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- Country: Zimbabwe
- Summary: Staff Medical Aid Cover
- ZWT Ref No: 52035704
- Deadline: 07 May 2021
- Financier: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: ZW-ZZ1-HAR-1158
- Purchaser's Detail:
- Description:
- Tenders are invited for Staff Medical Aid Cover. GOAL Zimbabwe Process: International Tender Invitation to submit bids to Tender for GOAL Zimbabwe Staff Medical Aid Cover FWA REF: ZW-ZZ1-HAR-1158 Document: Click on the links below to download the Tender documents. Closing date for clarifications: 29th April 2021 at 23.59 GMT Closing date for receipt of submissions: 7th May 2021 at 23.59 GMT Please read the ITT document for all other details. ITT document Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the Provision of Medical Aid Cover Service under a Framework Agreement REF: ZW-ZZ1-HAR-1158 GOAL is completely against fraud, bribery and corruption. GOAL does not ask for money for bids. If approached for money or other favours, of if you have any suspicions of attempted fraud, bribery or corruption please report immediately to email speakup@goal.ie Please provide as much detail as possible with any reports 1 ABOUT GOAL Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to alleviating the needs of the most vulnerable communities. Currently operating in 13 of the world-s most vulnerable countries, GOAL delivers a wide range of humanitarian and development programmes, ranging from humanitarian relief in disaster situations, to focusing on nutrition, food security, and building greater resilience and sustainable livelihoods. GOAL has been working in Zimbabwe since 2002, its country programme focuses on two of GOAL-s two strategic sectors: health (including WASH and health accountability programming) and livelihoods. GOAL Zimbabwe has a staff complement of about 100 employees based in Manicaland (Buhera, Mutare, Chipinge Districts), Masvingo (Masvingo, Bikita and Gutu Districts), Mashonaland East (Marondera District) and Harare Provinces. GOAL Zimbabwe is seeking service provider that provides medical aid cover for its staff that is acceptable to by medical practitioners spread across Zimbabwe. For more information on GOAL and its operations please visit www.goalglobal.org. 2 PROPOSED TIMELINES Line Item Date 1 ITT published 7th of April 2021 Close date for Clarification 29th of April 2021 2 Closing date and time for receipt of Tenders 7th of May 2021 at 23:59 GMT 3 Tender Opening Location GOAL Zimbabwe, Harare 4 Tender Opening Date and time 11th of May 2021 3 OVERVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS 3.1 SERVICE OR SUPPLY SPECIFICATION GOAL invites prospective service provider to reply to this ITT and submit their bids for the Provision of Medical Aid Cover service in Zimbabwe that provides the following benefits and cover limits (in USD), but not limited by, the specification and terms of this ITT. BENEFITS COVER LIMITS (USD) Annual Global Limit $30 000.00 Private Hospitalisation Limit $15 000.00 Public Hospitalisation Limit Up to Annual Global limit Hospitalisation - Private General ward Hospitalisation - Public Private ward Ambulance service - road Covered Air Evacuation Covered Foreign Treatment Covered Drugs - Member + 3 Dependents $3 000.00 Optical (once every 2 years) $350.00 Dental $1 500.00 Radiology $5 000.00 Pathology $1 125.00 Family Planning $110.00 The total number of people to be covered under this medical aid cover are shown in the below table People Total Adults 141 Children 111 3.2 TYPE OF CONTRACT A framework agreement (FWA) is an agreement with a single supplier to establish terms governing contracts that may be awarded during the period of the FWA. GOAL, as contracting authority, does not guarantee any volume of orders under FWAs as all purchases will be based on the needs and activities of GOAL. The FWA will set prices for the FWA duration; initially for 1 year with pricing reviewed on an annual basis up to a maximum of 3 years. The price and quality of the service received will be reviewed jointly on an annual basis by GOAL and framework suppliers to make sure they are satisfactory and within current market value. To participate in the framework, respondents will need to be successful in this tender exercise. When a Framework is established with a supplier, the purchasing mechanism will be based on the policy schedule. The preferred bidder(s) will be required to enter into a Framework Agreement with GOAL for the Provision of Medical Aid Cover on the conditions set out in this ITT, the GOAL Standard Terms and Conditions (Appendix 3), and other documents which form the Response Format. 4 TERMS OF THE PROCUREMENT 4.1 PROCUREMENT PROCESS 4.1.1 This competition is being conducted under GOAL-s International Tender Procedure. 4.1.2 The Contracting Authority for this procurement is GOAL 4.1.3 Procurements processed under the Framework Agreement(s) that results from this tender may be funded by donors such as (but not limited to) GOAL, USAID, OFDA, ECHO, Irish Aid, UNICEF or WFP, and the tender and any contracts or agreements that may arise from it shall be bound by the regulations of the relevant donor(s). 4.2 CLARIFICATIONS AND QUERY HANDLING 4.2.1 GOAL has taken care to be as clear as possible in the language and terms it has used in compiling this ITT. Where any ambiguity or confusion arises from the meaning or interpretation of any word or term used in this document or any other document relating to this tender, the meaning and interpretation attributed to that word or term by GOAL will be final. GOAL will not accept responsibility for any misunderstanding of this document or any others relating to this tender. 4.2.2 Requests for additional information or clarifications can be made up the deadline noted in section 2, and no later. Any queries about this ITT should be addressed in writing to GOAL via email on tenders@goal.ie and answers shall be collated and published online at https://www.goalglobal.org/tenders in a timely manner. 4.3 CONDITIONS OF TENDER SUBMISSION 4.3.1 Tenders must be completed in English. 4.3.2 Tenders must respond to all requirements set out in this ITT and complete their offer in the Response Format. 4.3.3 Failure to submit tenders in the required format will, in almost all circumstances, result in the rejection of the tender. Failure to resubmit a correctly formatted tender within the deadline set for such a request will result in disqualification. 4.3.4 Tenderers must disclose all relevant information to ensure that all tenders are fairly and legally evaluated. Additionally, tenderers must provide details of any implications they know or believe their response will have on the successful operation of the contract or on the normal day-to-day operations with GOAL. Any attempt to withhold any information that the tenderer knows to be relevant or to mislead GOAL and/or its evaluation team in any way will result in the disqualification of the tender. 4.3.5 Tenders must detail all costs identified in this ITT. Additionally, tenders must detail any other costs whatsoever that could be incurred by GOAL in the usage of services and/or the availing of options that may not be explicitly identified/requested in this ITT. Tenderers- attention is drawn to the fact that, in the event of a Contract/ Framework Agreement being awarded to them, the attempted imposition of undeclared costs will be considered a condition for default. 4.3.6 Any conflicts of interest (including any family or close personal relationships to GOAL staff) involving a tenderer must be fully disclosed to GOAL particularly where there is a conflict of interest in relation to any recommendations or proposals put forward by the tenderer. 4.3.7 GOAL will not be liable for any costs incurred by respondents in the preparation and submission of this tender or any associated work effort. 4.3.8 GOAL will conduct this tender, including the evaluation of responses and final awards in accordance with the detail set out at in the Evaluation process. Tenders will be opened by at least three designated officers of GOAL. 4.3.9 GOAL is not bound to accept the lowest, or any tender submitted. 4.3.10 Information supplied by respondents will be treated as contractually binding. However, GOAL reserves the right to seek clarification or verification of any such information. 4.3.11 GOAL reserves the right to terminate this competition at any stage. 4.3.12 Unsuccessful tenderers will be notified. 4.3.13 GOAL-s standard payment terms are by bank transfer within 30 days after satisfactory implementation and receipt of documents in order. Satisfactory implementation is decided solely by GOAL. 4.3.14 This document is not construed in any way as an offer to contract. 4.3.15 GOAL and all contracted suppliers must act in all its procurement and other activities in full compliance with donor requirements. Any contract(s) that arise from this ITT may be financed by multiple donors and those donors and/or their agents have rights of access to GOAL and/or any of its suppliers or contractors for audit purposes. These donors may also have additional regulations that it is not practical to list here. Submission of an offer under this ITT assumes Service Provider acceptance of these conditions. 4.3.16 Terrorism and Sanctions: GOAL does not engage in transactions with any terrorist group or individual or entity involved with or associated with terrorism or individuals or entities that have active exclusion orders and/or sanctions against them. GOAL shall therefore not knowingly purchase supplies or services from companies that are associated in any way with terrorism and/or are the subject of any relevant international exclusion orders and/or sanctions. If you submit a bid based on this request, it shall constitute a guarantee that neither your company nor any affiliate or a subsidiary controlled by your company are associated with any known terrorist group or is/are the subject of any relevant international exclusion order and/or sanctions. A contract clause c
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Purchaser : GOAL ZIMBABWE
Harare
Email :hqtenders@goal.ie / tenders@goal.ie / speakup@goal.ie
URL :https://www.goalglobal.org/
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