ITB-SAU-22-003 Establishment of LTA (Long Term Agreement) for Provision of Language Translation/Interpretation Services English into Arabic; vice versa

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and 
connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life, as envisaged by 2030 Agenda 
for Sustainable Development. We are on the ground in more than 170 countries and territories, working with governments and 
people on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the 
people of UNDP and our wide range of partners that can bring about results.
The primary role of UNDP is to support country-led efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The work of 
UNDP around the world is anchored in diverse and effective partnerships, which are vital to our two critical roles at country 
level: (a) as an integrator across policy, programmatic and organizational silos; and (b) as an operational backbo ne for the 
United Nations and other partners.
UNDP Saudi Arabia works on Sustainable Economic and Social Development through diversifying economic sources, developing 
human capabilities, creating job opportunities and promoting private sector involvement in the Sustainable Development Goals 
achievement. This focus area is addressing SDG 1, 8, 9, 11 and 16.2
The partnership between UNDP and Saudi Arabia dates back to UNDP’s launch in 1965. Since then, UNDP has been providing 
technical cooperation for various national development goals and facilitating assistance from Saudi Arabia to least developed 
countries. In the early 1970s, UNDP initiated operations in Riyadh through a sub-regional office to serve the Gulf. Gradually the 
office was transformed from a sub-regional office into a Country Office fully dedicated to technical cooperation with Saudi 
Arabia. From that time, the Kingdom has been a strong supporter of UNDP cooperation in the Kingdom, with UNDP premises 
and project financing in the Kingdom fully supported through the contributions of the Kingdom. Indeed, Saudi Arabia’s status 
as a Net Contributing Country (NCC) to UNDP makes it a unique context with strong levels of ownership and
programmes uniquely tailored to the local needs.
Cooperation with UNDP in Saudi Arabia has matched the evolution of development needs and priorities in Saudi Arabia 
responding to specific needs of the Government over the past 40 years. Partnerships between national institutions and UNDP 
enjoy a unique bond of common responsibilities towards the national interest. This has included a working relationship over 
the past decades built on open dialogue and common interests for national development. The joint programmes between 
UNDP and the Government have covered a variety of development priorities and sectors, with key results over the years in 
strategy and policy development, and capacity development of Saudi people and institutions.
Examples of UNDP Support to the development process in the Kingdom is exemplified through a number of successful projects. 
UNDP supported the formulation and to some extent the implementation of national strategies and policies in the energy, 
water, youth, urban, tourism, and food and drug sectors. UNDP technical expertise assisted in formulating strategies and action 
plans, as well as economic modelling, to assist the Ministry of Economy and Planning, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNDP 
provided support for the development of national capacities and institutions such as the General Authorities of Statistics. UNDP 
provided long- and short-term advisory services to partners on policy development and strategic direction-setting for many 
entities including G20 Saudi Secretariat. Moreover, the new commitments of the kingdom to advance the gender balance has 
created a new project with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development to increase the percentage of women's 
participation and representation at all levels of employment and in all job categories including women's leadership positions
English and Arabic are one of the UN official languages widely used by the UN Agencies in Saudi Arabia and as such most 
documents to be shared with partners are produced in these two languages, thus, may require different languages occasionally. 
Simultaneous translations and or interpretations services from or to those languages are also frequently needed in events 
organized by either Entities.   
It is therefore in view of the foregoing that the UNDP, Saudi Arabia intends to enter into a Long Term Agreement -LTA- with 
specialized firms/companies for the provision of translation services of documents from English and or English and vice-versa,