Collection, Transportation & Temporary Storage of POPs Contaminated/Expired Chemicals in Schools.Sri Lanka is Party to Stockholm and Minamata Conventions and, thus has international legal obligations to control, reduce, and eliminate the use of substances controlled by the above two conventions. Sri Lankas chemical sector is undergoing rapid expansion, with a focus on importation and blending of chemicals for agricultural, industrial, and laboratory applications. In this context, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) and UNDP Sri Lanka, together with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Ministry of Education are implementing a Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project on Integrated Management and Environmentally Sound Disposal of POPs Pesticides in the Agriculture Sector end Mercury and Waste in the Healthcare Sector in Sri Lanka.As part of this broader effort, the primary objective of this assignment is to safely collect and transport chemicals from schools across eight provinces of Sri Lanka to a central location, where they will be stored in compliance with national and international standards until their final disposal in an environmentally sound manner.The selected Service Provider will be responsible for the collection, transportation, and temporary storage of the chemicals in accordance with the National Environment Act, the Stockholm Convention guidelines, the Basel Convention regulations, and other relevant national regulations. Please refer to the TOR for details.Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org  using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.  Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document.UNDP Sri LankaProcurement Unit