Travel Agencies (LTA)services for UNICEF Bulgaria

A.0 SPECIAL NOTES

A.1 PURPOSE OF THE Request for Proposals (RFP) for Services

The purpose of this RFP is to invite local Bulgarian companies to submit a proposal for Travel Agencies (LTA) Services for UNICEF Bulgaria.

A.2 FORECAST SCHEDULE

Closing date and time for submission of full proposal: 17:00h on Wednesday, 29th July 2026, Sophia (Bulgaria) time.

A.3 REQUESTS FOR CLARIFICATION  

All requests for formal clarification or queries on this RFP must be submitted in writing via email at BUL-PROCUREMENT@UNICEF.ORG   by 23rd July 2026.

 

Please make sure that the e-mail mentions the RFP reference number in the subject: “LRPS-2026-9204966 Travel Agencies” and “Company Name”.

Only written inquiries will be entertained. A response to written inquiries will be provided in due course. Please be informed that all responses will be publicized at the UNGM link.

 

 

A.4 RFP RESPONSE FORMAT

HOW TO APPLY

Interested organizations should provide evidence of their experience and ability to fulfill the Terms of Reference by submitting, in separate documents:

 

A.4.1. Filled and signed Bid Form;

A.4.2. Technical Proposal;

A.4.3. Financial  Proposal,

 

Full proposals should be submitted in ENGLISH language and must be sent via e-mail to “bul-procurement@unicef.org” not later 17:00h on 29th July 2026, duly signed and dated. 

Proposals received after the stipulated date and time will be rejected.

 

The Technical Proposal should address all aspects and criteria outlined in this Request for Proposal, especially in the Terms of Reference.

 

The Technical Proposal should include (for more details, please open document “Terms of Reference”):

The technical proposal should be in English, presented in pdf format, duly signed and sealed by the bidders’ authorized representatives. It should not exceed 15 pages (excluding annexes) and should address all aspects of the terms of reference. The bidders’ submissions should provide evidence that the bidder has expertise in all three event sizes and categories. No price information should be attached to the technical documentation. Any submissions made outside of the allotted timeframe or without adequate information will be automatically disqualified.

NB! No price information should be contained in the Technical Proposal.

Due to the nature of this RFP, there will be no public opening of proposals.

 

The Financial Proposal shall be prepared:

• The currency of the proposal shall be in Euro (EUR).
• All quotes stated in the financial proposal shall be without VAT as UNICEF is a tax-exempt organization.
• Please use Annex C- Financial Proposal Template;

 

Any activity described in the Technical Proposal but not priced in the Financial Proposal, shall be assumed to be included in the prices of other activities or items, as well as in the final total price. 

Proposals sent to a different e-mail address (bul-procurement@unicef.org) or in a different format than prescribed in this RFP, or which do not respect the required confidentiality, or received after the designated time and date, will be rejected.

 

All references to descriptive materials should be included in the appropriate response paragraph, though the material/documents themselves may be provided as annexes to the proposal/response.

 

A.5. VALIDITY

Each proposal shall be valid for a period of ninety (90) days from the proposal due date. Bidders are requested to indicate the validity period of their proposal in the Proposal Form. UNICEF may also request for an extension of the validity of the proposal.

A.6. PROPOSAL EVALUATION

Technical Proposals received will be evaluated against the evaluation criteria as below:

Technical Proposal: 70 points

1.1   Institutional Capacity & Track Record: 30 points

• Proven track record in providing travel agency service.
• Previous work with international UN agencies, NGOs, or similar entities.
• References and client satisfaction

 

1.2. Technical and logistical capacity: 30 points

• Availability of required equipment, systems, and tools
• Technical expertise and certifications
• Operational capacity and scalability
• Ability to deliver within required timelines

1.3. Team composition: 10 points

•           Overview of the proposed team, including key roles and responsibilities.

•           CVs of core team members with relevant experience in similar assignments.

Only proposals which receive a minimum of 70% (49 points) will be considered technically qualified and will be subject to a financial evaluation.

 

2.  Financial Proposal: 30 points – please use ANNEX C-FINANCIAL PROPOSAL TEMPLATE

The total amount of points allocated for the price component is 30. The maximum number of points will be allotted to the lowest price proposal that is opened and compared among those bidders who obtain the threshold points in the evaluation of the technical component. All other price proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price;

e.g.:Score for price proposal X = Max. score for price proposal * Price of lowest priced proposal / Price of proposal X

 

Total Technical and Price                                                                                       100 Pts

 

UNICEF will award the contract to the vendor, whose response is of high quality, clear and meets the projects goals, including:

• The price/cost of each of the technically compliant proposals shall be considered only upon evaluation of the above technical criteria;
• All prices/rates quoted must be exclusive of all taxes as UNICEF is a tax-exempt organization. 

 A.7. CONTRACTUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions are attached and will form part of any contract resulting from this RFP.

 

А.8. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Proposals should be sent to: bul-procurement@unicef.org as attachments in a NON-EDITABLE FORMAT (e.g., PDF), clearly marked with the Tender number (RFP/LRPS-2026-9204966 Travel Agencies) and Company Name, NOT LATER than 17:00 h on 29th July 2026, Sophia (Bulgaria) time.

 

Bidders are requested to submit the documents separately (see example below):

• Bid Form;
• Technical Proposal;
• Financial Proposals-Annex C; (The price proposal should be in Euro, VAT excluded.  If the bidder is not VAT registered, please indicate explicitly);

 

Example:

Subject: RFP/LRPS-2026-9204966 Travel Agencies and Company Name (ex: Company A)

• Technical Proposal file/folder clearly named as Technical Proposal RFP/LRPS-2026-9204966 Travel Agencies - Company A
• Financial Proposal-use ANNEX C- file clearly named as Financial Proposal RFP/LRPS-2026-9204966 Travel Agencies - Company A
• Bid Form- RFP/LRPS-2026-9204966 Travel Agencies - Company A

 

 

If necessary, requests for clarifications can be sent to BUL-PROCUREMENT@UNICEF.ORG, not later than 23rd July 2026, 17h00, Sophia (Bulgaria) time.

 

Emails should not exceed 20MB. If the bid response is larger than 20MB, please zip the files or divide the response into separate files and send in multiple emails instead.

 

All bids submitted by email must be submitted as attachments. Email links (e.g., documents to be downloaded from cloud-based folders) are not acceptable. Bids received in any other manner will be INVALIDATED.

 

A.9.  PAYMENT TERMS

Payment will be made only upon UNICEF’s acceptance of the work performed in accordance with the contractual milestones (as per agreed payment schedule).  The terms of payment are net 30 days, after receipt of invoice and acceptance of work.  Payment will be effected by bank transfer in the currency of billing.

 

 

 

Attachments:

• Bid form of the RFP;
• Terms of Reference (ToR);
• Special Notes LTA Travel 2026 (this document);
• General Terms and Conditions for Services 2025;