Tender Details

Auction for Operation of Indian Entertainment Radio FM Channel on (104.2 MHz)

Tender Number: 314/2023/BTB (INFO/G5/2023)

PA Ref Number: INFO/G5/2023

Tender Description

The purpose of this auction is to operate and manage of Indian Entertainment Radio FM Channel 104.2 MHz in Kingdom of Bahrain .

Issued by
Ministry of Information
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (INTERNATIONAL)
Initial Bond
BD 4000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
5 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
Yes
Publish Date
Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Purchase Before
Tuesday, 04 July 2023
Closing Date
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
Opening Date
Thursday, 13 July 2023

Additional Notes

1.               Mandatory Criteria:

The bidder must comply with the below mentioned mandatory criteria and must clearly show the supporting document. The MIA reserves the right to reject any of the bidder unsuccessful to meet the below Mandatory Criteria Requirements (Table 1) and to comply with the General Terms and Instructions of this RFT.

 

Table 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

List of Mandatory Requirements

Compliance Statement

Reference to Supporting Document

Remarks

 

 

 

 

1

Compliance with thegeneral terms and with this RFT Technical Specifications and Understanding ofthe Primary Technical Requirement.

 

 

 

 

 

2

The biddershould have minimum of 3 years of experience in the operation and managementof Radio Channel and Radio Studio operation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

The biddershould have minimum auction’s proposed value not less than BHD 10,000 (Tenthousand Bahraini Dinar) per month for this auction channel’s 5 yearsoperation or else the bid will be disqualified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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, 24 May 2023
  • 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.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Ministry of Information
  0097317871880