Provision of Strategic Planning and Management Consulting Support Services

Dear Sir or Madam,

The International Telecommunication Union (‘’ITU’’) issues the present Request for Proposal for the Provision of Strategic Planning and Management Consulting Support Services.

On the condition that at least two Proposals are evaluated technically compliant, ITU intends to award two Contracts for an initial period of three years renewable for two additional period of one year each at ITU’s written request: (i) one contract to the Bidder that will have obtained the highest overall score for the provision of the Main Services (Part A) and any Additional Services (Part B) at ITU’s request; and (ii) one contract to the Bidder having obtained the second highest overall score, for the provision of Additional Services (Part B) at ITU’s request not linked to the Main Services (see section 9).

The Contract(s) will contain the ITU General Conditions of Contract for the Provision of Services and Goods (Annex 4), the Terms of Reference, the successful Bidder’s proposal and any other specific terms and conditions detailed herein. In the Preparation of their Technical and Commercial Proposal Bidders shall take into account that ITU's maximum budget for the Main Services is CHF 150,000.

This Request for Proposal 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 Solicitation document, address any correspondence to ITU, consult any updates and submit a proposal, bidders must be registered in UNGM (at least Basic registration level) following the Vendor Registration Process:
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. During the registration process, it is highly recommended to insert at least the following UNSPSC codes: 80000000, 80000000, 80100000, 80101600, 80101607, 80110000, 80111500, 80111511, 80111700, 80111718, 80101500, 80101506 which are relevant to subject solicitation. 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 recently published solicitations will appear.

Bidders requiring any clarification about the present document, or the solicitation process itself, may submit their queries in writing only via In-tend “Correspondence” interface by the deadline of Tuesday, 27 July 2021 at 15:00 hours (Geneva Time). A consolidated and anonymous list of all queries received, together with ITU’s answers, will be shared through In-tend.

Proposals must be submitted electronically as searchable PDF files using In-tend by the deadline of Thursday, 12 August 2021 at 15:00 hours (Geneva time) as detailed in Section 6.
Bidders are informed that ITU reserves the right to amend the present document prior to the Bid Closing Date. Accordingly, Bidders shall check if any amendments or communications have been provided by accessing the In-tend portal on a regular basis.
Yours faithfully,

Aida Martin Andres
Procurement Division
International Telecommunication Union