Tender Details

Centralized Tender for the Provision of a Centralized Travel Booking System

Tender Number: 1/2025/GCPD (IN/RFP/CPD/2025/01)

PA Ref Number: IN/RFP/CPD/2025/01

Tender Description

The Ministry of Finance and National Economy (MoFNE) seeks the submission of preliminary proposals for the Provision of a Centralized Electronic Travel Booking System that will be used by around 55 Government Entities in accordance with the Initial Request for Proposal (RFP). The Ministry will conduct this centralized tender following a Competitive Negotiation approach that consists of several stages. The final tender will be awarded to a single Bidder, who will be responsible for providing the full scope of services, including the system provision, support, and other related requirements. During the first stage of this tender, suppliers may obtain the tender documents free of charge and are not required to submit initial bonds.

Issued by
Ministry of Finance and National Economy-Central Procurement
Internal/External
Internal
Invitation Method
Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond
Not Applicable
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
Not Applicable
Contract Duration
5 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
Yes
Publish Date
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Purchase Before
Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Closing Date
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
Opening Date
Thursday, 03 July 2025

Additional Notes

The Ministry of Finance and National Economy (MoFNE) seeks the submission of preliminary proposals for the Provision of a Centralized Electronic Travel Booking System that will be used by around 55 Government Entities in accordance with the Initial Request for Proposal (RFP).

 

The Ministry will conduct this centralized tender following a Competitive Negotiation approach that consists of several stages.

 

The final tender will be awarded to a single Bidder, who will be responsible for providing the full scope of services, including the system provision, support, and other related requirements.

 

During the first stage of this tender, suppliers may obtain the tender documents free of charge and are not required to submit initial bonds.

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تتطلع وزارة المالية والاقتصاد الوطني إلى الحصول على عطاءات مبدئية لتوفير نظام إلكتروني مركزي لحجوزات السفر لحوالي 55 جهة حكومية، وذلك وفقاً لما هو مذكور في المستندات الخاصة بهذه المناقصة (RFP).

 

ستقوم الوزارة بطرح هذه المناقصة المركزية بأسلوب التفاوض التنافسي والذي يتضمن عدة مراحل.

 

وسيتم ترسية المناقصة على مورد واحد ليكون مسؤولاً عن توفير كافة الخدمات والمتطلبات المذكورة في مستندات المناقصة (RFP)، بما في ذلك توفير النظام، والدعم الفني، والمتطلبات الأخرى.

 

علماً بأن المرحلة الأولى من المناقصة تتيح للموردين الحصول على وثائق المناقصة دون رسوم، ولا يشترط فيها تقديم ضمان ابتدائي.



How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Thursday, 15 May 2025
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or Cash (or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Small and Medium Enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Ministry of Finance and National Economy-Central Procurement