This TOR is for the Consulting Agency (the Consultant) that will support the Public Policy Secretariat (hereinafter: PPS) with the “Survey on Calculation of Administrative Costs Share in GDP for 2023.”

The objective of this assignment is to prepare a Survey about frequency of engagement of third parties (such as accountants, lawyers, independent experts, etc.)  in preparation of documentation for administrative procedures and administrative request, the average and medial costs of such engagement and time spent for preparation of such documentation in case if a third party is not engaged in order to analyse the structure of calculation of the share of administrative costs in GDP for 2023.

Given that a significant part of the administrative costs includes the costs of engaging the third parties (accountants, lawyers, independent experts, etc.) in the preparation of documentation for an administrative procedure or an administrative request, it is necessary to conduct research that would provide the relevant data on the frequency of engagement of third parties, the costs of such engagement and time spent for preparation of documentation if a third party is not engaged in order to ensure the accuracy of the calculation of the administrative cost.

Therefore, the objective of this assignment is to:

1) Prepare the survey by revising the Questionnaire prepared earlier for previous surveys of this type, also prepare database of respondents divided into smaller parts.

2) Conduct a survey in electronic form and create the Report which will contain the required data.

3) Present the Survey findings to the World Bank and the PPS 

4) Prepare final report on the Survey on Calculation of Administrative Costs Share in GDP for 2023.” based on the comments of the WB and PPS

SELECTION OF CONSULTING FIRMS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Electronic Submissions through WBGeProcure RFx Now

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: Survey on Calculation of Administrative Costs Share in GDP for 2023

Assignment Countries:

• Serbia

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

This TOR is for the Consulting Agency (the Consultant) that will support the Public Policy Secretariat (hereinafter: PPS) with the“Survey on Calculation of Administrative Costs Share in GDP for 2023.”

The objective of this assignment is to prepare a Survey about frequency of engagement of third parties (such as accountants, lawyers, independent experts, etc.)in preparation of documentation for administrative procedures and administrative request, the averageandmedialcosts of such engagement and time spent for preparation of such documentation in case if a third party is not engaged in order to analyse the structure of calculation of the share of administrative costs in GDP for 2023.

Given that a significant part of the administrative costs includes the costs of engaging the third parties (accountants, lawyers, independent experts, etc.) in the preparation of documentation for an administrative procedure or an administrative request,it is necessary to conduct research that would provide the relevant data on the frequency of engagement of third parties, the costs of such engagement and time spent for preparation of documentation if a third party is not engaged in order to ensure the accuracy of the calculation of the administrative cost.

Therefore, the objective of this assignment is to:

1) Prepare the survey by revising the Questionnaire prepared earlier for previous surveys of this type, also prepare database of respondents divided into smaller parts.

2) Conduct a surveyin electronic formand create the Report which will contain the required data.

3) Present the Survey findings to the World Bank and the PPS

4) Prepare final report on theSurvey on Calculation of Administrative Costs Share in GDP for 2023.”based on the comments of the WB and PPS

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

• BB: Bank Budget
• TF0B6241: EU2020

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Firms may associate to enhance their qualifications unless otherwise stated in the solicitation documents. Where a group of firms associate to submit an EOI, they must indicate which is the lead firm. If shortlisted, the firm identified in the EOI as the lead firm will be invited to the request for proposal (RFP) phase.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through WBGeProcure RFx Now

NOTES

Following this invitation for EOI, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will be invited to participate in the RFP phase. No notification or debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

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