| Overview : SECTION 1: LETTER OF INVITATION United Nations Development Programme, hereinafter referred to as UNDP hereby invites prospective bidders to submit a bid in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract and the Schedule of Requirements as set out in this Invitation to Bid (ITB). To enable you to submit a bid, please read the following attached documents carefully. Section 1: This Letter of Invitation Section 2: Instructions to Bidders Section 3: Data Sheet Section 4: Evaluation Criteria Section 5: Schedule of Requirements Section 6: Conditions of Contract and Contract Forms Section 7: Bidding Forms · Form A: Bid Confirmation · Form B: Checklist · Form C: Bid Submission · Form D: Bidder Information · Form E: Joint Venture/Consortium/Association Information · Form F: Eligibility and Qualification · Form G: Technical Bid · Form H: Price Schedule · Form I: Bid Security Annex 1 Technical Requirement Form Annex 2 Financial Schedule Form Annex 3 Gender Equality Form If you are interested in submitting a bid in response to this ITB, please prepare your bid in accordance with the requirements and procedure as set out in this ITB and submit it by the deadline for submission of bids set out in this document and in the supplier portal. . Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration. A Pre-bid Conference will be conducted Time and time zone: 10:30am Beijing Time(+UTC 8) Date : 20 April 2023 Venue : Online Zoom Meeting The focal point for the arrangement is: E-mail: bids.china@undp.org UNDP China office Procurement unit Meeting details zoom meeting password will be provided directly to the bidders who express interest to participate by accepting invitation and request by email. Please email the procurement team for detailed arrangement: E-mail: bids.china@undp.org Or, Message function of negotiation in Quantum system. Minutes of the Pre-bid conference will be disseminated by Zoom Meeting : https://undp.zoom.us/j/87169823767?pwd=U2FoWjBmUmRiWjZhMkFPVzZnTGszZz09 The Pre-bid conference is: ☐ mandatory ☒ not mandatory Minutes of the Pre-bid conference will be disseminated by Direct communication to prospective bidders on Quantum system | 
