The TA Package ADB-BIDV-1.1 “Business development solutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises” under the Project “Mainstreaming small and medium-sized enterprises” (TA 9910 – VIETNAM).

First of all, we would kindly express sincere thanks for your interest in bidding the TA package ADB-BIDV-1.1 “Business development solutions to support SMEs” under the Project “Mainstreaming small and medium-sized enterprises” funded by ADB.

After opening Financial Proposals, we made detailed financial evaluation according to ADB’s Guide Note on Evaluation of Financial Proposals. Based on no objection from ADB on 26/08/2021 to the detailed financial evaluation and overall ranking to this package, we would kindly inform the final result of combined technical and financial evaluation as follows: 

Consulting firms	Technical score	Technical points as calculated based on the weight  (70%)	Financial score	Financial points as calculated based on the weight  (30%)	Combined financial and technical score	Final ranking
Joint venture MDF Global, iSEAS, Consulting T&C	814.94	570.46	0	0	570.46	0
MVV	812.50	568.75	1,000	300	868.75	1
Joint venture AETS, INARI, BK Holdings, KIU Global	793.75	555.62	0	0	555.62	0

The above final result of combined financial and technical evaluation shows that:

1. Rejected consulting firms:

Joint Venture MDF Global (MDF Global); Information System and Enterprise Architecture Solutions Co., Ltd (iSEAS) Transformation and Change Management Consulting Co., Ltd (T&C Consulting).

After checking and detailed evaluation of financial proposal, we found the missing of the total remuneration cost for the position of local non-key gender consultant into the total amount offered in the financial proposal. Hence, the adjusted total price (ATP) is US$ 302,572 including competitive costs and non-competitive costs, exceeding the maximum budget to this package as regulated in the issued RFP. As a result, the financial score is set to zero (0), leading your final ranking of combined technical and financial evaluation is 0.

Joint Venture Application Europienne De Technologies Et De Services (AETS); Innovative AgriBusiness Research& Investment JSC (INARI); Bach Khoa Hanoi Technology Investment and Development One Member Company Limited (BK Holdings); Kiu Global Limited (sub-contractor).

The total amount offered in the Financial Proposal and adjusted total price (ATP) after checking the consistency between Technical Proposal and Financial Proposal is US$ 422,264 and US$ 426,614 respectively, exceeding the maximum budget to this package as regulated in the issued RFP. As a result, the financial score is set to zero (0), leading your final ranking of combined technical and financial evaluation is 0.

We would regretfully inform that your joint ventures are not selected for next round of contract negotiation and award. We would hope to have another opportunity to work with you all for future cooperation.

2. Passed consulting firm:  

We would kindly inform that MVV Education Joint Stock Company (MVV) has been ranked the first and selected for next final round. 

We would kindly inform the final result of combined technical and financial evaluation to this package.

We would take this opportunity to wish you all always stay peaceful and healthy during this difficult time of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

BIDV Project Management Unit of Technical Assistance funded by ADB