INVITATION TO BID FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FRAME AGREEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC BUCKET 14 L, RECYCLED (FOOD-GRADE).
Providing material assistance to forcefully displaced populations is fundamental to UNHCR’s protection mandate. In an emergency, heavy duty plastic buckets (food-grade) are one of the main essential items that UNHCR distributes as part of the assistance to the affected populations. The food-grade bucket is primarily used in emergencies as a container that offers a solution for water storage protected from contamination. The provision of buckets is a life-saving measure in many situations.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Supply Management Service, Budapest, now invites qualified suppliers and manufacturers to make a firm offer for the establishment of Frame Agreements for the supply of:
Lot 1: HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC BUCKET 14 L, RECYCLED
and/or
LOT 2: HEAVY DUTY PLASTIC BUCKET, 14L, WITH TAP, RECYCLED
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