Invitation to submit Proposals for the provision of Publishing Services for the Information Technology for Development journal

Job Description

The purpose of this request for a proposal (RFP) is to find and appoint a suitable supplier for the provision of publishing services to the Commonwealth Secretariat, specifically for its academic journal Information Technology for Development (ITD). The appointed supplier shall be awarded a contract that will be effective for up to three years, with the option to extend that contract for a further two years.

To participate in the tender process, interested parties (“Bidders”) must complete and submit a Proposal by completing our template (contained in the RFP) which can be downloaded by registering on our e-tendering portal [https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thecommonwealth/aspx/Home]

• Project Reference: 646-2024
• The Proposals must be returned via the Commonwealth Secretariat’s e-procurement
  portal [https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thecommonwealth/aspx/Home] by Noon
  GMT on 28^th January 2025.
  
  Note: The supplier guidance document to registering on the
  e-procurement portal is available on the Commonwealth
  Secretariat’s tendering site [https://tenders.thecommonwealth.org/aspx/BuyerProfiles]-
  and accessible to all pre-registration.
  If you encounter any issues when registering on the Commonwealth
  Secretariat’s e-tendering portal, please contact Customer Support at:
  email: Support@in-tend.co.uk /
  please cc: procurement@commonwealth.int
• The deadline for clarification questions (regarding this procurement) to be
  submitted by bidders to the Secretariat on our e-tendering
  portal [https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thecommonwealth/aspx/Home]
  is 5 PM GMT on 8th January 2025.
  The Secretariat will publish answers to clarification questions received,
  on our e-tendering portal : https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thecommonwealth/aspx/Home
• The deadline for proposals submission is Noon GMT on 28^th
  January 2025 via the e-procurement
  portal [https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thecommonwealth/aspx/Home].

About the Organization

The Commonwealth Secretariat (The Secretariat) is an international organisation established by Agreed Memorandum, which is given privileges and immunities under the domestic law of the United Kingdom by the Commonwealth Secretariat Act 1966 (as amended by the International Organisations Act 2005).
Under this legislation, the Secretariat is not subject to UK jurisdiction and enforcement.

The Secretariat implements decisions agreed by 56 Heads of Government and Ministers through advocacy, consensus–building, information sharing, analysis, technical assistance, capacity-building, and advice on policy development.