Tender for the Supply, Implementation and Maintenance for the System Enhancement of Electronic Communication Platform for the Digital Policy Office

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Tender Reference:	DPO-055-074-003-015
Procuring Department:	Digital Policy Office
Subject:	Tender for the Supply, Implementation and Maintenance for the System Enhancement of Electronic Communication Platform for the Digital Policy Office
Description:	Tenders are invited for the supply, implementation and maintenance for the system enhancement of Electronic Communication Platform for the Digital Policy Office, with an implementation period of approximately 10 months, followed by a maintenance period of 60 months.
Quantity / Delivery Required:	1 Lot
Types of Tendering:	Open
Contact:	Digital Policy Office 10/F, Treasury Building, 3 Tonkin Street West, Cheung Sha Wan, Hong Kong Tel No: (852) 3847 7230 Fax No: (852) 2824 3208
Closing Date/Time:	12:00 noon on 7 March 2025 In case Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or “extreme conditions” announced by the Government is/are in force, for any duration between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the tender closing date, the tender closing time will be extended to 12:00 noon on the first working day after the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is lowered, or the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or the “extreme conditions” announced by the Government has/have ceased to be in force. In case of blockage of the public access to the location of the Specified Tender Box at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon on the tender closing date, the Government will announce extension of the tender closing time until further notice. Following removal of the blockage, the Government will announce the extended tender closing time as soon as practicable. The above announcements will be made via press releases on the website of Information Services Department (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/today.htm). All time references are Hong Kong time.
Submission of Tenders:	(i) Paper-based Tendering Tenders in triplicate must be sealed and clearly marked with the tender reference and the subject of the tender on the outside of the envelope (but should not bear any indication which may relate the tender to the tenderer) addressed to Chairman, Central Tender Board, and deposited in the Government Secretariat Tender Box situated at the Lobby of the Public Entrance on the Ground Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong (“Specified Tender Box”) before the tender closing time. (ii) Electronic Tendering Transmission of the tender through the e-Tendering System (“e-TS”) at https://www.ets.gov.hk/eTp_ext/views/tenderDtlsDirect.zul?token=0d0773587a233681ba349dedc78a499c3d4e41cead7052b4ed6df1b14238a689 shall be successfully completed in accordance with the requirements of the e-TS before the tender closing time. To ensure successful submission, tenderers are advised to submit the tender as early as possible, in particular to avoid hasty submission within an hour before the tender closing time. Introduction of the e-TS is available at https://www.gov.hk/tc/theme/etendering/downloads/video/Introduction.mp4. User manuals and videos can be found in the e-TS for tenderers to learn more about the operating process. If tenderers encounter any technical problems on the use of the e-TS, please contact the helpdesk of the e-TS through email at info@ets.gov.hk or by phone at (852) 6310 9329. Late tenders or tenders not submitted in accordance with any one of the submission methods above will not be accepted.
Remarks:	This tender is NOT covered by the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender (or with the highest combined score for a tender adopting a marking scheme) or any tender, and reserves the right to negotiate with any tenderer about the terms of the offer. The tender documents can be downloaded by clicking this link or from the e-TS at https://www.ets.gov.hk/eTp_ext/views/tenderDtlsDirect.zul?token=0d0773587a233681ba349dedc78a499c3d4e41cead7052b4ed6df1b14238a689 and also obtained from the above address. Details of the award of this contract will be published in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Gazette and made available on the Internet at https://pcms2.gld.gov.hk/iprod/#/scn00101?lang-setting=en-US.