Tender Description:

UNICEF Tbilisi wishes to enter into a Long Term Arrangement for the period of April 2015– September 2016 for supply of stationary and office supply.

For detailed information, please check the enclosed file.

Accordingly, we enclose our Invitation to Bid No. B-GEO-2015-003 and you are requested to:

• Submit your bid with unit price(s) in USD, as instructed, on or before bid closing time.
• Note that failure to bid in USD, or in accordance with the requested terms, will result in automatic invalidation of your bid.

In addition, please note that:

• The quantities stated in the bid are estimates only; any agreement that UNICEF subsequently enters into with a supplier, will not obligate UNICEF to purchase any minimum or maximum quantity/monetary value; and ceiling prices must remain fixed for a minimum period of 6 months;
• UNICEF is tax exempt (VAT, customs, etc). Kindly ensure that all price(s) quoted in USD are excluding tax (VAT);
• UNICEF is authorized to procure goods only outside the bonded area. That means that the supplies should be imported on supplier’s name and prices should include customs and duties that required for delivery to UNICEF office. CIP delivery term is not acceptable.
• This is a sealed bid and you must adhere to the response instructions in the bid;
• It is important that you read all of the provisions of the bid, to ensure that you understand UNICEF’s requirements and can submit an offer in compliance with them. This includes submission of ALL documents requested, and completion of item texts underneath each item in the bid. Note that failure to provide requested documents or complete the item texts, may result in invalidation of your bid;
• Evaluation criteria will be based on reliability of the supplier, the best price and delivery terms.

Submission Terms:

Please note that your bid duly sealed must reach our office by 15:00 hours of Friday 17 April 2015 and the bids will be opened publicly at 15:00 hours same day as indicated in the attached bid format.

Bids (sealed envelopes with reference B-GEO-2015-003) should content the completed
1.BID FORM (pages 3-5) and

Sealed bids will be received at the UNICEF Tbilisi (to be placed in sealed tender box) up to 15:00 hours of 17 April 2015 to be publicly opened at 15:00 hours the same day. One representative from each bidding company may attend the bid opening.

Bids shall be hand delivered to:

Operations Section of UNICEF Tbilisi office located at IV Floor of UN House, 9 Eristavi Street, Vake, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia, Tel: 2232388/251130, Fax: 2251236.

IMPORTANT – Your offers should be submitted in English using the attached format. Bids received in any other manner or without completed Supply Profile Form will be INVALIDATED.