HIRING OF FIRM FOR DIGITAL STRATIGY TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVE

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES– FIRMS SELECTION) CREDIT NO.: P161402 ASSIGNMENT TITLE: HIRING OF CONSULTING FIRM FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY FRAMEWORK The Investment Department, Government of Sindh has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of Competitive and livable City of Karachi, project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The consulting services (“the Services”) include the engagement of a firm for Digital Transformation Strategy Framework. Further description of the task along with complete scope is mentioned in the detailed ToRs hoisted at www.business.gos.pk and www.sindhinvestment.gos.pk. The Competitive and Livable City of Karachi-Sindh Investment Department now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services. The intending consulting firm must be:

• A firm registered with the relevant tax authorities such as FBR, SRB and Professional Tax.
• The firm must have at-least five years’ relevant and comparable experience for the investment and PPP initiative through digital transformation.
• At least 3 projects/initiatives in Investment/PPPs field that have achieved the financial close and digital platforms in Pakistan related to trade, and investment mobilization, and
• At least two (2) projects/initiatives where they have developed platform/database that relate to public policy or trade or investments or PPPs
• The firm must have professional competent staff / experienced team to execute the required assignment.
• The firm must have successfully and substantially completed contracts with scope similar to this requirement and having the accumulated value more than PKR 100 (One Hundred) Million or equivalent considering three contracts over last 10 (Ten) years with at-least one contract valuing more than PKR 20 (Twenty) Million or equivalent.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. Applicants / Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications, but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality & Cost Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations and the short-listing will be done on the basis of general experience, specific experience and managerial capacity in accordance with the requirement given in TORs. Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 10.00 to 17.00 hours. EOI must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person or by post) by 15.00 hours on 22nd December 2025. All received EOIs would be opened at 15:15 hours on the last day of submissions in presence of representatives / consultant who wish to attend. Behzad Amir Memon Project Director (CLICK-SID) 1st Floor, Block-A, Finance & Trade Center, Shahra-e-Faisal Karachi, Sindh. Tel: 021 – 99207512-14 Agency: Sindh Investment Department Procurement method: Quality And Cost-Based Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 416000.0 USD