Tender Advertisement #1056900

REQUEST FOR TENDER

DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WEBSITE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN COMMISSIONER

Background

The Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner (OPOC) has been established to support the Pacific Ocean Commissioner's role and monitor and report on implementation of the Framework for a Pacific Oceanscape. This Office also coordinates the Pacific Ocean Alliance (open-ended information sharing platform for all stakeholders working on ocean in the Pacific) and is a resource for national governments and others looking for advice and assistance regarding integrated ocean management. OPOC is housed at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.

Purpose

OPOC is calling for tenders from experienced and qualified service providers for the development of its website (to be hosted on this domain www.opocbluepacific.net) as specified in detail under the Scope of Works.

Scope of Work

To develop a new website that can also be packaged into a mobile application for the Office of the Pacific Ocean Commissioner as per specifications set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be entitled:

REQUEST FOR TENDER - DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW WEBSITE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN COMMISSIONER

Method of Submissions:

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled "A. Technical Offer". Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled "B. Financial Offer".

The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 4pm Friday 29 March, 2019.

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

Questions and Answers

All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated "deadline for requesting clarifications" Monday 25 March, 2019. The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat's tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.