Announcements

February 08, 2019

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Country: KAZAKHSTAN

Project: KAZAKHSTAN FOSTERING PRODUCTIVE INNOVATION PROJECT

Loan No.: 8463-KZ

Project ID: 150402

Contract: № KZFPIP/CS/QCBS -3 – 01 

Assignment Title:      Consolidation of the Technology Commercialization Cycle: establishing the capacity of Technology Transfer Offices at Kazakhstan Universities, establishment and operation of Technology Acceleration Offices outside of Kazakhstan, support and monitoring of the local brokerage team

 The Republic of Kazakhstan has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Fostering Productive Innovation Project (“FPIP”), and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.

The consulting services (“the Services”) include supporting consolidation of the Technology Commercialization Cycle through:

  • support Senior Scientist and Junior Researcher Groups’ sub-projects selected in 2016 and 2017 and, if necessary, other sub-projects of FPIP and technology commercialization projects from market in bringing technological and innovative ideas to commercial projects, for signing licensing agreements and / or agreements on transferring intellectual property right, as well as bringing technology enterprises to the level of commercial sales with the support of Consultant’s technology brokerage team;
  • establishment and operation of Technology Acceleration Offices/Teams outside of Kazakhstan;
  • enhancing the capacity of existing Technology Transfer Offices at major Kazakhstan universities through specialized training activities. Selected TTOs with the highest potential (TTO Network Core) will receive comprehensive technical support for improvement of quality of services, business processes and integration into technology commercialization systems of its head organization/university.

The expected duration of the Assignment is till December 31, 2020.

The Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science, an Implementing Agency (hereinafter – the Client) 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 (but not individual experts’ bio data).

 The shortlisting criteria are:

  1. At least 5 years of experience in providing consulting services, training, mentoring, marketing in the field of technology commercialization, with adequate resources.
  2. At least 3 years of experience in providing services on intellectual property to a third-party organization on a commercial basis; concluding license agreements on the use of rights and contracts on the assignment of rights of intellectual property in the amount of not less than 6 agreements/ contracts.
  3. At least one year of experience in the field of technology commercialization in industrial and emerging markets, in the field of strengthening the capacity of enterprises / start-ups on technology commercialization in at least one of the CIS countries.
  4. Experience in working with Government officials, entrepreneurs, inventors, developers, investors, venture capitalists, researchers and scientists in the field of technology commercialization and IP management.

Expressions of Interest shall be limited to no more than 15 pages.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to paragraph 1.9 of the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants [under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants] by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, revised in July 2014 edition,  (“Consultant Guidelines”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. 

Consultants may associate with other firms in the form of a joint venture or a subconsultancy to enhance their qualifications. The type of association must be clearly indicated in the expression of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Quality- and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 09.00 to 18.00 (Astana time), Monday - Friday.

Expressions of interest marked as “Consolidation of the Technology Commercialization Cycle: establishing the capacity of Technology Transfer Offices at Kazakhstan Universities, establishment and operation of Technology Acceleration Offices outside of Kazakhstan, support and monitoring of the local brokerage team” must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, or by mail, or by fax, or by e-mail) no later 18.00 (Astana time) March 4, 2019.


Project Management Unit of the Science Committee Fostering Productive Innovations Project

Attn: Mrs. Nuriya Kaulanova,

Procurement Specialist,

Mr. Alan Utegulov,

PMU Senior Manager of Component 3

Mr. Mambetov Karasay,

PMU Manager of Component 3

41 Tauelsizdik Avenue

Business Center “Silk Way Center”, Floor 5

010000 Astana, Kazakhstan

Tel: +7(7172)277127, +7(7172)239066

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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January 30, 2019

Dear applicants,

Below is a list of the applications selected by expert evaluation of ISCB and recommended for hearing by the Interdepartmental Commission within the Inclusive Innovation Consortia Grant Program.

Application number

Contact person

Score

1

APP-IIC-18/069P

Karatay Zhanat

81

2

APP-IIC-18/045P

Kushimov Nurkhat

79

3

APP-IIC-18/047P

Tustikbayev Margulan

78,8

4

APP-IIC-18/023P

Sakhnov Sergey

75

5

APP-IIC-18/091P

Eselbaev Zhaksylyk

74

6

APP-IIC-18/068P

Dakhymbayeva Zhuldyz

74

7

APP-IIC-18/055P

Baubekov Sabit

73

8

APP-IIC-18/073P

Kurmalayeva Karina

70

9

APP-IIC-18/027P

Abdikenov Beybit

68

10

APP-IIC-18/038P

Frolova Elena

64

11

APP-IIC-18/043P

Golovko Oleg

63

12

APP-IIC-18/061P

Zhailaubek Askhat

60

Schedule of presentations for the Interdepartmental Commission will be posted later on the website www.fpip.kz other participants will get respond by the e-mail of the contact person mentioned in the application.

The following are the rules for presentations:

- presentation is delivered in Kazakh or Russian language;

- applicant is given 10 minutes to present project, 10 minutes for questions and answers;

- up to 3 members are allowed to participate in presentation. If the sub-project leader is absent, please provide a power of attorney to the presenters;

Applicant should prepare:

- 10 paper handouts of presentation in Kazakh or Russian for the Commission members;

- PowerPoint slides in Kazakh or Russian without animation and other effects, in the format .ppt or .pptx on electronic media or Applicant’s e-mail.

January 23, 2019

Dear applicants,

The schedule is as follows:

Schedule of presentations on Inclusive Innovation Consortia Grant Program

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Time 

Application

Contact person

25 January 2019

1

10:00-10:30

APP-IIC-18/017P

Batyrov Arman

2

10:30-11:00

APP-IIC-18/027P

Abdikenov Beybit

3

11:00-11:30

APP-IIC-18/045P

Kushimov Nurkhat

4

11:30-12:00

APP-IIC-18/049P

Kydyrbaev Yerlan

5

12.00-12.30

APP-IIC-18/065P

Pogorelov Maxim

6

12.30-13.00

APP-IIC-18/091P

Eselbaev Zhaksylyk

lunch

7

14:30-15:00

APP-IIC-18/007P

Kurmanova Almagul

8

15:00-15:30

APP-IIC-18/022P

Ospanbayev Zhumagali

9

15:30-16:00

APP-IIC-18/026P

Shukbarova Sandugash

10

16:00-16:30

APP-IIC-18/055P

Baubekov Sabit

11

16.30-17.00

APP-IIC-18/023P

Sakhnov Sergey

12

17.00-17.30

APP-IIC-18/068P

Dakhymbayeva Zhuldyz

26 January 2019

1

9:00-9:30

APP-IIC-18/041P

Abylgazina Manshuk

2

9:30-10:00

APP-IIC-18/047P

Tustikbayev Margulan

3

10:00-10:30

APP-IIC-18/061P

Zhailaubek Askhat

4

10:30-11:00

APP-IIC-18/012P

Khalupkova Yana

5

11.00-11.30

APP-IIC-18/043P

Golovko Oleg

6

11.30-12.00

APP-IIC-18/038P

Frolova Elena

7

12.00-12.30

APP-IIC-18/073P

Kurmalayeva Karina

8

12.30-13.00

APP-IIC-18/051P

Userkul Rauan

lunch

9

14:30-15:00

APP-IIC-18/035P

Rakhymzhan Zhanna

10

15.00-15.30

APP-IIC-18/069P

Karatay Zhanat


Should you have any questions, please contact the Project Management Unit: tel. 8 (7172) 23 90 35, + 7 708 984 2711.

January 23, 2019

In order to implement the Fostering Productive Innovation Project in the framework of the Loan Agreement between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as of June 9, 2015 No. 8463-KZ, ratified on February 2, 2016, a tender on organizing trips outside the Republic of Kazakhstan to exchange experience in creating ESVC Fund.

Expected service delivery period is December 31, 2019 (inclusive).

Your price offer can be sent by e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or delivered personally to the following address: 010000, Astana, 41 Tauelsizdik Ave., 41, SILK WAY Business Center, 5th floor, office 507, Project Management Unit for Fostering Productive Innovation Project.

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January 22, 2019

Dear applicants,

Below is a list of the applications selected for presentation stage of Inclusive Innovation Consortia Grant Program.

Application No

Contact person

1

APP-IIC-18/007P

Kurmanova Almagul

2

APP-IIC-18/012P

Khalupkova Yana

3

APP-IIC-18/017P

Batyrov Arman

4

APP-IIC-18/022P

Ospanbayev Zhumagali

5

APP-IIC-18/023P

Sakhnov Sergey

6

APP-IIC-18/026P

Shukbarova Sandugash

7

APP-IIC-18/027P

Abdikenov Beybit

8

APP-IIC-18/035P

Rakhymzhan Zhanna

9

APP-IIC-18/038P

Frolova Elena

10

APP-IIC-18/041P

Abylgazina Manshuk

11

APP-IIC-18/043P

Golovko Oleg

12

APP-IIC-18/045P

Kushimov Nurkhat

13

APP-IIC-18/047P

Tustikbayev Margulan

14

APP-IIC-18/049P

Kydyrbaev Yerlan

15

APP-IIC-18/051P

Userkul Rauan

16

APP-IIC-18/055P

Baubekov Sabit

17

APP-IIC-18/061P

Zhailaubek Askhat

18

APP-IIC-18/065P

Pogorelov Maxim

19

APP-IIC-18/068P

Dakhymbayeva Zhuldyz

20

APP-IIC-18/069P

Karatay Zhanat

21

APP-IIC-18/073P

Kurmlaeva Karina

22

APP-IIC-18/091P

Eselbaev Zhaksylyk

*application number is specified on the Portal in your account.


Hearing of IIC sub-projects’ presentations will be held from January 25-26th in Astana, Tauelsizdik 41, BC "Silk Way", 5th floor.

Schedule of presentations for the International Science and Commercialization Board will posted later on the website www.fpip.kz.

The following are the rules for presentations:

- presentation is delivered in English;

- applicant is given 10 minutes to present project, 10 minutes for questions and answers;

- up to 3 members are allowed to participate in presentation. If the sub-project leader is absent, please provide a power of attorney to the presenters;

- applicant must prepare handouts for the ISCB members.

  • 9 hard copies of slides in English;
  • 2 copies of slides on paper in Kazakh or Russian;

- PowerPoint slides in English and Kazakh or Russian without animation and other effects, in the format .ppt or .pptx on electronic media free of viruses and malicious programs;

- also, in order to avoid excesses related to the media, applicant should have electronic version of the presentation on his/her e-mail.

When preparing your presentation, please take into account the comments of ISCB members sent to your email on January 22nd 2019.


Should you have any questions, please contact the Project Management Unit: tel. 8 (7172) 23 90 35, + 7 708 984 2711.

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