Tender Details

E-Invoicing central platform development and maintenance

Tender Number: 305/2023/BTB (NBR/12/2023)

PA Ref Number: NBR/12/2023

Tender Description

NBR requests a technology vendor’s support to design, implement, operate and maintain Bahrain’s E-Invoicing central platform, along with other key technology modules required to enable the rollout of the E-invoicing program in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The bidder must have prior experience leading large scale IT projects for tax authorities and the ability to deliver all functional and technical requirements detailed out in the tender documents.

Issued by
The National Bureau for Revenue
Category/Sector
General
Internal/External
External
Initial Bond
BD 5000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
54 Month
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Purchase Before
Sunday, 18 June 2023
Closing Date
Sunday, 23 July 2023
Opening Date
Monday, 24 July 2023

Additional Notes

NBR requests a technology vendor’s support to design, implement, operate and maintain Bahrain’s E-Invoicing central platform, along with other key technology modules required to enable the rollout of the E-invoicing program in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The bidder must have prior experience leading large scale IT projects for tax authorities and the ability to deliver all functional and technical requirements detailed out in the tender documents.

يرغب الجهاز الوطني للإيرادات في الحصول على الدعم اللازم لتصميم وتنفيذ وتشغيل وصيانة منصة البحرين المركزية للفوترة الإلكترونية بالإضافة إلى توفير الوحدات التقنية اللازمة لتمكين طرح مشروع الفوترة الإلكترونية في مملكة البحرين.يجب على المتقدم للمناقصة أن تكون لديه خبرة مسبقة في مشاريع تقنية معلومات ضخمة مع أجهزة تحصيل الضرائب بالإضافة إلى القدرة على تسليم جميع المتطلبات التقنية والمواصفات اللازمة المذكورة في وثائق المناقصة.

Additional Note:

NBR maintains the right to disqualify any bidder that does not meet any of the below mandatory criteria:

1-     Prior experience leading large scale IT projects for tax authorities.

2-     Ability to deliver all functional and technical requirements detailed out in the RFP.

 

ملاحظات إضافية 

للجهاز الوطني للإيرادات الحق في استبعاد أي عطاء لا يستوفي الشروط الإجبارية التالية:

1-     توفر الخبرة المسبقة في مشاريع ضخمة في تقنية المعلومات مع أجهزة تحصيل الضرائب.

2-     القدرة على تسليم جميع المتطلبات التقنية والمواصفات اللازمة المذكورة في وثائق المناقصة.


(It is a Two envelope tender. Technical response should not include any prices. Technical response will be opened first and bids that pass the cutoff point will be evaluated Financially)


How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Tuesday, 23 May 2023
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or Cash (or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Micro, small and medium enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

The National Bureau for Revenue
  17502369