Procurement of Medical Equipment for Tonga

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.

Objective of the 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 Medical Equipment for Tonga.

DESCRIPTION:

Bidders are invited to submit offers for Medical Equipment for Tonga under procurement , as per details provided in Annex I.

INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSERS:

1. Prices must be on DAP-Nuku’alofa (Tonga) (as per INCOTERMS 2010).
2. The currency of the offer shall preferably be the US Dollar, but any other United Nations convertible currency will be acceptable.

SUBMISSION METHOD: Offers must be made in accordance with the instructions contained in this ITB. All offers must be submitted via the e-tendering portal https://ungm.in-tend.co.uk/who. All technical specifications and full documentation must be submitted by the same means. Offers submitted by other methods shall not be considered.

VALIDITY OF OFFERS:

Offers should be valid for a period of no less than 180 days and preferably for a period as long as possible. WHO reserves the right to place similar orders for other destinations at a later stage within the validity period subject to acceptance by the supplier.

SAMPLES:

WHO may request free samples, which will be subject to technical review and laboratory analysis where appropriate.

REQUESTING INFORMATION FROM WHO DURING THE TENDER PROCESS:

Any request for information regarding the specifications or other details of this ITB are to be addressed to the procurement officer in charge EXCLUSIVELY though the e-tendering portal. Enquiries received less than seven (7) calendar days prior to the ITB closing date cannot be guaranteed any response. Only written enquiries will be entertained. Questions are to be submitted in the format “Paragraph Number – Question”. A response to written queries will be provided to all proposers in writing.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

Any order resulting from this invitation shall contain the WHO Purchase Order General Terms and Conditions (Annex 2) and any other specific terms or conditions detailed within this ITB.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Any information that the vendor may consider necessary to guarantee or clarify the bid (e.g. technical details, compliance with standards, etc.) may be included, provided appropriate and clearly indicated reference is made in the offer.

INVITATION TO SUBMIT A BID (ITB) FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION BIDS must be submitted via the e-tendering portal (https://ungm.in-tend.co.uk/who) CLOSING DATE: [24 September 2021] at [17 . 00] hours (Manila time). OFFERS SUBMITTED IN ANY OTHER MANNER (e.g. fax, email) WILL BE INVALIDATED

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