WWD Website – Hosting, Management and Development RAM 26_06_25_WWD Website Hosting Management Development_RfP.pdf RAM 26_06_025_WWD Website Hosting Management Development_ToR.pdf attachment_2_declaration_-_company_0.docx attachment_3a_contract-template_company.pdf NEW 26/06/26: Questions and

WWD Website – Hosting, Management and Development RAM 26_06_25_WWD Website Hosting Management Development_RfP.pdf RAM 26_06_025_WWD Website Hosting Management Development_ToR.pdf attachment_2_declaration_-_company_0.docx attachment_3a_contract-template_company.pdf NEW 26/06/26: Questions and

Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands: Request for Proposals Page 1 of 7 Request for Proposals (RfP) World Wetlands Days Website – Hosting, Management and Development RfP Reference: RAM-26-06-025 Welcome to this Procurement by the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands (called “ the Secretariat” for the rest of this document). The Secretariat is hosted by IUCN, you therefore may come across a mention of IUCN. You are hereby invited to submit a Proposal. Please read the information and instructions carefully because non-compliance with the instructions may result in disqualification of your Proposal from this Procurement. 1. REQUIREMENTS 1.1. A detailed description of the services and/or goods to be provided can be found in Attachment 1. 2. CONTACT DETAILS 2.1. During the course of this procurement, i.e. from the publication of this RfP to the award of a contract, you may not discuss this procurement with any Secretariat or IUCN employee or representative other than the following contact. You must address all correspondence and questions to the contact, including your Proposal. Secretariat Contact: Alexis Munier, Content Communications Officer , [contact details removed] 3. PROCUREMENT TIMETABLE 3.1. This timetable is indicative and may be changed by the Secretariat at any time. If the Secretariat decides that changes to any of the deadlines are necessary, we will publish this on our website and contact you directly if you have indicated your interest in this procurement (see Section 3.2). DATE ACTIVITY 15 June 2026 Publication of the Request for Proposals 19 June 2026 Deadline for submission of questions 25 June 2026 Planned publication of responses to questions 29 June 2026 Deadline for submission of Proposals to the Secretariat (“Submission Deadline”) 8 July 2026 Clarification of Proposals 14 July 2026 Planned date for contract award 1 August 2026 Expected contract start date 3.2. Please email the Secretariat contact to express your interest in submitting a Proposal by the deadline stated above. This will help the Secretariat to keep you updated regarding the procurement. Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands: Request for Proposals Page 2 of 7 4. COMPLETING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL 4.1. Your Proposal must consist of the following four separate documents: • Signed Declaration of Undertaking (see Attachment 2) • Pre-Qualification Information (see Section 4.3 below) • Technical Proposal (see Section 4.4 below) • Financial Proposal (see Section 4.5 below) Proposals must be prepared in English. 4.2. Your Proposal must be submitted by email to the Secretariat Contact (see Section 2). The subject heading of the email shall be RAM-26-06-025. The bidder name is the name of the company/organisation on whose behalf you are submitting the Proposal, or your own surname if you are bidding as a self -employed consultant. Your Proposal must be submitted in PDF format. You may submit multiple emails suitably annotated, e.g. Email 1 of 3, if attached files are too large to suit a single email transmission. You may not submit your Proposal by uploading it to a file-sharing tool. IMPORTANT: Submitted documents must be password -protected so that they cannot be opened and read before the submission deadline. Please use the same password for all submitted documents. After the deadline has passed and within 12 hours, please send the password to the Secretariat Contact. This will ensure a secure bid submission and opening process. Please DO NOT email the password before the deadline for Proposal submission. 4.3. Pre-Qualification Criteria The Secretariat will use the following Pre-Qualification Criteria to determine whether you have the capacity to provide the required goods and/or services to the Secretariat. Please provide the necessary information in a single, separate document. Pre-Qualification Criteria 1 3 relevant references of clients similar to the Secretariat / similar work 2 Confirm that you have all the necessary legal registrations to perform the work 4.4. Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal must address each of the criteria stated below explicitly and separately, quoting the relevant criteria reference number (left-hand column). Proposals in any other format will significantly increase the time it takes to evaluate, and such Proposals may therefore be rejected at the Secretariat’s discretion. Where CVs are requested, these must be of the individuals who will actually carry out the work specified. The individuals you put forward may only be substituted with the Secretariat’s approval. The Secretariat will evaluate Technical Proposals with regards to each of the following criteria and their relative importance: Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands: Request for Proposals Page 3 of 7 Description Information to provide Relative weight 1 Approach and implementation plan for the tasks Detailed outline of the process to complete each task 40% 2 Experience in hosting and maintaining projects of similar scope and size Technology and methodology used 25% 3 Website Analytics Examples of how website data is analysed and reported 15% 4 Sufficient, relevant and competent staff List of staff assigned, including their expertise and experience 10% 5 Experience working with international organizations (e.g., UN entities, Conventions, NGOs) List of relevant references 10% TOTAL 100% 4.5. Financial Proposal 4.5.1. The Financial Proposal must be a f ixed and firm price for the provision of the goods/services stated in the RfP in their entirety. 4.5.2. Prices include all costs Submitted rates and prices are deemed to include all costs, insurances, taxes (except VAT, see below), fees, expenses, liabilities, obligations, risk and other things necessary for the performance of the Terms of Reference or Specification of Requirements. The Secretariat will not accept charges beyond those clearly stated in the Financial Proposal. This includes applicable withholding taxes and similar. It is your responsibility

Issuing unit: Convention on Wetlands

Region/Province: remotely

Expected contract duration: 1 year with possibility of extension up to 5 years

Estimated value: tbd

Closing date: 29 June 2026

Issued by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).