UNICEF EAPRO is seeking to establish one or more non-exclusive Long-Term Agreements (LTA-S ) Graphic Design Services. Background UNICEF is set out to strengthen its creative capacity to deliver products that are forward-thinking and impactful in the advocacy for children’s wellbeing. We seek design solutions that use creativity to tackle complex problems in systematic and inspiring ways. Design is an increasingly growing area throughout our organization. With strong ties to traditional aid work, the need for design is shifting, placing it as an integral part of our Brand Strategy. Involving design at the early stages of our projects leads not only to better quality results in production but yields more impactful messaging in our communication, and ultimately, elevating our project missions. Each year, UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific Regional office (EAPRO) and country offices produce a number of inspiring, engaging and impactful products. Among them are publications, banners, animations and information and multimedia materials. The materials range from research reports, evaluations, and advocacy products to training manuals, infographics, and social media cards. The establishment of LTA-S (Long Term Arrangement for Services) for frequent use of graphic design related services is efficient and effective for all offices in the region. The services will be provided as and when needed by programme and communication sections as well as country offices and will be based on each individual assignment. Objectives, Purpose & Expected results UNICEF EAPRO is seeking to establish one or more non-exclusive Long-Term Agreements for Services (LTA-S) for the duration of 36 months, with the option of additional 2 x 24 months extension, subject to satisfactory performance and agreement of both contracting parties. The established LTA-S will be time bound, without a monetary value or guaranteed offtake. For any assignments to be contracted under the established LTA-S, all suitable LTA-S holders will be invited to submit their proposal in a secondary bidding process. LTA-S holders are welcome to participate in all or selected assignments in the service categories they have been awarded for. There is no disadvantage for future tenders if LTA-S holders decide not to bid for some assignments due to capacity or other reasons. Contract award will be made to the LTA-S holder who submitted the most responsive proposal (highest ranking as combination of technical and financial score). The LTA-S will be awarded based on daily rates for typical consultant / expert roles. The agreed LTA-S rates are a maximum amount and the basis fees for a secondary bid. A special discount or lower rates can be offered for a specific assignment, as applicable. The LTA-S will be open to use by other UNICEF offices or UN Agencies as requested. Location and Duration UNICEF EAPRO wishes to establish non-exclusive LTA-S with one or more qualified institutions for the initial duration of 36 months, with the option of 2 x 24 months extension based on satisfactory performance and agreement of both parties (maximum duration of 84 months / 7 years). The established LTA-S will be time-bound and do not guarantee a monetary value. LTA holders will work remotely from their own premises. For more details, please refer to the attached Terms of Reference. This tender will be run through the UNICEF e-submissions system (UNGM). By clicking on the blue ‘Express Interest’ button in the UNGM tender notice, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document (including instructions on how to access the tender documents and submit an Offer) will be automatically emailed to the ‘contact persons’ included in your UNGM registration. Alternatively, the full UNICEF e-submission system instructions to bidders document is publicly available on the UNICEF supply internet pages here: https://www.unicef.org/supply/index_procurement_policies.html . In the tender management site, if you navigate to the documents tab and opt in to confirm your intention to submit a Bid – you will then see the mandatory placeholders for documents that must be attached prior to submitting your Offer (you will also see if there are any mandatory questionnaires to complete). As such, you are recommended to `opt in` well before the submission deadline so you are clear exactly what documents are required to be uploaded prior to completing your submission.  Please note that in order to access the full-set of tender documents through UNICEF’s e-submissions system, vendors must: (1) be registered with UNICEF in UNGM as a company/NGO; (2) have successfully completed all mandatory information currently required by UNGM when registering. Please ensure that any files submitted as part of your bid are not corrupt or damaged in any way. Please exercise caution when using compressed files. Any corrupt or damaged files may lead to your Bid being invalidated. All vendors are strongly recommended to regularly log-in to the UNICEF e-submissions system to check for any deadline extensions, new clarifications, new correspondence or updated tender documents relating to this tender. Should you have any questions against this solicitation, please submit your queries to [email protected] no later than 20 December 2024 so that all queries could be clarified and circulated to all bidders before the deadline. We look forward to receiving your proposals within the given timeline. Best regards, UNICEF Supply team