Open Local Bidding Publication / LB-DEL-0045 / Stationery and Office Supplies.

Contracting Authority: in the framework of its work on the Lebanese Territory, Terre des Hommes Italy in Lebanon (TDH IT) has received grants from its donors UNICEF, OCHA, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian Cooperation and other private/Institutional donors, for the implementation of several humanitarian actions and intends to apply a portion of these grants to payments under a Framework agreement for the provision of Stationery and Office Supplies.

Object of the Agreement: it is the intention of TDH IT to enter into a Framework Agreement, for a period of 12 months, for the provision of Stationery and Office Supplies. The Requested supply aims at providing TDH IT staff/employees with stationery and office supplies during the daily implementation of the activities foreseen by the several projects on the Lebanese territory.

Selection and Awarding Criteria: The evaluation team shall review and evaluate the Financial and Technical Bids on the basis of their responsiveness to the requirements and technical specifications and the other documentation required/provided:

• Price (Criteria 1, weight 55%)
• Quality of Material (Criteria 2, weight 35%)
• Delivery cost (Criteria 3, weight 5%)
• Delivery time, including time needed to prepare the requested items (Criteria 4, weight 3%)
• Availability of the items listed in the Financial and Technical Offer (Criteria 5, weight 2%)

TDH IT will conduct the evaluation solely on the basis of the Bids received.

Evaluation of Bids shall be undertaken in the following steps:

1. Preliminary examination including Eligibility;

1. Bidder Registration in Country; Certificate of registration/incorporation, Tax Compliance, VAT, Business permit or relevant membership.
2. Bidder’s confirmation of compliance with the attached conditions of Tender/TENDER, Anti-Fraud and Corruption, Child Protection Policy and TDH IT Code of Conduct and PSEAH policy
3. Validity of offers and Payment schedule
4. Warranty period and replacement of defected items
5. Previous experience with NGOs.
6. Evaluation of Prices;
7. Bidder’s prices should demonstrate an economically advantageous position for TDH IT;
8. Fixed prices for the period of the agreement/contract; preferred at least 12 months.
9. Evaluation of Technical Bids.
10. Quality and certification of Bidder’s products;
11. Availability of the items listed in the Financial and Technical Offer;
12. Bidder’s capacity to supply TDH IT, particularly in terms of stock levels and lead times;
13. Bidder’s responsiveness in emergency situations.

Annexed to this Open Local Tender:

1. OLT Dossiers Acknowledge Receipt
2. Tender Dossier Document
3. Technical Offer and Financial Offer
4. Bidder Registration Form and other criteria
5. Declaration of Objectivity and Confidentiality
6. Dossier Reception List
7. Bids Submission List
8. Child Protection Policy and Code of Conduct
9. TDH IT antifraud policy
10. TDH IT PSEAH Policy.