Question 1

What is Silka?

Accepted Answer

Silka is a tender discovery and bid preparation platform for companies and independent experts who pursue projects funded by multilateral development banks (MDBs). It connects finding an opportunity, judging its fit, preparing the bid, and involving the right experts in one workflow.

Question 2

Where does Silka get its tenders?

Accepted Answer

Silka aggregates live tenders from multilateral development banks, including the World Bank, ADB, EBRD, AIIB, and IsDB, together with national procurement in Central Asia through Uzbekistan’s UZEX. Each listing links back to the original official notice so you can verify it at the source.

Question 3

Who is Silka for?

Accepted Answer

Silka is for two groups: companies (consulting firms, contractors, and suppliers) that bid on development-bank projects, and independent experts who want to be found and invited onto bid teams. Company owners and members share workspaces, while experts publish a structured profile and control their visibility in the directory.

Question 4

Does Silka include World Bank tenders?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka includes World Bank consulting and procurement opportunities, which are published on the World Bank’s Projects & Operations pages and syndicated through UN Development Business. In Silka they appear alongside tenders from other development banks, with a link to the original notice.

Question 5

Does Silka include ADB tenders?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka includes Asian Development Bank (ADB) consulting and procurement opportunities, published on ADB’s business opportunities pages. You can filter them by sector, country, procurement method, and value, and open the original ADB listing directly.

Question 6

Does Silka cover EBRD, AIIB and IsDB?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka covers procurement notices from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), alongside the World Bank and ADB. All appear in one searchable feed with links to each institution’s official portal.

Question 7

Does Silka cover Uzbekistan (UZEX) tenders?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka covers national public procurement in Uzbekistan through UZEX, the Uzbek Republican Commodity Exchange, alongside multilateral development-bank tenders. This lets teams in Central Asia track both international and local opportunities in one place.

Question 8

Can I find consultants for a tender?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka has a directory of independent experts that you can filter by role, sector, country, language, availability, and development-bank experience. After reviewing a profile, you can invite the expert into a specific tender workspace with the offer, location, timeline, and a note.

Question 9

Can Silka generate a World Bank CV (TECH-6)?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka can generate a consultant CV in the World Bank’s Form TECH-6 format from an expert’s structured profile, so it is ready to attach to a technical proposal. It can also produce CVs in the templates that ADB and EBRD expect, which saves reformatting each expert’s experience by hand for every bid.

Question 10

What is TECH-6?

Accepted Answer

TECH-6 is the standard curriculum vitae (CV) form used in the World Bank’s standard requests for proposals for consulting services. It presents each expert’s qualifications, employment record, and project experience in a fixed structure that evaluators expect. Most development banks require a similar CV format in the technical proposal.

Question 11

What is QCBS?

Accepted Answer

QCBS (Quality- and Cost-Based Selection) is a consultant selection method used by the World Bank and other development banks. Shortlisted firms submit technical and financial proposals, which are scored separately and then combined using a published weighting, with technical quality usually carrying the larger share (often 70 to 80 percent). The firm with the highest combined score is invited to negotiate the contract.

Question 12

What is an EOI?

Accepted Answer

An EOI (expression of interest) is a short submission a consultant sends in response to a Request for Expressions of Interest. It sets out the firm’s relevant experience and qualifications so the borrower can draw up a shortlist. An EOI is not a full bid: the detailed technical and financial proposals come later, only from shortlisted firms.

Question 13

Can our team prepare a bid together?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In Silka, companies and invited experts prepare a bid together in a shared workspace, from shortlist to submission. You can follow a checklist matched to the procurement method, assign tasks and deadlines, share files, generate CVs and proposal content, and assemble the technical and financial envelopes into submission-ready documents.

Question 14

Does Silka support Uzbek?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka is available in Uzbek, along with English and Russian. You can use the interface and read tender information in Uzbek, which helps teams in Uzbekistan and the wider region work in their preferred language.

Question 15

Does Silka support Russian?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Silka is available in Russian, along with English and Uzbek. The interface and tender information can be used in Russian, which suits teams across Central Asia and other Russian-speaking markets.

Question 16

How much does Silka cost?

Accepted Answer

For current pricing and plans, visit https://silka.uz or contact main@silka.uz. You can create an account and start exploring opportunities before committing to a paid plan.

Question 17

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Create a company or expert account at https://app.silka.uz. You can begin exploring opportunities right away, then add your company details, build expert profiles, and invite collaborators as your bid team takes shape.

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