Tender Details

Development of Bahrain National Tourism Strategy 2027 – 2031

Tender Number: 655/2025/BTB (BTEA/046/2025)

PA Ref Number: BTEA/046/2025

Tender Description

Development of Bahrain National Tourism Strategy 2027 – 2031 The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority is seeking companies to submit proposals for Development of Bahrain National Tourism Strategy 2027 – 2031. Bahrain’s National Tourism Strategy (2022–2026) defined the key tourism focus areas (sports, culture, family, maritime, events, etc.) to stimulate inbound arrivals across priority target markets. As the current strategy is near completion, there is a need to build on the existing strategy and create a forward-looking sector, evolving traveler behaviors, and aligned with the national economic priorities. This strategy should incorporate critical lessons learned, identify gaps and opportunities from the current strategy, adopt global best practices and tailor them to the local context and propose ambitious yet achievable initiatives and KPIs for the sector’s development.

Issued by
Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority (BTEA)
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond
BD 100
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
90 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
8 Month
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Tuesday, 28 October 2025
Purchase Before
Saturday, 15 November 2025
Closing Date
Sunday, 23 November 2025
Opening Date
Monday, 24 November 2025

Additional Notes

Development of Bahrain National Tourism Strategy 2027 – 2031

The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority is seeking companies to submit proposals for Development of Bahrain National Tourism Strategy 2027 – 2031.

Bahrain’s National Tourism Strategy (2022–2026) defined the key tourism focus areas (sports, culture, family, maritime, events, etc.) to stimulate inbound arrivals across priority target markets.

 

As the current strategy is near completion, there is a need to build on the existing strategy and create a forward-looking sector, evolving traveler behaviors, and aligned with the national economic priorities. This strategy should incorporate critical lessons learned, identify gaps and opportunities from the current strategy, adopt global best practices and tailor them to the local context and propose ambitious yet achievable initiatives and KPIs for the sector’s development.

 

A) Mandatory Criteria:

1. The bidder should have at least (7 years) experience in tourism and/or sector strategy development .

 

B) If the bidder has no relevant CR activity as per the below - it will not be considered in this Tender, it be suspended and not evaluated:

CR Activity/s as per the following or other equivalent activity that matches the scope of work will be acceptable:

-          Management consultancy activities

 

تطوير إستراتيجية السياحة الوطنية لمملكة البحرين 2027-2031

هيئة البحرين للسياحة والمعارض تدعو الشركات لتقديم العطاءات بشأن إعداد الاستراتيجية الوطنية للسياحة في مملكة البحرين 2027-2031.

لقد حددت الاستراتيجية الوطنية للسياحة (2022 – 2026) المجالات الرئيسية التي ركزت عليها السياحة مثل: الرياضة، الثقافة، السياحة العائلية، السياحة البحرية، الفعاليات وغيرها، وذلك بهدف تحفيز حركة السياحة الوافدة عبر الأسواق المستهدفة ذات الأولوية.

ومع اقتراب انتهاء العمل بالاستراتيجية الحالية، تبرز الحاجة إلى البناء على ما تحقق منها وصياغة استراتيجية مستقبلية تأخذ في الاعتبار تغير سلوكيات المسافرين، وتكون منسجمة مع الأولويات الاقتصادية الوطنية. ويجب أن تتضمن هذه الاستراتيجية الدروس المستفادة من الاستراتيجية السابقة، وتحديد الفجوات والفرص، والاستفادة من أفضل الممارسات العالمية وتكييفها بما يتناسب مع السياق المحلي، إلى جانب طرح مبادرات طموحة وقابلة للتنفيذ مدعومة بمؤشرات أداء رئيسية (KPIs) لقياس تطوير القطاع.

 

على الشركات الراغبة في تقديم عروضها ان تستوفي الشرط المدون أدناه:

ان تمتلك الشركة خبره لا تقل عن 7 سنوات في مجال السياحة أو في تطوير استراتيجيات القطاعات ذات الصلة.

على الشركات الراغبة في تقديم عروضها ان تمتلك أحد الانشطة التجارية المدونة ادناه اوما يعادلها:

 -             أنشطة الخبرة الاستشارية في مجال الإدارة


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, 28 October 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, 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:

Bahrain Tourism & Exhibition Authority (BTEA)
  17508943