Dear Bidders;

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Bid to this Invitation to   Bid (ITB) ref. SAU10-19-001 Provision of Cleaning and Janitorial services for UN Building Saudi Arabia-Riyadh Office. 

This ITB includes the following documents and the General Terms and Conditions of Contract which is inserted in the Bid Data Sheet:

 Section 1: This Letter of Invitation

Section 2: Instruction to Bidders        

Section 3: Bid Data Sheet (BDS)       

Section 4: Evaluation Criteria

Section 5: Schedule of Requirements and Technical Specifications

Section 6: Returnable Bidding Forms

• Form A: Bid Submission Form

• Form B: Bidder Information Form

• Form C: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information Form

• Form D: Qualification Form

• Form E: Format of Technical Bid

• Form F: Price Schedule

• Form G: Form of Bid Security

If you are interested in submitting a Bid in response to this ITB, please prepare your Bid in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this ITB and submit it by the Deadline for Submission of Bids set out in Bid Data Sheet.

Please acknowledge receipt of this ITB by sending an email to  pheara.lek@undp.org indicating whether you intend to submit a Bid or otherwise not later than 11 Sept., 2019. You may also utilize the “Accept Invitation” function in e-Tendering system, where applicable. This will enable you to receive amendments or updates to the ITB. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate with the contact person/s identified in the attached Data Sheet as the focal point for queries on this ITB. 

UNDP looks forward to receiving your Bid and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

The submission of the bids through UNDP eTendering is mandatory, the bidders who are not registered on UNDP eTendering System must carefully read and follow the “ UNDP eTendering: User Guide for Bidders”  attached with the ITB.

Visit this page for system user guides and videos in different languages:

https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/business/procurement-notices/resources/

If already registered, go to https://etendering.partneragencies.org  and sign in using your username and password. 

Use “Forgotten password” link if you do not remember your password. Do not create a new profile. 

If you have never registered in the system before, you can register by visiting the link below and follow the instructions in the user guide (attached): https://etendering.partneragencies.org

• Username: event.guest 

• Password: why2change

It is strongly recommended to create a username with two parts: your first name and last name separated by  a “.”, (similar to the one shown above). Once registered you will receive a valid password to the registered email address which you can use for signing in and changing your password.  

Please note that your new password should meet the following criteria: 

• Minimum 8 characters 

• At least one UPPERCASE LETTER 

• At least one lowercase letter

Please also find below advises in order not to encounter any problem during the submission of your bid :

1. It is recommended to register in the company general e-mail not personal e-mail or staff e-mails.

2. Manage Bidder Profile to view the bidding activities published by UNDP. It is important to confirm that “Accept ITB Invitation” through eTendering in order to enable us know that you have successfully registered, viewed the ITB and is interested in the ITB.

3. It is recommended to upload your bid with all attachment before the deadline by two days in order to make sure that there is no technical problem issues by uploading the bids.

After successfully login eTendering, you can then preview our tender on the following details:

Business Unit (BU) Code: SAU10

Event ID: 0000004332

Deadline: 22 September 2019 at 05:00 AM (NY Local Time)- 12:00 PM Saudi Arabia-Riyadh local time

In case you encounter any problem with eTendering system, please feel free to contact immediately. 

UNDP looks forward to receiving your Bid and thank you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

Many Thanks