Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) recently launched an electronic tendering system, becoming the second governmental organization in Qatar to implement such a system. The new e-tendering system aims to improve transparency, reduce costs, and increase efficiency for companies bidding on contracts with QMA. Contractors can now register, bid, and participate in discussions online through QMA's website. The system is expected to encourage more business with QMA and increase fairness in the tendering process.

1. Press Release
QMA launched its new e- tendering Solution; the second governmental organization to
implement it after ICTqatar
Doha, 5 February 2012: Qatar Museums Authority recently launched the e-tendering solution
which is a new online service that will improve and modernize the tendering process for
companies wanting to do business with QMA in a more transparent and efficient way.
This new e-tendering system will save contractors time and effort, reduce operational costs and
paper trail, and raise the efficiency of QMA operations. It will facilitate as well the Tenders
Committee review of the technical and financial aspects of the presentations, noting that bidders
will be notified electronically about the awarded company upon completion of the evaluation
process.
Commenting on this accomplishment, Ms. Reem Al – Binali, Acting Director of Procurement
said: “QMA will truly benefit from the new e-tendering system which will be highly on par with
international standards. This system will be reliable and will lead to a greater integrity in
business competitions.”
The process of conducting tenders electronically through the e-tendering system will encourage
more companies to do business with QMA and increase the fairness in the tendering process. A
training course was offered last October to more than 300 contractors and companies to
familiarize them with the new system and process. The new service will be accessible through
QMA website www.qma.org.qa
According to the new system, companies wishing to participate in the e-tendering process should
first register online through QMA website so that they can bid on public tenders and be invited to
bid on private tenders. Therefore, they will be able to formally submit their applications for bids
online and to participate in online discussions.
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For more information, please contact Omar Chaikhouni, PR Manager at Qatar Museums
Authority on mchaikhouni@qma.org.qa, or 4422 4608.

2. About Qatar Museums Authority
Established in 2005 by His Highness the Emir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to combine
the resources of all museums in the State of Qatar, Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) is a
governmental organization whose remit is to develop museums and cultural institutions and
provide an effective system for collecting, protecting, preserving and interpreting historic sites,
monuments and artifacts. Under the leadership of its Chairperson H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa,
QMA is transforming the State of Qatar into a cultural hub of the Middle East. The Museum of
Islamic Art, inaugurated in 2008, is the Authority’s flagship project. The organization won
further global acclaim with the December 2010 opening of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art.
QMA’s goal of becoming a “global leader in the world of museums, art and heritage” will be
advanced in the coming years with ambitious, world-class projects, including the Jean Nouvel-
designed National Museum of Qatar. For further information, please visit www.qma.org.qa.