Provision of Travel Management Services for the United Nations Regional Service Centre (UNRSCE) and its clients.

Item Description:

The United Nations Regional Service Centre Entebbe (RSCE) has a requirement to engage the services of a Travel Management Agency/Company (herein refered to as TMC). The TMC will offer full Travel Management Services (herein referred to as TMS) to RSCE including air travel reservations, quotations, ticketing and related standard travel services.

(1.2) The TMC that will offer these services must have the following Mandatory qualifications among other qualifications:

(1.2.1) – Be accredited to International Air Transport Association (IATA).

(1.2.2) – Have access to a GDS to manage and process tickets.

(1.2.3) – Have Bank Settlement Plan (BSP) capabilities.

(1.3) RSCE is responsible for arranging the travel of their own staff members, staff family members, the staff of its clients, consultants, experts, meeting participants, military and police officers deployed to peace operations, and other categories of travelers. As a result, travel can originate from any country in the world and therefore the TMC must have the ability to provide worldwide reservations and ticketing services.

(1.4) To sufficiently cater for the above described requirement, the RSCE intends to enter into contracts with two of more Travel Management Companies/Agencies.

(1.5) Travel Management Companies/Agencies from all over the world are therefore, hereby invited to express their interest in participating in the upcoming solicitation / tendering process for this requirement.

(1.6) While submitting their expression of Interest, the TMC must also provide the following three(3) requirements (Refer to Article 1.2 above and Article 6.5 below):

(1.6.1) A copy of their IATA Accreditation Certificate.

(1.6.2) Their Pseudo City Code as proof that they have access to a GDS.

(1.6.3) Confirmation that they have Bank Settlement Plan (BSP) capabilities.

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