INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI)

SUPPORT TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT DATA CENTRE

(DUKUNGAN TERHADAP PUSAT DATA PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH /PD2)

The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD) is a five-year program providing technical assistance and capacity building support to local governments and civil society to better manage public resources, leading to improved service delivery and reduced poverty. AIPD is seeking an institution interested in implementing `Support to Regional Development Data Centre or Pusat Data Pembangunan Daerah (PD2)'. The PD2 is a local based integrated resource centre that aims at providing access to information for local development stakeholders (government and non- government). The activity is designed to be implemented in five provinces (NTB, NTT, Papua, Papua Barat and East Java) and 20 Districts within those provinces.

The selected institution is expected to be responsible for managing both technical and administrative work. In each province/district, the institution is expected to deliver the following outputs: (1) establishment provincial and district PD2, (2) establishment of an integrated data and information system (database), (3) establishment of information sharing mechanism/facility, (4) establishment of an online system (website), and (5) provision of relevant capacity building for PD staff and related local unit staff (PEMDA).

Criteria

The interested institution should meet the following qualification:

• Extensive experience in provision of technical assistance and capacity building to local government at provincial and district level

• Proven and solid experience in developing and/or maintaining database system and website

• Proven experience in developing and facilitating information sharing mechanism.

• Excellent network and proven engagement skills with provincial and district government where AIPD is working.

• Previous excellent experience in organizing even such as public dialog on development (government and public sector) issues

• Experience in collaborating or managing related donor and/or international organization funds

• Proposed team member (specified personnel) must have an intensive and hands on relevant experiences (will be elaborated in the CV later on)

Selection Process

There will be three step selection processes:

1. Submission of Expressions of Interest: Interested institutions are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) based on the requirements.

2. Shortlisting candidates and submission of fully costed proposals: Up to three candidate institutions will be shortlisted and invited to submit fully costed proposals to undertake the activity.

3. Technical Panel Presentation – the shortlisted candidates will then be invited to make presentation. The technical panel will recommend a candidate to AIPD.

EOI Documents can be obtained by contacting tender@aipd.or.id with an email subject: "EOI Requirements for 007-AIPD-PD2KM"

Closing date for the EOI submission is 9 December 2011 at 17.00 WITA. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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