Supply of a technical solution (ideally deployed as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)), data migration and the operation and maintenance of this solution for a 3-year period.
United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hereby invite qualified companies to submit sealed tenders as follows:
The objective of this mandate is to set-up, integrate and operate an end-to-end core banking solution ideally deployed as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) covering the functionality and the requirements listed in the RFP document (Reference RFP/BFM/USLS/2022/01). A summary of required tasks and deliverables is included in the Procurement Notice.
Please refer to attached Procurement Notice.
13/05/2022: Deadline extended to 20 May 2022 (18h CEST)
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The tender contains sustainability considerations addressing gender equality and women's empowerment.
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Gender mainstreaming, targeted employment of women, promotion of women-owned businesses.
The tender incorporates contract conditions/ KPIs that stipulate the verification of suppliers' environmental and social claims through “spot checks” and audit provisions.
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Examples:
Energy-saving measures, recycling, take-back programmes and responsible end-of-life management
The tender contains sustainability considerations promoting vendors' participation to the UN Global Compact.
The tender considers the whole life cycle cost of the service or product.