Purchase of teaching materials for Hospital Baby Library

Agency: UNICEF | Reference: 9206644 | Type: Request for quotation PART I - SUBJECT OF THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATION 1. Context 1.1 UNICEF promotes the rights and well-being of all children, in everything it does. Together with its partners, it works in 190 countries and territories to translate this commitment into practical action, focusing its efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, for the benefit of all children, everywhere. 2. Tender 2.1 UNICEF wishes to acquire goods in the quantities and with the specifications indicated in the annexes to this Terms of Reference. 2.2 This Terms of Reference consists of the following elements: This document The UNICEF General Terms and Conditions of Contract (Goods) attached as Annex A to this document. 2.3 This Terms of Reference is an invitation to negotiate and shall not be construed as an offer that can be accepted nor shall it create contractual, legal or restitutionary rights. There shall be no binding contract, including process contracts or other agreements or arrangements, between the Bidder and UNICEF, and nothing contained herein or in connection herewith shall impose any liability on UNICEF, unless and until UNICEF and the selected Bidder have signed a Purchase Order. PART II - BID SUBMISSION PROCESS 1. Bid Submission Schedule 1.1 Acknowledgment of Receipt of Terms of Reference. Bidders are requested to inform UNICEF as soon as possible that they have received these Terms of Reference by sending an email to the following address: contratoscostarica@unicef.org 1.2 Bidder Inquiries. Bidders shall submit any questions related to these Terms of Reference by EMAIL to the following address: contratoscostarica@unicef.org . The deadline for receiving questions will be October 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM (Costa Rica time). Bidders shall formulate their questions as clearly and concisely as possible. Furthermore, Bidders shall communicate to UNICEF, immediately and in writing, any ambiguity, error, omission, discrepancy, inconsistency, or other defect that they have observed in any part of the Terms of Reference, providing detailed information in this regard. Bidders shall not benefit from such ambiguities, errors, omissions, discrepancies, inconsistencies, or other defects. UNICEF will compile the questions received. UNICEF may, at its discretion, immediately send a copy of any anonymized question and its answer to all other invited Bidders and/or publish it on the UNICEF website and/or answer the question at a tender conference. After any such tender conference, UNICEF may prepare and publish a question and answer document on its website. 1.3 Amendments to the Terms of Reference. At any time prior to the Bid Submission Deadline, UNICEF may, for any reason, whether on its own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective Bidder, amend the Terms of Reference by amendment. If the Terms of Reference were already publicly available online, amendments will also be published online. In addition, all amendments made to the document will be notified in writing to all prospective Bidders who have received the Terms of Reference directly from UNICEF. In order for prospective Bidders to have a reasonable period to incorporate these amendments into their Bids, UNICEF may, at its sole discretion, extend the Bid Submission Deadline. 1.4 Submission Deadline. The Bid Submission Deadline is: October 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM (Costa Rica time) Bids received by UNICEF after the Submission Deadline will not be accepted. 1.6 Bid Opening. There will be no public opening of Bids. 2. Languages 2.1 The Bid prepared by the Bidder and all correspondence and documents relating to the Bid exchanged between the Bidder and UNICEF shall be in Spanish. Supporting documents and printed matter supplied by the Bidder may be in another language, provided that they are accompanied by their corresponding translation into Spanish. When interpreting the Bid, the translated version of the supporting documents and printed matter shall prevail over the original version. The Bidder shall be solely responsible for the translation, including its accuracy. DOCUMENTS AND LINKS: • TOR Bebeteca Materiales Didácticos.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=317832&documentId=2116951 • LRFQ-2026-9206644.pdf: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=317832&documentId=2116952 • Plantilla de Oferta Económica Artículos Bebéteca materiales didácticos.xlsx: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadDocument?noticeId=317832&documentId=2116953 • Download all documents: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/DownloadAllDocuments?noticeId=317832 CONTACT: • Email: contratoscostarica@unicef.org