Thai embassy to outsource its visa application process

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FE Report
The Royal Thai Embassy, Dhaka will outsource its visa application process for two years from June 16, 2009, said a press release Thursday.
The embassy has invited tenders from international and local companies for handling non-judgmental part of its visa application process.
It said the awardee of the contract must set up and operate visa application centres exclusively for the Thai Embassy in different locations to carry out services as per the requirements of the embassy.
It said the bidders should have prior experience appropriate to the services required as well as sound and solvent business record and background.
A briefing session for prospective tenderers on the scope of the services required and the selection procedure is scheduled at 2pm on May 25 at the embassy.
The tenders must be dropped at the Royal Thai Embassy on May 31 at a time between 2pm and 3pm. The short-listed companies would be requested to make a 20-minute presentation on their technical proposal at the embassy.
The date and the time of the presentation are to be set by appointment at a mutually convenient time thereafter.