RFP/AFRO/033/2024- Regional Assessment of Availability and Access to Essential Medicines for Cardiometabolic Conditions (Hypertension and diabetes), Including Insulin in the African Region

Dear Prospective Bidder:

You are invited to submit a proposal for the above subject RFP for the World Health Organization, WHO, Department of ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_Contracting and Procurement Services in accordance with the attached documents:

Annex 1: Acknowledgment Form

Annex 2: Confidentiality Undertaking

Annex 3: Proposal Completeness Form

Annex 4: Information from Bidder

Annex 5: Acceptance Form

Annex 6: SelfDeclaration Form

Annex 7: Questions from Bidders Template

Appendix 1: Financial Proposal template

TIMELINE

1) Proposals must be received or dispatched by email address to WHO/AFRO Procurement and Supply Service at the addresses afrgoafrobids@who.int no later than 28th October 2024, 23h59 hours, (Brazzaville) time.

2) A prospective bidder requiring any clarification on technical, contractual, or commercial matters may notify WHO email at afrgoafrobids@who.int (use subject: Bid Ref RFP/AFRO/033/2024 no later than 5 working days prior to closing (4.7) before deadline.

The WHO/AFRO Procurement and Supply Service team will respond in writing (via email only) to any request for clarification of the RFP that it receives prior to the closing date of the proposal. A consolidated document of WHO's response to all questions (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of enquiry) will be sent to all prospective bidders who have received the RFP.

3) Evaluation of proposals and selection of a vendor will be performed in accordance with the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Yours sincerely,