LRPS-2026- 9205833 - Long Term Agreements for Professional Cleaning and Gardening Services for UNICEF Premises in Bangkok

Background   UNICEF seeks to establish a contract for professional cleaning and gardening services for the UNICEF Asia and Pacific Regional Office (APRO), including the Centre of Excellence (COE), and the UNICEF Thailand Country Office (TCO), located within the UNICEF compound on Phra Athit Road, Bangkok. The compound includes a modern five-story APRO building, a two-story heritage TCO building, a one-story Annex and a guard house with reception and driver areas. UNICEF requires a qualified contractor to maintain a consistently clean, hygienic, safe and presentable working environment for approximately 250 staff, visitors and meeting participants, and to maintain the gardens and surrounding outdoor areas.   Objectives, Purpose & Expected results   UNICEF TCO is seeking to establish non-exclusive Long-Term Agreements for Services (LTA-S) for the duration of 3 years, with the option of additional 2 x 2-year extension, subject to satisfactory performance and agreement of both contracting parties (maximum duration of 7 years). The established LTA-S will be time bound, without a monetary value or guaranteed offtake. The LTA-S might be shared with other UN Agencies as requested based on agreement of both contracting parties. The LTA-S holder is requested to provide reliable, well-supervised and environmentally responsible cleaning and gardening services across the UNICEF compound. The expected results are: - clean, hygienic and safe offices, meeting rooms, common areas, toilets and pantries; - well-maintained gardens and outdoor areas that are safe and presentable; - consistent service quality through daily supervision, inspections and corrective action; - safe working practices and proper handling of cleaning chemicals, tools and equipment; - use of environmentally preferable products and responsible waste separation; - compliance with Thai labour, social security, insurance and occupational safety     Location and Duration   UNICEF wishes to establish non-exclusive LTA-S with a qualified institution for the initial duration of 3 years, with the option of 2 x 2-years extension based on satisfactory performance and agreement of both parties (maximum duration of 7 years). The established LTA-S will be time-bound and do not guarantee a monetary value. The planned contract starting date is 1 December 2026. Services will be performed at the UNICEF compound at 19 Phra Athit Road, Chana Songkhram, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok, Thailand. The regular schedule is Monday to Saturday, excluding UNICEF holidays: Monday to Friday from 6:00 to 18:00 and Saturday from 8:00 to 15:00. Bidders shall propose a compliant roster, staggered coverage where appropriate, meal and rest breaks, relief arrangements and supervision plan. Work outside these hours requires prior UNICEF approval.   For full 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