Provision of Hardware and Software for CIRT Establishments within ITU Cyber Security Program

Item Description:

The International Telecommunication Union (‘’ITU’’) issues the present Invitation to Bid for the appointment of a company for the provision of Hardware and Software for the establishment of a CIRT in Malawi. This bid will also be used to shortlist vendors for similar future projects within ITU’s Cyber Security Program. For more information about the detailed equipment to be provided please see Part IV to the Invitation to Bid (‘’Technical Specifications’’).

The Invitation to Bid is issued by means of a secured web-based e-tendering tool (In-tend) which is interfaced with the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM). To access the Invitation to Bid Document, address any correspondence to ITU, consult any updates, and submit a Bid, Bidders must be registered in UNGM (at least at the Basic registration level) following the Bidder Registration Process at the following link: https://www.ungm.org/Account/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fVendor%2fRegistration.

Bidders may contact UNGM technical support (registry@ungm.org) for assistance during the registration process.

Bidders requiring any clarification about the Solicitation Document, or the solicitation process itself, shall submit their queries in writing only via In-tend’s “Correspondence” tool by the deadline of 2 October at 15:00 hours (Geneva Time). A consolidated and anonymous list of all queries received, together with ITU’s answers, will be published on In-tend.

Bids must be submitted electronically as a searchable PDF file via In-tend by the deadline of 16 October 2020 at 15:00 hours (Geneva Time) as prescribed in Section 6 below.

ITU reserves the right to amend the Invitation to Bid prior to the Bid Closing Date. Accordingly, Bidders shall check periodically if any amendments or communications have been posted on In-tend.

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