Procurement of Next-Generation Firewall, Management, Reporting and Log Software License Renewal, Hardware, Software, Warranty and Maintenance Extension, and Next-Generation Firewall Capacity Upgrade

Notice for Bids

Country: Türkiye

Project Name: Türkiye: Education for Job Market Readiness Project (E4J)

Contract Title: Procurement of Next-Generation Firewall, Management, Reporting and Log Software License Renewal, Hardware, Software, Warranty and Maintenance Extension, and Next-Generation Firewall Capacity Upgrade

Loan No./Credit No.: 98940-TR / P510381

RFB Reference No.: GO-C1.1-03.02

The Ministry of National Education (MoNE), General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Türkiye: Education for Job Market Readiness Project (E4J) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the “Procurement of Next-Generation Firewall, Management, Reporting and Log Software License Renewal, Hardware, Software, Warranty and Maintenance Extension, and Next-Generation Firewall Capacity Upgrade” Ministry of National Education, General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies (MoNE) invites eligible Bidders to submit sealed bids for the “Procurement of Next-Generation Firewall, Management, Reporting and Log Software License Renewal, Hardware, Software, Warranty and Maintenance Extension, and Next-Generation Firewall Capacity Upgrade.” The scope of the procurement includes the capacity upgrade of the existing Next-Generation Firewall of the Administration through the addition of two (2) data processing cards . It also includes the renewal, for a period of three (3) years (36 months) from the date of delivery, of the licenses for the Next-Generation Firewall and the Management, Reporting and Log Software, covering the modules and features currently licensed and in use by the Administration, as well as the provision of three (3) years of warranty and support services for the relevant hardware and software.The equipment and software shall be delivered, fully operational and ready for use in accordance with the Technical Specifications, to the General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, No: 8, Yenimahalle/Ankara/Türkiye , within a maximum of thirty (30) calendar days following the signing of the Contract. The procurement will be conducted through Open Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB), as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers – September 2023” (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Mr. Taner HAZAN, Procurement Coordinator, World Bank Project Implementation Coordination Unit, Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs, General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies, at [contact details removed], and inspect the bidding documents during office hours from 09:00 to 18:00 at the address specified below. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain the bidding documents prepared in Turkish by submitting a written application to the address below and paying a non-refundable fee of USD 100 (One Hundred United States Dollars) . The payment shall be made to the following account, indicating that the payment is for World Bank E4J Project Contract No. GO-C1.1-03.02 : MEB Merkez Saymanlk Müdürlüü Tel: [contact details removed] IBAN: TR020000100100000350154035 Maltepe Tax Office: 3260164762. The fee paid for the purchase of the bidding documents shall be non-refundable under any circumstances. The bidding documents will be sent by e-mail or delivered by hand.

Bids must be delivered to the address below no later than 23 October 2026 at 10:30 , at: General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies Department of Administrative and Financial Affairs World Bank Project Implementation Coordination Unit Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, Building No: 8 Yenimahalle/Ankara/TÜRKYE

Electronic Bids will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at 11:00 on 23 October 2026 at the following address: General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, Building No: 8 UZEM Hall, Yenimahalle/Ankara/TÜRKYE All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of USD 80,000 (Eighty thousand United States Dollars). Bids shall remain valid for 90 calendar days from the date of bid opening. This procurement is not subject to Public Procurement Law No. 4734.

The address(es) referred to above is/are:

Ministry of National Education General Directorate of Innovation and Educational Technologies Emniyet Mahallesi, Milas Sokak, Building No: 8 World Bank Project Implementation Coordination Unit, Ground Floor, Room No: 8 Yenimahalle, Ankara, TÜRKYE

Tel: [contact details removed]

Fax: [contact details removed]

E-mail: [contact details removed]

Website: www.yegitek.gov.tr

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Ülke: Türkiye

Proje Ad: Türkiye: Piyasasna Hazrlk çin Eitim Projesi (E4J)

Sözleme Bal: “Yeni Nesil Güvenlik Duvar, Yönetim, Raporlama ve Log Yazlm Lisans Yenileme ile Donanm, Yazlm, Garanti, Bakm Uzatm ve Yeni Nesil Güvenlik Duvar Kapasite Artrm i Temini”

kraz No/Kredi No: 98940-TR / P510381

RFB Referans No.: GO-C1.1-03.02

Milli Eitim Bakanl (MEB) Yenilik ve Eitim Teknolojileri Genel Müdürlüü , Türkiye: Piyasasna Hazrlk çin Eitim Projesi (E4J)’nin giderlerinin karlanmas için Dünya Bankas’ndan finansman temin etmitir ve söz konusu finansman tutarlarnn bir bölümünü “ Yeni Nesil Güvenlik Duvar, Yönetim, Raporlama ve Log Yazlm Lisans Yenileme ile Donanm, Yazlm, Garanti, Bakm Uzatm ve Yeni Nesil Güvenlik Duvar Kapasite Artrm i Temini” iinin sözlemesi kapsamndaki ödemeler için kullanmay düünmektedir.

MEB Yenilik ve Eitim Teknolojileri Genel Müdürlüü , “ Yeni Nesil Güvenlik Duvar, Yönetim, Raporlama ve Log Yazlm Lisans Yenileme ile Donanm, Yazlm, Garanti, Bakm Uzatm ve Yeni Nesil Güvenlik Duvar Kapasite Artrm i Temini” ii için uygun isteklileri kapal zarf teklif vermeye davet etme