| Introduction :
Country: Bangladesh Background: The Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme builds on the Government of Bangladesh’s efforts to introduce a citizen-centric culture of innovation in civil services to improve service delivery and make services more inclusive, affordable, reliable and easier to access. This project will provide support to establish institutional mechanisms and improve accountability to accelerate SDG achievements in Bangladesh. This project will have three components: 1. Institutionalizing Public Service Innovation and Improving Accountability 2. Catalyzing Digital Financial Services and Fintech Innovations 3. Incubating Private Sector-enabled Public Service Innovation The project is funded by the Government of Bangladesh, UNDP, and other development partners, and is implemented by ICT and Cabinet Division. Background of the Assignment: Over the years a2i has developed digital solutions to strengthen and widen the protocols of public services to cater to the pressing and emerging needs of citizens in evolving contexts. ekShop, Muktopaath, HDMedia, DSDL Consultancy, ekPay, etc. are some notable solutions that have been providing demand-driven and citizen-centric public services that have high potential to address society’s pressing challenges and create entrepreneurial opportunities in the context of emerging technological changes and newer business avenues. In this context, ‘Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme’ is going to recruit a Sr. National Consultant - Business Strategy who will facilitate the conduction of exercises to propose policy-oriented business solutions for the scalability and sustainability of some a2i innovations. Concurrently, these exercises would address their resource mobilization needs and institutional viability issues. Objectives: The objectives of the assignment will be: Identify function-wise verticals to develop a portfolio for a2i for the purpose of developing revenue generation and reducing duplicity Period of assignment/service (if applicable): 12 working days over 1 month. UNDP Bangladesh is seeking proposals from individual consultants for the provision of hiring IC Consultants as described in the above-mentioned subject. Please note that this procurement process is being conducted through the new online tendering system of UNDP. Applicants who wish to submit a proposal must be registered in the system. Kindly register by visiting the link below and following the instructions provided in the user guide in the document attached: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org/ using the profile you may have in the Quantum portal. If you have never registered before, follow the Supplier Portal Registration Link to register a profile in the system. The Supplier User Guide has been uploaded to the following link: Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgot password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from the previous registration. The supplier webinar is now available at the following link: https://www.undp. Individual Contractor UNDP-BGD-00092 org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders. Please note that all the required documents can be found on the UNDP Quantum Platform under negotiation reference: UNDP-BGD-00092 Interested experts with questions regarding the registration in Quantum should send them in writing to: ebidbox.bd@undp.org and copy the reference UNDP-BGD-00092 in the subject line. Please note, Proposals will not be received through email. Once any applicant is registered in the system, any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing, including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of the inquiry. Regards, UNDP Bangladesh Country Office | 
