Tender Details

Renewal of Autodesk AutoCAD Single User ELD (Electronic License Distribution) ANNUAL License Subscription

Tender Number: 422/2025/BTB (IT/ISDS/26/02)

PA Ref Number: IT/ISDS/26/02

Tender Description

The Roads Sector at the Ministry of Works is responsible for the comprehensive planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the public road network in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In parallel, the Construction and Maintenance Sector oversees the development and upkeep of government buildings across the Kingdom. Both sectors utilize Autodesk software as a core tool in delivering their engineering and infrastructure services. The Ministry is pleased to announce the opening of tender submissions for the renewal of the Autodesk AutoCAD Single User ELD (Electronic License Distribution) with an annual subscription for the Ministry of Works software subscription contract, which covers 16 single-user licenses

Issued by
Ministry of Works
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond
BD 500
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 15
Contract Duration
3 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
Purchase Before
Monday, 18 August 2025
Closing Date
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Opening Date
Thursday, 28 August 2025

Additional Notes

The Roads Sector at the Ministry of Works is responsible for the comprehensive planning, design, construction, and maintenance of the public road network in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In parallel, the Construction and Maintenance Sector oversees the development and upkeep of government buildings across the Kingdom. Both sectors utilize Autodesk software as a core tool in delivering their engineering and infrastructure services.

The Ministry is pleased to announce the opening of tender submissions for the renewal of the Autodesk AutoCAD Single User ELD (Electronic License Distribution) with an annual subscription for the Ministry of Works software subscription contract, which covers 16 single-user licenses.

تشرف وزارة الأشغال - قطاع الطرق على تخطيط وتصميم وبناء وصيانة طرق البحرين، بينما يدير قطاع الإنشاءات والصيانة المباني الحكومية. يُعتمد برنامج أوتوكاد في تنفيذ هذه المهام الهندسية.

وتُعلن الوزارة عن فتح باب تقديم العطاءات لتجديد عقد الاشتراك في برنامج اوتوديسك أوتوكاد ترخيص فردي بنظام التوزيع الإلكتروني، والتي تشمل عدد ستة عشر (16) ترخيصًا.


,Mandatory Requirements.

This tender is exclusively for SMEs: Bidders must attach a valid SME classification certificate issued by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism to be eligible for evaluation.

:المتطلبات الإلزامية

هذه المناقصة مخصصة حصريًا للشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة (SMEs)
يجب على مقدم العطاء إرفاق شهادة تصنيف الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة السارية الصادرة من وزارة الصناعة والتجارة والسياحة لتأهل في التقييم.


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The tenderer Valid Commercial Registration issue by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism must include the following activity as mentioned in the tender advertisement, on the Tender issue date:

·    Computer programming activities (activity No. 6201)

·    Computer Consultancy and computer facilities management activities (activity No. 6202)

Or any other activity related or equivalent with the activity of the tender.

The VAT amount should be included in the proposal with the VAT Registration Certificate.


يجب على مقدم العطاء أن يكون لديه سجل تجاري صادر عن وزارة الصناعة والتجارة والسياحة يتضمن احدى الأنشطة 

التالية كما هو مذكور في إعلان المناقصة  وتكون صالحه في يوم طرح المناقصة:

أنشطة برمجة الحاسوب (النشاط رقم 6201)

نشطة استشارات الحاسوب وإدارة مرافق الحاسوب (النشاط رقم 6202)

 أو أي نشاط مطابق لنشاط عمل لمناقصة 




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Note:

If the Initial Bond is provided via bank transfer, please attach a copy of the IBAN number to facilitate the necessary process when returning the amount.

ملاحظة:

 

في حالة تقديم الضمان الابتدائي عن طريق التحويل البنكي، يرجى ارفاق نسخة من رقم IBAN للقيام باللازم عند اعادة مبلغ  


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 Tuesday, 29 July 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 Works
  17545958