Request for quotation for the provision of Mobile Telecommunications Services and Optional Mobile Devices

ICJ
Request for quotation for the provision of Mobile Telecommunications Services and Optional Mobile Devices Request for quotation

Reference: ICJ/2026045
Beneficiary countries or territories: Netherlands
Registration level: Basic
Published on: 28-Oct-2026
Deadline on: 10-Nov-2026 13:00 (GMT 1.00)
Description

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, invites your company to submit a quotation under Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. 3200039352 / ICJ/2026/045 for the provision of Mobile Telecommunications Services and Optional Mobile Devices for the International Court of Justice.

The purpose of this solicitation is to establish a contract with a qualified telecommunications service provider for an initial period of three (3) years, from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029.

The scope of the requirement includes, but is not limited to:

  • Provision and management of approximately 35 mobile telephone subscriptions, including domestic and international voice, SMS and data services;
  • And optional purchase of Apple iPhone devices, as and when required by the Court.

The following annexes are enclosed to this email and form part of this RFQ:

  • Annex A: Commercial Offer Form
  • Annex B: Terms of Reference (TOR)
  • Annex C: United Nations General Conditions of Contract for Goods and Services
  • Annex D : ICJ Contract Model

Questions shall be submitted in writing to procurement@icj-cij.org no later than 3 November 2026, 18:00 CET indicating RFQ ICJ/2026/045 in the subject line.

Clarifications or amendments affecting the requirements or evaluation shall be communicated in writing to all invited tenderers.

Quotations shall be submitted electronically to procurement@icj-cij.org no later than 10 November 2026 at 13:00 CET, in a single email where file size permits. The email subject line shall read: “RFQ ICJ/2026/045 – Mobile Telecommunications Services”.

All received quotations will be acknowledged by email.

Tenderers shall submit a technical proposal and a financial quotation in accordance with this RFQ and its annexes.

Quotations shall include completed Annex A (Commercial Offer Form).

The technical proposal shall include:

  • a brief company description;
  • evidence of relevant experience, authorisation and ownership of the Dutch network;
  • the advantages of the proposed subscription;
  • a response to each requirement and a separate list of deviations;
  • coverage and tariff conditions;
  • a migration plan;
  • a portal description and sample monthly CSV extract;
  • account management and support arrangements; and
  • the proposed device range, enrolment, warranty, delivery and repair arrangements.

The tenderer shall be registered on the United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org) or shall complete the registration process before contract award. The tenderer shall provide its UNGM vendor number in its quotation or indicate the status of its registration.

The tenderer shall confirm that it has reviewed Annex C (United Nations General Conditions of Contract for Goods and Services) and Annex D (ICJ Contract Model), and shall identify any proposed exceptions in a separate deviation schedule. Any exception is subject to ICJ review and acceptance; the ICJ is not obliged to accept it.

All prices shall be quoted in euros (EUR), exclusive of applicable taxes, with taxes separately identified. Quotations shall remain valid for ninety (90) calendar days after the closing date.

The commercial offer shall identify all recurring subscription fees, one-off charges, applicable roaming and out-of-bundle tariffs, and optional device prices in accordance with Annex B. Missing prices shall not be treated as zero for evaluation purposes.

Quotations shall be evaluated in two stages. First, the ICJ shall assess mandatory compliance, completeness and the technical evidence requested in this RFQ and its annexes. Second, quotations determined to be technically compliant shall be evaluated using the published commercial evaluation model.

The evaluated cost shall be calculated using the same assumptions for all technically compliant tenderers.

These assumptions shall include:

35 mobile subscriptions for 36 months;

All mandatory recurring fees;

All mandatory activation, migration, implementation and delivery charges;

The specified device evaluation quantity (35 reference devices), used solely for comparison and not creating a purchase commitment; and

The defined usage, roaming and out-of-bundle quantities stated in Annex B.

Optional services shall be excluded from the evaluated cost.

Subject to the applicable procurement procedures, award shall be based on the lowest total evaluated cost among technically compliant quotations.

Any resulting contract shall be subject to the applicable United Nations General Conditions of Contract for Goods and Services (Annex C) and the ICJ Contract Model (Annex D).

The ICJ reserves the right to accept or reject any quotation, in whole or in part, and to cancel the solicitation process in accordance with its applicable procurement rules and procedures, without thereby incurring any liability towards tenderers.

We thank you for your interest in doing business with the International Court of Justice and look forward to receiving your quotation.