Request For War Child UK in Afghanistan
Request For Provision of Inter/National Cash Hawala and Cash Distribution Services for WCUK
War Child UK Afghanistan
Request for Proposal
Provision of International/National Cash Hawala and Cash Distribution Services for WCUK under a Framework Agreement as per attached Annex A "Terms of Reference
PD No: WCUK-HRT-24-000670
ISSUANCE DATE: 22 April 2024
Closing Date/Time: 10:00 AM, 01 May 2024
About WCUK: War Child, the charity for children affected by war. We work with children who, as a result of conflict, live with a combination of poverty, exclusion and insecurity. These children might include street children, child headed households, children conscripted into armed groups, and children who have been put in prison. Our mission is to protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war, in some of the worse conflict-affected places. We look forward to a world in which the lives of children are no longer torn apart by war. This is a vision that can only be realised through the collective actions of children themselves, communities and their leaders, organisations like War Child, governments and key decision makers.
The winning Hawala bidder(s) will enter into a fixed price Framework Agreement (FWA) for period of one (1) year with possibility of extension for an additional year subject to the need and service provider reliability. WCUK anticipates selecting more than one Hawala vendors for these services and will issue more than one FWA, Purchase Order (POs) will be issued based as needed basis every time there is need to receive and or distribute cash in the location mentioned Financial RFQ. The issuance of the PO to hawala vendors will be based on the cherry-picking method which is selecting lowest service charges for each location.
DETAIL OF SERVICES: We are looking to find a potential hawala vendor through a competitive process to provide International/National Cash Hawala services and Cash Distribution Services for WCUK programming in:
Note: Please keep in mind that the tax will only be deducted from the total gross amount of service charges of the hawala services and will be paid to MoF/DoF as per the income tax law.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: WCUK will evaluate proposals based on following professional qualifications, experience, and expertise required:
Selection Criteria: The method that will be applied for evaluation of the hawala selection is (Technical 50 + Financial 50 scores) which includes.
WCUK will evaluate proposals based on following criteria and scores:
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The hawala vendor must be registered with Da Afghanistan Bank and provide copies of the following documents.
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*Provided All copies = 5% *One document = 2.5% *No document = 0% |
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The hawala vendor must demonstrate previous experience in similar services and provide at least three copies of contracts/POs of the same nature (cash hawala or cash distribution) from different International/National organizations/NGOs. Note: WCUK will not accept more than 1 contract from an organization. |
*3 Contracts = 30%, *2 contracts = 20%, *1 contract = 10%, *No contract = 0% |
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Hawala Vendor to provide/share 3 official references (Not personal) to verify past performance of their experience in providing cash hawala/distribution services. |
*3 References = 10% *2 References = 6.66% *1 Reference = 3.33% *No Reference = 0% |
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Cash Distribution lead time: Lead Time will be evaluated using below formula: Lowest cash delivery timeline x 5% score / offeror’s proposed timeline. |
5% |
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Financial Proposal will be evaluated using below formula: Lowest percentage x 50% score / offeror’s percentage. |
50% |
Period of Validity of Quotes: The quote shall remain valid for 30 Days after submission of quote.
Hawala vendor to fill in the following form and attach this bid notice with their proposal:
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Note: Following will have to be considered by Suppliers:
- Registration sheet for proposal should be signed upon submission of the proposal by vendors.
- All Pages of this Bid Notice, WCUK RFQ Format, will have to be signed/stamped by vendors; otherwise, their proposals will be disqualified during the evaluation stage.
Submission Guideline:
WCUK only accepts signed/stamped hard copies proposals sealed properly in envelopes and submitted to WCUK’s office in Kabul and Herat at the addresses mentioned below:
- WCUK Herat Office address: District 3rd, South of 5 Rahe-e- Badmarghan, In front of old Herat Mall, Herat – Afghanistan | Contact Number: 0794010610
- WCUK Kabul Office Address: House # 14, Street # 3rd, Taimani Sabeqa, Kabul, Afghanistan- Contract numbers: 0728 895 242 | 0729 111 505.
Questions: Please send your advance questions to the WCUK Procurement Department through email indicating your questions to RFQquestions@warchild.org.uk before 10:00 AM Afghanistan time on 01st May 2024.
Only the written answers issued by WCUK will be considered official and carry weight in the RFQ process and subsequent evaluation. Any verbal information received from employees of WCUK, or any other entity will not be considered valid responses to any questions regarding this RFQ.