LONG-+TERM AGREEMENT FOR DIGITAL SERVICES (FUNDRAISING) (Албания - Тендер #40291589)

Description

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR SERVICES (RFPS) LRPS-2023-9182095 Hereby solicits your proposal for a Long Term Arrangement for Regional Digital Services The purpose of this RFPS is to conclude a Long-Term Arrangement (LTA) with the successful proposer(s) for a period of 3 years. UNICEF will enter into a LTA with the successful proposer(s) who shall provide the required services stated in Annex I under the terms and conditions attached. UNICEF does not guarantee it will place orders for any amount and is not bound by the resulting LTA to purchase any minimum amount of services. UNICEF reserves the right to utilize other sources at its discretion. Once the LTAs are established, specific orders will be placed through standard UNICEF Institutional/Corporate Contracts. The E-MAILED proposals should be sent to: Operations Section EMAIL: LACROBIDS@UNICEF.ORG IMPORTANT - ESSENTIAL INFORMATION The reference LRPS-2023-9182095 must be shown in ALL e-mail subject lines. The Request for Proposal for Services form must be used when replying to this invitation. Proposals must be received by latest 23:59 (Panama time) on 04 May 2023. Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated. Proposals must be sent to above e-mail address ONLY. Proposals sent to other addresses or sent by other means will be invalidated, even if received before the stipulated deadline. Due to the high volume of communications, UNICEF will not issue confirmation as to receipt of your proposals. It is important that you read all the provisions of the Request for Proposal for Services to ensure that you understand and comply with the UNICEF"s requirements. Note that failure to submit compliant proposals may result in invalidation of your proposal or prolong the vendor selection process. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT Any Contract resulting from this RFPS shall contain UNICEF General Terms and Conditions for Institutional and Corporate Contracts and any other Specific Terms and Conditions detailed in this RFPS. No costs will be incurred before receipt of a signed contract or specified written authorization from the Contracting Authority can be charged to any resulting contract. A standard Institutional /Corporate contract is attached for your reference. PART I - PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICES 1. Background 1.1 UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere. 2. Solicitation; Long Term Arrangement 2.1 The purpose of this Request for Proposals for Services ("RFPS") is to invite proposals for Face-to-Face Fundraising Service – Donor Recruitment as fully detailed in the Terms of Reference attached at Annex B 2.2 UNICEF wishes to enter into (a) non-exclusive Long Term Arrangement for Services (LTA-S) for the procurement of the services detailed in the RFPS and required from time to time during the term of the LTA-S. It will be a provision of such LTA-S, that UNICEF will not be committed to purchase any minimum quantity of these services. UNICEF shall not be liable for any cost in the event that no purchases are made under any resulting LTA-S. 2.3 Purchases will be made against contracts to be issued by UNICEF in accordance with the terms and conditions of any resulting LTA-S(s). Actual quantities to be purchased will vary from contract to contract. 2.4 This RFPS document is comprised of the following: - This document - LRPS-2023-9182095 - The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Services) which are attached as Annex A to this document - The full Terms of Reference attached at Annex B - Annex C Pricing list - Annex D Performance projection template - MDM TEMPLATE FORM - INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS - Online registration to UNGM -United Nations Global Market – link: https://www.ungm.org/Account/Registration 2.5 This RFPS is an invitation to treat and shall not be construed as an offer capable of being accepted or as creating any contractual, other legal or restitutionary rights. No binding contract, including a process contract or other understanding or arrangement, will exist between the Proposer and UNICEF and nothing in or in connection with this RFPS shall give rise to any liability on the part of UNICEF unless and until an LTA-S and linked contract is signed by UNICEF and the successful Proposer. 3. Term 3.1 The proposed LTA-S shall be valid for an initial period of 36 months, with a possible renewal for an additional period of 24 months. PART II - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION PROCESS 1. Proposal Submission Schedule CONTRACTUAL PROCESS The schedule of the contractual process is as follows: ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE: 1.Send Proposal: 13.04.2023 2.Questions and Answer if necessary: Until April 19th, 2023 before 23:59 (Panama Time) 3.Consolidates Q & A posted in UNGM: April 21th, 2023. 4.Bid conference, if necessary, April 26th, time TBA. 5.Deadline for Proposals: May 04th, 2023 before 23:59 (Panama Time) 6.Proposals Review: May 08th until May 22nd, 2023, approximately 7.Award Notice send and posted in UNGM: July 16th,2023 approximately 8. Contract begins August 2023 approximately. 1.1 Acknowledgement of receipt of RFPS. Proposers are requested to inform UNICEF as soon as possible send it through UNGM platform. And if you prefer you can also send by email at LACRO-OPS@UNICEF.ORG to EDGAR GONZALEZ that they have received this RFPS. IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE - ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE-NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. 1.2 Questions from Proposers. Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect of this RFPS send it through UNGM platform and if you prefer you can also send by email LACRO-OPS@UNICEF.ORG. The deadline for receipt of any questions is before 23:59 Panama time of April 19, 2023. IMPORTANT: PROPOSALS ARE NOT TO BE SENT TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATED ABOVE - ANY PROPOSALS SENT TO THE ABOVE-NAMED INDIVIDUAL WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Proposers are required to keep all questions as clear and concise as possible. Proposers are also expected to immediately notify UNICEF in writing of any ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults in any part of the RFPS, providing full details. Proposers will not benefit from such ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies or other faults. UNICEF will compile the questions received. UNICEF may, at its discretion, at once copy any anonymized question and its reply to all other invited Proposers and/or post these on the UNICEF website and/or respond to the question at a bid conference. After any such bid conference , a Questions and Answers document may be prepared and posted on the UNICEF website. 1.3 Amendments to RFPS Documents. At any time prior to the Submission Deadline, UNICEF may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Proposer, modify the RFPS documents by amendment. If the RFPS was available publicly online, amendments will also be posted publicly online. Further, all prospective Proposers that have received the RFPS documents directly from UNICEF will be notified in writing of all amendments to the RFPS documents. In order to afford prospective Proposers reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in preparing their Proposals, UNICEF may, at its sole discretion, extend the Submission Deadline. 1.4 Bid conference. If necessary, A bid conference will be held by Teams on April 26, 2023, TBA Panama time. 1.5 Submission Deadline. The deadline for submission of proposals is as follows: Before 23:59 Panama time of May 04, 2023. Send it through the UNGM platform, see attached e-submitions instruction to bidders. And if you prefer you can also send by email at LACROBIDS@UNICEF.ORG. With reference LRPS-2023-9182095. Any proposals received by UNICEF after the Submission Deadline will be rejected.

Countries or territories

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Anguilla

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

British Indian Ocean Territory

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Christmas Island

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

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