Provision of Bus Transportation Services for UNFICYP's Military Personnel

The UN Secretariat in Cyprus from Europe region had released this tender for 1. The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) intends to conduct a competitive solicitation exercise for the provision of bus transportation services for UNFICYP's military personnel on an “as and when required” basis. 2. The requirements are based on the contingent rotations which occur twice a year within March/April and September/October and in addition, for any other bus services that UNFICYP may require. 3. The following are the sample schedules, but may be subject to change depending on the requirements at the time: i. From San Martin Camp, Skouriotissa to Larnaca Airport and vice-versa. ii. From UNFICYP HQ, old Nicosia Airport to Larnaca Airport and vice-versa. iii. From Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia to Royal Air Force Akrotiri and vice-versa. iv. From UNFICYP HQ, old Nicosia Airport to Royal Air Force Akrotiri and vice-versa. 4. The Contractor shall have proven experience in the field of bus services and drivers shall have category ‘D’ driving licence to drive passenger-carrying vehicles. 5. The resulting Contract shall be for an initial period of one (1) year with an option to extend for two (2) additional terms of one (1) year each. The Contract is anticipated to commence the first quarter of 2024. 6. In this regard, UNFICYP would like to identify vendors that would be interested to participate in the competitive solicitation exercise. Qualified vendors are requested to express their interest by submitting the Vendor Response Form of this EOI electronically (through the link provided below) before the closing date above. 7. In case you have difficulties submitting your interest electronically, please contact Mr. Panayiotis Savva via email to unficyp-procurement@un.org no later than Wednesday, 11 October 2023. The Vendor Response Form is also available in our website www.unficyp.org. 8. UNFICYP reserves the right in selecting the invitees for the competitive bidding and mere expressing an interest would not automatically warrant participation in the competitive bidding exercise. UNFICYP reserves the right to change or cancel any of these requirements at any time during the EOI and/or the solicitation process. Please note that Vendors have to be registered at Basic Level at the time of the award. 9. The UNGM registration is mandatory for responding to this EOI. Interested vendors are strongly recommended to submit the required documentation at the United Nations Global Marketplace at www.ungm.org for Basic Level registration. Information on the prerequisites for Basic Level registration can be found at https://www.ungm.org/Public/Pages/RegistrationProcess. with tender notice no. EOIUNFICYP21883 published on 25 Sep 2023. The tender expired on 11 Oct 2023. This tender is sourced from United Nations Global Marketplace and is eligible for suppliers interested in Road transport services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3594186.