Procurement of Instruments and Consumables for Maternal Child Health, Papua New Guinea

Item Description:

The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 as a specialized agency of the United Nations. The objective of WHO (www.who.int) is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. “Health”, as defined in the WHO Constitution, is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. WHO’s main function is to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work.

The WHO Secretariat consists of some 8,400 staff at the Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, in the six regional offices and in countries. The Secretariat is headed by the Director-General, who is appointed by the WHA on the nomination of the Executive Board. The head of each regional office is a Regional Director. Regional directors are appointed by the Executive Board in agreement with the relevant regional committee.

Invitation to bid (ITB)

As part of its work, the WHO undertakes jointly with Member States and other specialized UN Agencies a variety of health projects for which equipment and supplies are provided free of charge by the Organization. Purchases of such material are non-commercial and international in character, as the products in question are for use in health programmes mainly in developing countries or in the offices of the Organization itself.

The purpose of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to procure instruments and consumables for Papua New Guinea.

DESCRIPTION: Bidders are invited to submit offers for for [destination] under procurement , as per details provided in Annex I.

Bids must be submitted via the e-tendering portal (https://ungm.in-tend.co.uk/who) CLOSING DATE: 7 August 2022 at 23:59 hours (Philippines time). OFFERS SUBMITTED IN ANY OTHER MANNER (e.g. fax, email) WILL BE INVALIDATED

Documents

UNGM Guide_Access to WHO tenders UNGM_V.03_FINAL_20190926.pdf