Specialised Capacity Building of State Emergency Services of Ukraine

Invitation to Tender (ITT) # PFRU-PMU-013

ITT name: Specialised Capacity Building of State Emergency Services of Ukraine

Submission deadline: 8 September 2022, 18:00 BST (GMT +1)

Dear Tenderer,

Chemonics UK (Chemonics) invites you to submit a Tender for Specialised Capacity Building of State Emergency Services of Ukraine.

In addition to this Letter of Invitation, the ITT Pack includes:

Volume 1 - Key Procurement Information

Volume 2 - Instructions to Tenderers and Evaluation Criteria

Volume 3 - Terms of Reference (ToR)/Specifications

Volume 4 - Annexes

Annex 1 - Cover Letter (Declarations)

Annex 2 - Chemonics Tendering Requirements and Conditions

Annex 3 - Budget Template

Annex 4 - State Emergency Services of Ukraine: Capacity and Capability Assessment Report

Annex 5 - Equipment List

Tenderers are required to read "Chemonics' Ethical and Business Conduct requirements" in Annex 2, Section 1 and declare they have understood and adhere to these conditions in the Cover Letter provided in Annex 1.

This ITT does not obligate Chemonics to execute a contract, nor does it commit Chemonics to pay any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of the proposals.

All inquiries or requests for clarifications relating to this ITT must be made through the Procurement Point of Contact (POC) listed in the Key Procurement Information in Volume 1. Please contact the POC immediately if any of the ITT documents are missing.

Sincerely,

Simon Vickers

PFRU Programme Director

Additional information: Dear Tenderers,

Thank you for your interest in responding to the Specialised Capacity Building of State Emergency Services in Ukraine procurement. In response to the clarification questions received, we would like to provide the following information:

Q1: Will proposals that significantly exceed the budget based on scope of work be ruled out? The proposal would be fully costed and rational provided.

A1: There is not a specific budget associated with this procurement. Proposals should respond to the scope of work provided in the Tender notice. Proposals will be evaluated for realism, reasonableness, and value for money. Chemonics will award a contract to the Tenderer whose proposal represents the greatest value to Chemonics and our client.

Q2: Would the PFRU consider revising the scope of work to match the current budget assigned?

A2: There is not a specific budget associated with this procurement. Proposals should respond to the scope of work provided in the Tender notice. Proposals will be evaluated for realism, reasonableness, and value for money. Chemonics will award a contract to the Tenderer whose proposal represents the greatest value to Chemonics and our client.

Q3: The tender involves training on location in Ukraine. Is there a possibility for the training to take place in Poland?

A3: The training should be completed in Ukraine. State Emergency Services in Ukraine can provide training facilities as needed.

Additionally, Chemonics confirms that the deadline for this procurement has been extended. All submissions should be emailed to pfruprocurement@chemonics.com by 13 September, 18:00 BST (GMT +1).

Please note that all correspondence related to this procurement should continue to be sent to pfruprocurement@chemonics.com. Communications sent via other means will not receive a response. Thank you for understanding.

We look forward to receiving your responses.

All the best, PFRU Procurement Team