Tender Board - Kingdom of Bahrain

Tender Details

PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES

Tender Number: 2/2024/BIX (BIX/P/0224/1017)

PA Ref Number: BIX/P/0224/1017

Tender Description

Bahrain Internet Exchange (BIX), a non-profit government unit under the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, BIX seeking to tender for the provision of Legal services. The following is a summary of this tender: SUMMARY: • The primary purpose of legal consulting services is to assist BIX (Bahrain Internet Exchange) in finding legal solutions to resolve disputes and address legal issues. • The legal consulting service provider should be committed to offering comprehensive legal consulting services to BIX. They must have a strong understanding of all telecommunications laws, regulations, and international legal frameworks relevant to both the international and local telecommunications sectors. • The legal consulting service provider should have experience in the communications sector, particularly with a focus on Internet service providers (ISPs). • The provider must be capable of drafting and reviewing contracts related to BIX’s operations and agreements.

Issued by: Bahrain Internet Exchange
Category/Sector: General
Internal/External: Internal
Invitation Method: Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond: BD 500
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days): 90 days
Tender Fees: BD 15
Contract Duration: 36 Month
Is Alternate Bid Allowed: Yes
Publish Date: Thursday, 23 May 2024
Purchase Before: Tuesday, 04 June 2024
Closing Date: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Opening Date: Thursday, 13 June 2024

Additional Notes

INTRODUCTION:

SUMMARY:

· The primary purpose of legal consulting services is to assist BIX (Bahrain Internet Exchange) in finding legal solutions to resolve disputes and address legal issues.

· The legal consulting service provider should be committed to offering comprehensive legal consulting services to BIX. They must have a strong understanding of all telecommunications laws, regulations, and international legal frameworks relevant to both the international and local telecommunications sectors.

· The legal consulting service provider should have experience in the communications sector, particularly with a focus on Internet service providers (ISPs).

· The provider must be capable of drafting and reviewing contracts related to BIX’s operations and agreements.

· The legal consulting service should be equipped to handle disputes with clients, vendors, or other stakeholders. Additionally, they should be prepared to defend against lawsuits or initiate legal action when necessary.

1. Pre-Qualification Criteria (Mandatory)

S#	Title	Comply	Non-Comply
1	Have an Office in the Kingdom of Bahrain
2	Number of certified and licensedConsultants/implementers on this consultant service (Minimum 2 – Provide theprofile), must have a minimum of 7 years’ experience handling IXP, ISP, andtelecommunication Bahrain and International laws.
3	Number of clients in Bahrain / GCCService Provider sector (Minimum 2 – Provide the reference and contactdetails)
4	Number of subcontractors (Preferablydirect support)
5	A thorough understanding and experienceof the services provided by BIX and service management is essential.
6	Willing to Support BIX multi locationsas per Clause 1.8 (Condition of Work) at Instructions File.
7	Service mobilization/delivery within 1week from the date of awarding the tender.
8	Handling Bahrain Telcom laws, policiesand procedures and other government entity policies and procedures requiresat least 5 years' experience.
9	Handwritten documents are notacceptable.
10	Companies that fail to meet the prequalificationcriteria will not be considered.

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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, 23 May 2024
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.
Micro, 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.
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Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Bahrain Internet Exchange
17568888

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