Tender Details

Providing Productivity Software Licenses and Support

Tender Number: 3/2026/MUN (IN-MUN-03-2026-M1)

PA Ref Number: IN-MUN-03-2026-M1

Tender Description

The Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture – Information Systems Directorate – intends to float a tender for the supply and renewal of productivity software licenses for a period of one year, along with the provision of the necessary technical support to ensure the continuity and efficiency of the Ministry’s systems. The scope of work includes the provision and renewal of annual licenses, resolving all software-related issues and technical faults as required by the Ministry or upon request, and providing all updates and upgrades released by the software vendors throughout the contract period, in accordance with the details specified in the tender documents.

Issued by
Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture
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
1 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Wednesday, 25 February 2026
Purchase Before
Sunday, 08 March 2026
Closing Date
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Opening Date
Monday, 16 March 2026
Is this tender/auction allocated exclusively for SMEs?
No

Additional Notes

نطاق العمل:

تعتزم وزارة شؤون البلديات والزراعة – إدارة نظم المعلومات – طرح مناقصة لتوريد وتجديد تراخيص برامج الإنتاجية لمدة عام واحد، مع تقديم الدعم الفني اللازم لضمان استمرارية عمل الأنظمة بكفاءة وفعالية. ويشمل نطاق العمل توفير وتجديد التراخيص السنوية، ومعالجة جميع المشاكل والأعطال المتعلقة بالبرامج حسب حاجة الوزارة أو عند الطلب، إضافة إلى توفير التحديثات والترقيات الدورية طوال مدة العقد، وذلك وفقاً لما هو مبين تفصيلاً في وثائق المناقصة المعتمدة.

مــــــدة التعاقــــد:

·         سنة واحدة

المتطلبات الإلزامية

يجب على مقدم العطاء تقديم المستندات التالية مكتملة وموقعة ومختومة بختم الشركة من قبل المفوض بالتوقيع:

­          إقرار الالتزام (الملحق ب)

­          شهادة تحديد الأسعار بشكل مستقل (الملحق ج)

إن عدم تقديم أي من المستندين المذكورين أعلاه سيؤدي إلى الاستبعاد الفوري من العطاء.

 

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Scope of Works:

 The Ministry of Municipalities and Agriculture – Information Systems Directorate – intends to float a tender for the supply and renewal of productivity software licenses for a period of one year, along with the provision of the necessary technical support to ensure the continuity and efficiency of the Ministry’s systems.

The scope of work includes the provision and renewal of annual licenses, resolving all software-related issues and technical faults as required by the Ministry or upon request, and providing all updates and upgrades released by the software vendors throughout the contract period, in accordance with the details specified in the tender documents.

Contract Period:

·        One Year

 Mandatory Requirement

The Tenderer must submit the Declaration of Compliance (Appendix B) and Certificate of Independent Price Determination (Appendix C) signed and stamped by the Authorized Representative of the company.

Failure to submit either one of the above documents will result in disqualification of the Tender.


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 Wednesday, 25 February 2026
  • 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, or Insurance Policy.(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 Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture
  17981663