Procurement of Backup Software Licenses

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Notice for Bids Country: Türkiye Project Name: Türkiye: Education for Job Market Readiness Project (E4J) Contract Title: Procurement of Backup Software Licenses Loan No./Credit No.: 98940-TR / P510381 RFB Reference No.: GO-C1.1-03.01 The Ministry of National Education (MoNE), General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Türkiye: Education for Job Market Readiness Project (E4J) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the "Procurement of Backup Software Licenses." The General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies of the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for the "Procurement of Backup Software Licenses." The scope of the procurement includes the supply of licenses for backup software with a minimum usage period of 5 years (60 months), including all updates, with a capacity to support 500 virtual or physical servers, in order to ensure service continuity. Following the signing of the contract, the software shall be delivered, fully operational and ready for use in accordance with the technical specifications, to the General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, No: 8, Yenimahalle/Ankara/Türkiye, within a maximum of 30 (thirty) calendar days . The procurement will be conducted through Open Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB), as specified in the World Bank's "Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - September 2023" ("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mr. Taner HAZAN, Procurement Coordinator, World Bank Project Implementation Coordination Unit, Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs, General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, at [email protected], and inspect the bidding documents during office hours from 09:00 to 18:00 at the address specified below. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain the bidding documents prepared in Turkish by submitting a written application to the address below and paying a non-refundable fee of USD 100 (One Hundred United States Dollars) . The payment shall be made to the following account, indicating that the payment is for World Bank E4J Project Contract No. GO-C1.1-03.01 : MEB Merkez Saymanlk Müdürlüü Tel: +90 312 417 91 30 IBAN: TR020000100100000350154035 Maltepe Tax Office: 3260164762. The fee paid for the purchase of the bidding documents shall be non-refundable under any circumstances. The bidding documents will be sent by e-mail or delivered by hand. Bids must be delivered to the address below no later than 09 October 2026 at 10:30 , at: General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs World Bank Project Implementation Coordination Unit Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, Building No: 8 Yenimahalle/Ankara/TüRKYE Electronic Bids will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders' designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at 11:00 on 09 October 2026 at the following address: General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, Building No: 8 UZEM Hall, Yenimahalle/Ankara/TüRKYE All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 30,000 (Thirty Thousand United States Dollars). Bids shall remain valid for 90 calendar days from the date of bid opening. This procurement is not subject to Public Procurement Law No. 4734. The address(es) referred to above is/are: Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, Building No: 8 World Bank Project Implementation Coordination Unit, Ground Floor, Room No: 8 Yenimahalle, Ankara, TüRKYE Tel: +9…

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