Strengthening Social Protection for Improved Resilience, Inclusion and Targeting

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE COUNTRY : Bangladesh NAME OF PROJECT : Strengthening Social Protection for Improved Resilience, Inclusion and Targeting (SSPIRIT) Project SECTOR : Social Protection Loan No./Credit No. : 77230-BD Project ID No. : P508519 The People’s Republic of Bangladesh has received financing in the amount of US$ 200 million equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the “Strengthening Social Protection for Improved Resilience, Inclusion and Targeting (SSPIRIT)” Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project. The project will include the following components: Component 1 will support establishment and roll-out of a DSR and will finance i) the establishment of a DSR Implementation Unit at Department of Social Services (DSS) and a Coordination Unit at Finance Division (FD), ii) strengthening program administration for DSS cash transfer and livelihoods programs, iii) enhancing MIS systems, capacity building, and outreach. iv) conducting regular assessments and surveys for effective program management. Component 2 will support strengthening cash transfer programs for the poor in (i) Benefit Adequacy :Incentivizing increase in benefit levels commensurate to the poverty line, and creating a standardized benefit adequacy framework for future program budgeting and revision of allowance amounts for the selected cash transfer programs at DSS (ii) Citizen centric frontline delivery: Augmenting capacity of the frontline cadre of social workers to serve vulnerable groups, use the DSR for case management of ultra-poor, and create a standard beneficiary feedback loop (iii) Cash plus interventions for elderly and persons with disabilities: Component 3 will support expansion of livelihoods support for the poor to enhance the self-reliance of poor communities by improving economic inclusion initiatives leveraging the Dynamic Social Registry for be