Provision of Renewal of VMWare Licenses, Maintenance and Support

Dear Sir or Madam,
The International Telecommunication Union (‘’ITU’’) issues the present Invitation to Bid for the appointment of a company responsible for the provision of Renewal of VMWare Licenses, Maintenance and Support described in Part IV to the Invitation to Bid (‘’Technical Specifications and Pricing Table’’).

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 . Bidders may contact UNGM technical support (registry@ungm.org) for assistance during the registration process. It is highly recommended to insert at least the following UNSPSC codes: 43230000, 43231500, 43231512. Once registered and logged-in on UNGM, select “Tender Notices” on the left menu, click on “Show More Criteria” and insert “ITU” in the ‘’UN Organization’’ field. A list of ITU’s recent solicitations will appear.

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 Wednesday, 18 March 2020 at 12:00 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 Wednesday, 25 March 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.