SPARK - CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR SPARK FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2023

 

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Published: 05 February 2024

 

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Tender Title: Certified Public Accountant for SPARK Financial Report for 2023

Tender No: 

Location: Erbil

Tender Package Available from: 2024-02-05

Deadline for Offer Submission: 2024-02-12 at 17:00 (Iraqi Time)

Certified Public Accountant for SPARK Financial Report for 2023

Request for Quotation (RfQ_SPA_ERB_24_003)

Terms of Reference

Contracting Authority

Stichting SPARK

Activity Name:

Certified Public Accountant for SPARK Financial Report for 2023

Date of advertisement

February 5, 2024

Application Deadline:

February 12, 2024

Application Method

Offers should be sent to tender_iraq@spark-online.org

Expected Start Date:

February 14, 2024

1. Background

SPARK is a non-profit NGO headquartered in Amsterdam with field offices throughout Southeast Europe, Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa. SPARK promotes higher education and entrepreneurship, empowering young ambitious people to lead their post-conflict communities to prosperity. SPARK has been working in Federal Iraq “included KR-I” to build students' capacity and improve their access to higher education, economic empowerment, entrepreneurship, partners capacity development, and leadership development. SPARK also helps current small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) thrive and create jobs.

2. Scope of the Service

SPARK is looking for a Certified Public Accountant for its Financial Report for 2023, the CPA will prepare SPARK financial reports and operations for KR-I and Baghdad DNGO. It entails an accurate revision of the financial records to ensure they fulfill the standards of both the DNGO of Kurdistan and Baghdad, and includes the following significant objectives:

Working on and verify the financial reports and activities for 2023:

·         The CPA is responsible for auditing the financial statements for the year 2023.

·         The CPA will a professional opinion on the financial statements of SPARK for the year 2023.

·         Verifying the financial report for both KR-I and Baghdad DNGO’s by obtaining both Iraqi Associations of Accountants' stamp for Baghdad DNGO and Syndicate of Accountants and Auditors’ stamp for KR-I DNGO.

·         The CPA will sign and seal them after the completion of the audit procedures and obtaining the required data according to the audit requirements.

·         The CPA must submit the financial report for 2023 by March 31, 2024, to the Baghdad Directorate of NGO, thus SPARK will partner with the CPA to compile the appropriate documentation for this service.

·         The CPA deliver to SPARK four certified copies of the financial Reports for 2023 along with a management report -and other required documents – to be submitted to the DNGO Department after completing the certification of the financial statements and the requirements of the DNGO Department.

3. Schedule & Deadline for Submission

The deadline for submission of RFP is 05:00 P.M on February 12, 2024. Late RFP’s will not be accepted.

Activity

Date

Invitation to RFP

February 5, 2024

Deadline for request for any clarifications from SPARK

February 8, 2024

Last date on which clarifications are issued by SPARK

February 9, 2024

Deadline for submission of RFP (receiving date, not sending date)

February 12, 2024

RFP opening session by SPARK

February 13, 2024

Notification of award to the successful bidder

February 14, 2024

Award Contract

T February 15, 2024

4. Awarded criteria:

SPARK is committed to conducting a fair and transparent proposal process, as well as ensuring that all bidders are treated and evaluated equally throughout the proposal process. Bidder responses will be weighted in four categories: Essential and Eligibility Criteria, Capability Criteria, and Commercial Criteria.

1.    Essential or Eligibility Criteria

o    A professional CPA certification.

o    A degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

2.    Capability Criteria (30%)

o    CPA experience in a similar project or activities field.

o    The CPA Resume

3.    Commercial Criteria (70%)

o    Financial proposal

4.    The required documentation to be submitted:

o    A professional CPA certification.

o    Stamped and Signed Financial Offer (Annex I: Request for Quotation should be stamped and signed by the interested bidder). The financial proposal must be in IQD and include VAT and any other tax.

o    Evidence of previous experience in form of Contracts, Completion Certificates, and Letter, etc.

o    The CPA Resume

o    Bank Account Details.

How to Apply

The deadline for submission of RFP is February 12, 2024, at the end of the workday (05:00 PM Monday, February 12, 2023 (GMT+3) Time in Iraq)

If you have any questions please contact SPARK, via email: tender_iraq@spark-online.org  

Important Notes

1.    Email should be addressed to Tender Iraq at tender_iraq@spark-online.org

2.    The subject of the email should be “Certified Public Accountant for SPARK Financial Report for 2023 – Bidder Name, Date.”

3.    All attached documents should be clearly labelled and renamed so it is clear to understand what each file relates to.

4.    Copying other SPARK email addresses into the email when submitting it will invalidate your bid.

5.    The files must be provided in PDF or Word format; anything included in zip files will be refused.

Please note that incomplete RFP will not be considered.

Tender's Files

65c08f8b92f81-certified-public-accountant-for-spark-financial-report-for-2023.pdf
65c08f8b936ff-request-for-quotations.xlsx