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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRM)
Project: AFAWA/NBS Enhancing Digital Access to Finance for Women SMEs in Malawi.
Financing Agreement reference: G-MW-HOO-ZZZ-001
Project ID No.: ML-0086
EOl Reference No.: NBS/2024/SM/003
Date: 7th October 2024
Title of Assignment: The consultancy services are for provision of an enhanced digital lending platform to increase digital lending services to Women SMEs and provide non-financial services to Women SMEs in Malawi for NBS Bank PLC Malawi (‘NBS’).
- NBS has received grant funding from the African Development Bank through its Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa
(AFAWA) initiative to support a project whose grant proceeds will be used to procure expertise to deliver an enhanced digital lending platform and provide non-financial services aimed at enhancing digital lending and improving Women SMEs access to finance in Malawi. - NBS intends to apply part of the funding towards the hiring of a consulting firm to provide an enhanced digital lending platform and technical support to provide non-financial services to Women SMEs. The objective of this assignment is to enhance digital access to finance, champion diversification and growth of a sustainable and profitable women SME portfolio for NBS over Twenty-Four (24) months.
- NBS invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing digital lending platform and technical support services. Interested consulting firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to provide the platform and perform the services (documentation, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, references for similar services, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.). Consultants may constitute joint ventures to enhance their chances of qualification.
- Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the selection based on NBS procurement policy.
- Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 14th November 2024 at 16.30 p.m. Central Africa Time and specifically mention: “ENHANCED DIGITAL LENDING PLATFORM AND NON-FINANCIAL SERVICES TO WSMES”.
- Interested consulting firms may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 8.00 -16:30hrs Central Africa Time.
Attn: Internal Procurement Committee
PO BOX 32251
Blantyre 3
Physical address: NBS House, Corner of Chipembere Highway &
Johnstone Road Blantyre, Malawi
Email: nbs-ipc@nbs.mw
Tel: +265(0)111812 222
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