Purchase of Medical and Imaging Equipment

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)

The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO/EMRO) seeks offers for the Purchase of Medical Furniture for Yemen, as per the attached specifications under (Annex 1-List for Technical assessment).

QUERIES:

• A prospective bidder requiring any clarification on may submit his questions via UNGM “Correspondence” tab not later than June 30th, 2022, 23:00 hours Sanaa, Yemen time.

CLOSING DATE:

Offers must be uploaded via UNGM, “Tender Documents” tab not later than [12th of July 2022] at [23:00] hours, [Sanaa Yemen] time

SUBMISSION OF OFFERS:

• The Technical proposal must be submitted using the Technical proposal sheet (Annex 1).
• Financial Offers must be submitted in the attached (Annex2) as an excel sheet and in PDF format.
• Offers are accepted in US Dollars, but any other United Nations convertible currency will be acceptable
• Offers must comply with the requirements stated in the attached Invitation to Bid (ITB). All requirements should be completed as per the annexes.
• If interested, you are kindly requested to register through United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) by logging-in to this site: https://www.ungm.org. After having an active account, continue following the guidance, until you express your interest to this bid. Then, you will be transferred to WHO’s e-tendering system to be able to collect the bidding documents and access your tender opportunities. All offers should be submitted in UNGM website before the above-mentioned closing date and marked “Invitation to Bid: 6/2022/34 Purchase of Medical Furniture in Yemen”.

IMPORTANT REMARK:

• Offers must comply with the requirements.
• Offers must be received and made in accordance with the instructions contained in the attached invitation to bid. Click here to enter text.
• Any order resulting from this invitation shall contain WHO’s General Terms and Conditions and any other specific terms or conditions detailed with the attached invitation to bid.

INCOTERMS 2020:

• Bidders shall submit their proposal DAP Sana’a, Yemen & DAP Aden, Yemen for Yemeni Suppliers.
• For international suppliers, bidders shall submit their proposal FCA nearest port /airport.

SELECTION/REJECTION CRITERIA

1. Offers not meeting the required specifications will not be considered.
2. Only complete offers that contain the detailed technical specifications, manufacturer, country of origin will be considered.
3. Offers with delivery more than 16 Weeks for each product may not be considered.
4. Validity period of the offer, not less than 180 days.
5. The bidder should have at least 5 years of medical equipment and furniture trading experience
6. The bidder should have experience in shipping and transportation of medical equipment up to Yemen
7. The evaluation of items meeting the required specifications and approved by technical panel will depend on the price (80%) and the delivery period (20%).
8. No separate transportation cost will be added in the offers.
9. WHO can raise the multiple POs out of the total quantity or one PO asking for partial delivery as and when required basis during the offer validity period.
10. WHO would not be liable to provide any tax exemptions.
11. Singed/stamped offers on company letterhead will only be acceptable.

UN CODE OF CONDUCT: Confirmation of acceptance that your esteemed company accepts the terms mentioned in the attached UN Code of Conduct, must be received in the same letter containing your bid. The UN Code of conduct is also available in the below link: https://www.un.org/Depts/ptd/about-us/un-supplier-code-conduct

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Any information which the vendor may consider necessary to guarantee or clarify technical details or compliance with standards, etc. may be included, provided reference is made in the offer and clearly indicated.

UNGM Guide_Access to WHO tenders UNGM_V.03_FINAL_20190926.pdf