Contracting of a Financial Services Provider for the provision of Cash Based Transfer services

Name of the organization: Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) 

Date of issue: 14 March 2024 

Deadline for receiving bids: 22 March 2024 

About MCC: 

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) is a global, nonprofit organization that strives to share God’s love and compassion for all through relief, development, and peacebuilding. MCC has been operating for more than 100 years globally and has been present in the middle east since 1949 serving the most vulnerable populations across Lebanon regardless of regardless of their backgrounds, personal beliefs, or affiliations. 

Mennonite Central Committee (hereinafter referred to as an “Agency”) is humanitarian actor currently supporting vulnerable populations across Lebanon. Mennonite Central Committee will lead the tendering, evaluation, and selection process to select a Financial Service Provider (FSP) to provide Cash Based Transfer (CBT) services and particularly, an efficient, reliable, and secure electronic payment system, for an initial period of 3 months, renewable based on project funding availability and service evaluation. In the case of contract renewal, the numbers and value of transactions may be subject to modification.       

In this framework, MCC intends to hire the services of a qualified financial service provider in Lebanon with a main experience in cash services. The service provider should have sufficient experience in executing the required works as per the project’s requirements.  

 

Brief Project Description: 

Areas: Lebanon, in the Beirut & Bekaa regions 

Estimated number of monthly transactions: 355 

Total estimated value of monthly transfers: $ 28,000 

Currency: US Dollars paid in cash 

How to apply

Bid Documents: Interested bidders are to download and fill in the relevant documents with all the required information, and sign and stamp with their initials on each page. All forms must be completed without any alterations to the format, and no substitutes shall be accepted. All blank spaces shall be filled with the information requested.   

Tender Process: Interested and eligible bidders are requested to submit their bids by email to:   [email protected] with a subject line, “MCC - 2024001 Financial Service Provider” OR by hand in a sealed envelope to the following address:  Beirut, Military Tribunal Court Street, Zouwein Building, 4th floor Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. For additional address inquiries contact +96170062301  

Bidders can email  [email protected]  for questions. Answers to questions will be made available to all offerors 

Closing Date: Deadline for the submission of bids is 22 March 2024 at 03:00 PM local time.   All bids submitted after the closing date will be rejected.     

 

Criteria & Requirements for selection: 

Legal Documents showing the service provider is formally registered in Lebanon.  

Company Profile showing company portfolio and similar projects implemented across Lebanon. 

Active bank account suitable for receiving international wire transfers in foreign currencies (Fresh USD). 

  • Annex A - Call for tender Document (ATTACHED) 
  • Annex B - Technical offer & Declaration forms:   Mandatory information related to the provision of service (ATTACHED)  
  • Annex C:  Vendor Registration form (ATTACHED) 
  • Annex D: MCC Anti-fraud & corruption policy, Data protection policy (ATTACHED) 
  • Annex E: MCC’s Supplier Code of Conduct (ATTACHED) 

Bidders who do not submit the required documents mentioned under "Criteria for Selection" will not be considered for the bid. 

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