| Overview : PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM IN UGANDA
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of ALL United Nations Agencies in Uganda is calling for applications for pre-qualification from qualified service providers for the provision of various categories of services as listed below. The pre-qualification will be followed by a Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation to Bid (ITB) and/or Request for Proposal (RFP) which will result in Long Term Agreements with the successful bidders for the various categories for an initial period of one year, renewable up to a maximum of three years.
All companies that wish to participate in the process and have achieved the required minimum annual turnover (gross) are required to complete the application forms indicating the categories for which the applications are being submitted available at the websites below. The entire information provided will be used as criteria to access the suitability of the various companies to qualify to receive either Request for Quotations (RFQ) and/or Invitation to Bid (ITB) to participate in the future procurement process for the services mentioned above. In addition to requirements in the pre-qualification application form, the interested applicants must provide the following documents:
1. Certificate of registration of business in Uganda
2. Uganda Revenue Authority Tax Registration Certificate
3. Tax Clearance Certificate for the financial year ended 30th June 2011
4. Articles and Memorandum of Association
5. Audited Accounts for at least the last three years indicating the annual turnover
6. CVs Management and technical Staff
7. Official Business physical, postal, telephone and email address
8. Proof of insurance of business and workman’s compensation (where applicable)
9. Certified Bank Statement for the period ended 31st December 2011
10. Reference and recommendations from at least 5 present and 5 past clients
All applications must be submitted on line at tenders.kampala@undp.org . Application form must be completed for each category of product/service and the category must be indicated in the subject line while submitting the applications on line and where a company is submitting for more than one category the company must submit separate applications for each category with proof of capacity for each category. Please note that hard copies/paper copies of the applications will not be accepted and it is the responsibility of the companies to ensure that the applications are submitted successfully in an organized manner at tenders.kampala@undp,org.
The closing date for submitting a complete pre-qualification application form is 2nd April 2012. Detailed pre-qualification application forms are attached herewith and also available on www.ungm.org .
The UNDP shall contact ONLY companies that meet its requirement for the services as advertised and ONLY those companies shall be invited to participate in the subsequent bidding process. In case you submit an application form for pre-qualification but don’t hear from us after 3 weeks of the closing date, then it means your application has been unsuccessful and your application will not be advanced to the next stage of the procurement process.
All requests for clarifications are to be sent to tenders.kampala@undp.org with “clarifications” being indicated in the subject heading.
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