443-2020-UNDP-UKR-RFP-RPP_Company for the Elaboration of Investment Profiles and a Local Investment Attraction Framework

ATTENTION: Questions and Answers resulting from the Pre-Bidding Conference held on 1 September, 2020 is posted.

Dear Sir / Madam:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this 443-2020-UNDP-UKR-RFP-RPP - Company for the Elaboration of Investment Profiles and a Local Investment Attraction Framework.

This RFP includes the following documents and the General Terms and Conditions of Contract which is inserted in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS):

Section 1: This Letter of Invitation

Section 2: Instruction to Bidders

Section 3: Bid Data Sheet (BDS)

Section 4: Evaluation Criteria

Section 5: Terms of Reference

Section 6: Returnable Bidding Forms

o Form A: Technical Proposal Submission Form

o Form B: Bidder Information Form

o Form C: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information Form

o Form D: Qualification Form

o Form E: Format of Technical Proposal

o Form F: Financial Proposal Submission Form

o Form G: Financial Proposal Form

If you are interested in submitting a Proposal in response to this RFP, please prepare your Proposal in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this RFP and submit it by the Deadline for Submission of Proposals set out in Bid Data Sheet.

Proposals must be submitted on or before the deadline indicated by UNDP in the eTendering system.

Proposals must be submitted in the online eTendering system in the following link: https://etendering.partneragencies.org using your username and password.

If you have not registered in the system before, you can register now by logging in https://etendering.partneragencies.org and using the below username and password, and follow the registration steps as specified in the system user guide.

username: event.guest

password: why2change

In case you forgot your password, please do not create a new profile but rather use “forgotten password” function.

Please note:

1. It is strongly recommended to create your username with two parts, your first name and last name separated by “.”, similar to the one shown above.

2. Once registered you will receive a valid password to the registered email address which you can use for signing in and changing your password. You can participate in the bid event only if you have registered in the system.

How to find the event and tender documentation:

Once registered, bidders have to insert under the field "Event ID" the following: "UKR10 in the first box, and "443-RFP" in the second box and click the Search button.

Should the bidder have problems in finding the event, please consult the attached manual for bidders for other details.

You are kindly requested to indicate whether your company intends to submit a Proposal by clicking on “Accept Invitation”.

In the course of preparing and submitting your Proposal, it shall remain your responsibility to ensure that it submitted into the system by the deadline. The system will automatically block and not accept any bid after the deadline.

Kindly ensure that supporting documents required are signed and in the .pdf format, and free from any virus or

corrupted files.

Do not hesitate to contact procurement.rpp.ua@undp.org if you find any issues using the e-tendering system or any other.

Pre-Bidding Conference will be held on 01-Sep-2020 at 15-00 pm via Skype.

Interested bidders are required to register for Pre-Bidding Conference by submitting their company name, list of attending representatives and their contact information as well as Skype ID at the following e-mail:

procurement.rpp.ua@undp.org

Attn: Procurement Unit

Subject: 443-2020-UNDP-UKR-RFP-RPP – Pre-Bidding Conference Registration

Bidders are also strongly advised to go through additional materials on using eTendering (i.e. videos, manual including in Russian) posted here:

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/procurement/business/procurement-notices/resources/

UN RPP looks forward to receiving your proposal and thanks to you in advance for your interest in UNDP procurement opportunities.

Tender is available here: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=69405 

Sincerely yours,

United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine