Expression Of Interest Are Invited For Country Analysis On Cico Networks Colombia

Expression Of Interest Are Invited For Country Analysis On Cico Networks Colombia Cgap Has Embarked In A Global Consultation And Analysis To Take Stock Of The Increasingly Diverse Cico Network Experience Considering The Dominant And New Agent Business Models As A Result A Set Of Emerging Principles On How To Promote Inclusive Cico Networks Are Being Proposed In Addition To General Recommendations For Target Stakeholders Like Providers Policy Makers And Regulators On How To Apply Such Principles This Work Will Be Published By Cgap In The Form Of A Technical Guide In The Next Months As The Next Step In The Progression Cgap Would Like To Conduct Several Country Specific Analyses To Illustrate In More Detail The Role Of Cico Networks In Dfs Market Expansion Describe If And How Recent Innovations In Cico Agent Business Models Can Enable The Reach Of Cico Points In Rural Areas And Offer More Context Specific Provider Practices Policies And Regulations That Can Accelerate The Expansion Of Cico Networks Colombia Has Seen Important Cico Agent Network Expansion Driven By Innovations From Dfs Providers And Agent Network Managers As Well As A Series Of Enabling Policies And Regulations Cgap Would Like To Conduct A Deep Assessment Of This Experience To Extract Learnings The Colombia Government Announced In 2016 That All Of Its More Than 1 100 Municipalities Had At Least One Cico Agent The Success Of The Outreach Was Driven By Rural And Frontier Agents Points Chiefly Allocated To Third Party Agent Networks Despite Progress On This Front There Are Still An Estimated 6 3 Million Adults Without Any Financial Products In The Country And Nearly 6 8 Million With Inactive Accounts The Challenge Is Accentuated In Rural Areas The Focus Of The Intended Assessment Is To Document Evidence Of How The Local Innovations Led By Agent Network Managers Anm Enable Can More Favorable Economics To Feasibly Expand Cico Services Beyond Urban Strongholds And How A New Wave Of Proposed Regulatory Reform May Contribute To Further Expansion This Analysis Will Help Compare And Contrast These New Anm Led Agents With Other Agents Models In Africa And Asia The Vendor Will Conduct A Countrywide Analysis Across Colombia That Aims To Take The Global Principles Policies Practices And Regulations Ppprs On Viable Cico Networks Presented In Cgaps Technical Guide And Contrast Them With The Country Experience This Analysis Will Highlight How Local Dfs Providers Policymakers And Regulators Can Apply Those Principles Identified To Promote Inclusive Cico Networks Given Their Market Context The Assessment Made By The Vendor Should Map The Geographic Distribution Of Cico Points For Different Providers Describe The Different Agent Business Models Used By Providers And Identify If And How Those Models May Be More Conducive To Viable Operation In Rural Areas Based On This Information The Vendor Will Work With Cgap To Extract Key Insights That Can Be The Basis Of Actionable Recommendations For Those Relevant Stakeholders In Each Country The Analysis Should Also Make Linkages Between Lessons Across Countries Studied Allowing Recommendations Provided To Be Understood By Stakeholders With Similar Problems In Other Countries This Analysis Includes I Document The Evolution Of The Different Types Of Cico Networks E G Banking And Fintech Agents Atms Branches Agribusiness Or Fmcg Agents Within The Market And The Role These Play In The Scaling Dfs Markets Through Customers Uptake And Use Of Dfs Ii Document The Geographic Expansion Of Cico Networks Over Time Gsm 4G 3G 2G Coverage And Smartphone Penetration With A Particular Focus In Rural Areas Iii Explain How Different Business Models Used To Establish Cico Points Have Enabled Current Progress In Cico Coverage And Develop Insights On How These Models Fit With The Principles For Inclusive Cico Networks Identified In Cgaps Global Consultation Iv Identify The Main Obstacles Faced By Providers To Further Expand Cico Outreach And Quality V Identify Future Initiatives That Are Being Introduced Into The Markets Including Intended Impact Expectations Vi Provide Recommendations On Provider Practices Policies And Regulations That Local Stakeholders Can Follow In Their Market Context To Further Expand Cico Networks The Vendor Will Be Required To Analyze Secondary And Primary Sources Including Expert Interviews With Private Providers Policy Makers And Regulators Literature Review Existing Data Sets Among Others More Specifically The Vendor Will I Develop A Timeline That Illustrates The Development Of Cico Networks And The Uptake Of Dfs Within Colombia Including The Sequencing Of Practices Policies And Regulations Implemented That Explain The Current Cico Reach Observed Including Income Guarantees And Anms Ii Pool Available Data And Statistics From Partners And Others To Assess How The Expansion Of Different Types Of Cico Networks Has Evolved And Any Coverage Of Rural Areas Contrast This Progress With Gsm 4G 3G 2G Coverage And Smartphone Penetration Present Visual Representation Of This Coverage Progress Iii Analyze Any Correlation Causality Between Cico Networks And Expansion Of Dfs Uptake And Use In The Country And Discuss The Mechanisms Through Which Cico May Affect Dfs Expansion Iv Map Out The Providers Engaged In Cico Networks Like Banks Mfis Mobile Money Mnos Agent Network Managers E Commerce And Fintechs Fmcg Companies And Agribusiness V Document In Detail The Different Cico Network Business Models Developed By The Different Providers The Implications For Cico Agent And Dfs Provider Economics And Identify Those Cico Business Models That Can Be More Conducive To Viable Cico Network Operations In Rural Areas Vi Assess Whether Lessons From Cico Network Business Models Are Consistent Or Not With Those Inclusive Cico Network Principles Identified In Cgaps Global Consultation Determine If There Are Any Missing Dimensions Within Those Principles Developed Vii Identify Obstacles Related To Dfs Provider Practices Public Policy Or Regulatory Frameworks That Are Most Binding Viii Provide Recommendations On What Practices Policies Or Regulations Can Help Address Those Obstacles To Viable Cico Network Expansion Ix Prepare A Summary Report Of The Latent Provider Collaboration Opportunities That Can Be Tested And That Are Promising To Further Innovate Cico Network Business ModelsNote Vendors Invited To Submit Proposals Will Receive A Copy Of The Draft Technical Guide With Principles For Inclusive Cico Funding SourceThe World Bank Group Intends To Finance The Assignment Services Described Below Under The Following Bank BudgetEligibilityEligibility Restrictions Apply NoneIndividual Firm ProfileThe Consultant Will Be A Firm Submission RequirementsThe World Bank Group Now 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 Consultants May Associate To Enhance Their Qualifications Interested Firms Are Hereby Invited To Submit Expressions Of Interest Expressions Of Interest Should Be Submitted In English Electronically Through World Bank Group Econsultant2 Https Wbgeconsult2 Worldbank Org Wbgec Index Html NotesFollowing This Invitation For Expression Of Interest 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 Receive Notification No Debrief Will Be Provided To Firms Which Have Not Been Shortlisted Qualification Criteria 1 Provide Information Showing That They Are Qualified In The Field Of The Assignment 2 Provide Information On The Technical And Managerial Capabilities Of The Firm 3 Provide Information On Their Core Business And Years In Business 4 Provide Information On The Qualifications Of Key Staff MandatoryShortlisted Consultants Will Be Invited To Respond To A Request For Proposal Contract Awards Will Be Made In Accordance With The World Bank Group Procurement Policies And Procedures

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