (14 million EUR equivalent) over a period of five (5) years for Revenue Administration Reform Project (RARP), for organizational restructuring, the development management and infrastructure changes necessary for optimal performance of the current tax administration system, and intends to apply part of the proceeds of this loan toward payments under the contract for procurement of Data analytics platform.

3. The Montenegro revenue and customs administration through Technical Service Unit (TSU) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Interested eligible and qualified bidders for accomplishment of this project assignment. Main purpose of this information system is:

Providing advanced reporting and improving the existing process of report preparation and analysis of data collected in the old systems until the implementation of the new IRMS system.

After the implementation of the Data Analytics Platform, i.e. BI/DWH system, the reporting process from existing systems will greatly simplify reporting from existing transaction systems and, in the long run, it will relieve intensive involvement of IT Department employees and other business users in the process of preparing reports on a daily basis.

Implementation of tools on the existing data and focused training of key users of the IT Department, as well as business data analysts, will ensure better acceptance of new technologies, if users work with data that is familiar to them.

4. Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures specified in the World Banks Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works, and Non-Consulting Services Under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers, dated January 2011 (revised July 2014), and is open to all Bidders eligible as defined in these Guidelines, that meet the minimum qualification criteria set up in the Bidding document.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from at the address below from 8-14 hours, local time in Podgorica.

6. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of EUR 200. The method of payment will be direct deposit to our account:

Payment instructions in EUR:

Field 56 - Intermediary bank:

Swift Address RZBAATWW

Name RAIFFEISEN ZENTRALBANK OESTERREICH AG VIENNA

Field 57 - Account with Institution:

Party Identifier 000-55.062.301

Swift Address CKBCMEPG

Field 59 - Beneficiary Customer:

IBAN ME25510000000000286384

Name & Address MINISTARSTVO FINANSIJA

Stanka Dragojevia 2,81000, Podgorica, MONTENEGRO

Reference number: MNE-RARP-87720-ICB-G-21-6

For Local Payment Acc. Number: 832-1191-19

The exchange rate to be applied is the selling exchange rate from the list of the Central Bank of Montenegro, prevailing on the day of payment. A complete Set of Bidding Documents will be sent by e-mail, after the providing the receipt for payment on Purchasers account and upon request on TSU e-mail address given below.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00h, local time on January 12, 2022. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders representatives who choose to attend in person at the address below at 10:05 hour local time, on January 12, 2022. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of EUR 45,000.00 or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

8. The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was produced by the Bidder and (ii) that violations are considered fraud, which can result in ineligibility to be awarded World Bank-financed contracts.

9. The address referred to above is:

Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare

Technical Service Unit -TSU

Attn: Mirko Lješevi, Senior Procurement officer

Address: Jovana Tomasevica 2 (Governments old building -Office 48.)

81000 Podgorica, Montenegro

Tel: +382 20 201-695

Fax: +382 20 201-698

E-mail: mirko.ljesevic@mif.gov.me