PRINTING SERVICES UNICEF in India is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from reputed Printers to support ongoing need for quality printing services for a range of materials.
REOI EXTENDED TO 26 September 2022 - 12:00 PM
UNICEF India Country Office wishes to pre-qualify Printers for all its PAN India printing requirements.
Pre-qualification will enroll potential Printers against specific criterias. An invitation to bids (ITB) will be issued to the pre-qualified printers to establish PAN India LTAs with qualified printers for a period of 2+2 years as of Jan 2023.
Suppliers to submit a capability statement as per attachment.
Interested Printers should complete and submit the attached EOI form together with a capability statement (not to exceed 5 to 6 pages) you deem appropriate to substantiate your relevant experience and qualification to syahmad@unicef.org, and gchelule@unicef.org no later than 12:00 hrs on 15 September 2022. Please quote ‘EOI - UNICEF - Printing services’ as the subject in your correspondence.
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