Re-publication/ Provision of Equipment for the International Research, Development and Testing Centre (IRDTC) in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Dear Madam or Sir,
The International Telecommunication Union (‘’ITU’’) issues the present Invitation to Bid to appoint a company responsible to provide Equipment for the International Research, Development and Testing Centre (IRDTC) in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Please note that previous similar tender for this project published on 12 March 2021 is cancelled. Present tender process supersedes the previous one, including new Technical Specifications (Part IV to the Invitation to Bid).
All goods and services shall be delivered DAP to: Bonch-Bruevich Saint Petersburg State University of Telecommunications, Russian Federation.
Bidders must be aware that any contract/purchase order resulting from this Invitation to Bid shall contain the ITU General Terms and Conditions (Annex 3) and any other specific terms and conditions detailed herein.
ITU reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantity of goods required when awarding the contract and would not expect a significant variation of the unit prices submitted.
The present Invitation to Bid is issued by means of a secured web-based e-tendering tool (In-tend) which is interfaced with the United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM). To access the Invitation to Bid Document, address any correspondence to ITU, consult any updates, and submit a Bid, Bidders must be registered in UNGM (at least at the Basic registration level) following the Bidder Registration Process at the following link:
https://www.ungm.org/Account/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fVendor%2fRegistration.
Bidders may contact UNGM technical support (registry@ungm.org) for assistance during the registration process.
Bidders requiring any clarification about the Solicitation Document, or the solicitation process itself, shall submit their queries in writing only via In-tend’s “Correspondence” tool by the deadline of Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 15:00 hours (Geneva Time). A consolidated and anonymous list of all queries received, together with ITU’s answers, will be published on In-tend.
Bids must be submitted electronically as a searchable PDF file via In-tend by the deadline of Tuesday 11 May 2021 at 15:00 hours (Geneva Time) as prescribed in Section 5 below. ITU reserves the right to disqualify any Bid transmitted in ways other than through the In-Tend “return tool”, including but not limited to: registered mail, facsimile, e-mail, the In-Tend “correspondence tool” or hand-delivered.
ITU reserves the right to amend the Invitation to Bid prior to the Bid Closing Date. Accordingly, Bidders shall check periodically if any amendments or communications have been posted on In-tend.
Yours faithfully,