COMPETITION TYPE: 
Call for tenders
DETAIL DESCRIPTION: 
The Council of Europe is currently implementing and will implement until 31 December 2022 a Project “Enhancing Health Care and Human Rights Protection in Prisons in Armenia” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”) funded under the Council of Europe Action Plan for Armenia 2019-2022. One of the Project component aims at improvement of material conditions of healthcare services through the introduction of new technologies in prison healthcare, such as electronic database system of medical records and telemedicine. Following a needs assessment mission carried out in 2020 by the local staff of the Council of Europe and consultants recruited for this purpose, business and technical requirements of the electronic medical system and required IT equipment were agreed with the Ministry of Justice of Armenia. In that context, the Council of Europe is looking for one Provider (provided at least one tender meets the criteria indicated below) in order to support the implementation of the Project with provision of IT equipment - purchase of IT equipment for the prison health care in Armenia.
This tendering procedure is an international call for tender. It aims at concluding a contract for the provision of IT equipment, with one provider on a one-off basis. The contract shall be concluded with the bidder offering the best quality and value for money, provided at least one tenderer has submitted a compliant and satisfactory bid.
The services required are described in detail in the Business and Technical Requirements (Appendix I). All details, requirements and specifications included therein regarding, among other things, testing and delivery, technical support and warranties.
REQUIREMENTS: 
Tenderers shall demonstrate that they fulfil the following criteria (to be assessed on the basis of all supporting documents listed in Section F):
- Being a registered company specialised in IT equipment retail;
- Proven ability to provide new, non-refurbished IT equipment;
- Having at least 2 references for successful implementation of relevant contracts related to delivery, installation of IT equipment in 2017-2021;
- Being an authorised warranty service center to provide hardware warranty services in line with Appendix I and II to the the Terms or Reference.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: 
Tenderers should send electronic copies only to: ***@***.***. Tenders submitted to another e-mail account will be excluded from the procedure. All documents shall be submitted in English, failure to do so will result in the exclusion of the tender. If any of the documents listed in the Tender file are missing, the Council of Europe reserves the right to reject the tender. General information can be found on the website of the Council of Europe:
http://www.coe.int․ Other questions regarding this specific tendering procedure shall be sent at the latest by 10 days before the deadline for submissions of tenders, in English, and shall be exclusively sent to the following address: *************.********@***.*** .
For more details on the application process and to find the package of the documents to be filled in and submitted, please, check the link:
https://tinyurl.com/3yff844j .
Please clearly mention in your application letter that you learned of this announcement through Career Center and mention the URL of its website - www.careercenter.am. Thanks.
INTENDED AUDIENCE: 
IT companies and hardware selling companies
ABOUT COMPANY: 
The Council of Europe is the continent's leading human rights organisation. It includes 47 member states, 28 of which are members of the European Union. All Council of Europe member states have signed up to the European Convention on Human Rights, a treaty designed to protect human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
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