UNICEF LRPS-2023-9183542 Passenger transportation services under Long Term Agreement (LTA)

Extended deadline: 14 August 2023, 11:00 (GMT+2:00)

UNICEF LRPS-2023-9183542 Passenger transportation services under Long Term Agreement (LTA)

UN tenderReg. no.: UN Tender23/02708

Launch date: 10 July 2023, 10:15 (GMT+2:00)

Deadline: 31 July 2023, 11:00 (GMT+2:00)

Procurement method: UN Tender

Overview:

UNICEF LRPS-2023-9183542 Passenger transportation services under Long Term Agreement (LTA)

UNICEF Moldova invites interested companies to submit their proposals for provisions of passenger transportation services

Objectives:

The overall objective of setting up the LTAs is to facilitate and speed up purchasing of professional national passenger transportation services for UNICEF Moldova Country office. The companies to be engaged in LTAs through a competitive process shall provide services along the LTAs duration on a fixed price basis.

Qualifications and experience:

Company and personnel

Company registered and licensed as per national law transportation company with at least 3 years of experience of providing passenger transportation services
A minimum fleet of 8 service vehicles owned/leased/subcontracted
Previous work experience with UN Agencies or on similar corporate arrangements will be an asset
Ability to take orders upon short notice
Ability to deliver within the agreed strict deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality
Ability to promptly sub-contract vehicles to ensure the services are delivered on time and of the required quality
Quality control and feedback mechanism
Provide one or more focal points that can be contacted at all times who is responsible for liaising with UNICEF. English proficiency will be an asset
Ensure enough experienced and qualified personnel are available to respond, within a reasonable extent, to emergency situations and rapid response outside of regular working hours, if necessary
UNICEF reserves the right to request the assignment of additional personnel or the replacement of personnel dealing with UNICEF orders, and the Contractor shall comply with such requests
After the services were performed the company will issue the invoice, proforma invoice and travel log report.
 Drivers:

At least 3 years of relevant professional experience in the licensed category
Able to communicate in English (required in specific cases and requested in advance)
Very good knowledge of the country and road networks
Polite, courteous and discreet; dress-code respected
Alert always and able to be responsive to the road and driving conditions
Always maintain safe speed and follow the shortest route to their destination
Clean history of accidents involving driver’s negligence, drunk driving, overspeeding
Non-smoking during driving
Equipped with hands-free phone headset at all times
Bid Submission Deadline: 31 July 2023 11:00 (EEST)

Bid clarifications. Proposers are required to submit any questions in respect of this LRPS by e-mail to Cristina Dorogan at cdorogan@unicef.org.  The deadline for receipt of any questions is  27 July 2023, 17:00 (EEST).

The official address for e-mail submission is: chisinautenders@unicef.org, no other UNICEF e-mails in cc.

Proposals should be submitted in 2 separate e-mails: Technical Proposal and Request for Proposal for Services Form (page 3-5 of the LRPS-2023- 9183542) in one e-mail and another separate e-mail for the Price Proposal.

E-mail subject should contain the number of the Request for proposals LRPS-2023- 9183542.

For additional details on the proposal submission rules please refer to the point 1.2 Instructions for proposal submission page 8-10 from the attached RFPS document.

Additional details on the assignment and how to apply please find in the Terms of References-Annex B enclosed in the attached RFPS document.