A public procurement tender for a customized round-trip air ticket has been launched by the Taiwan Technical Mission based in St. Kitts and Nevis, with a bidding window open to eligible travel service providers through mid-October 2026. Labeled with the unique job number TTMSKN20261012, the tender was officially published on October 12, 2026, and the public notice period will run through October 17 local time in St. Kitts and Nevis.
The core requirement of this procurement is a specific multi-stop round-trip itinerary for the CEO of the Eastern Caribbean Private Sector Commission (ECPCGC), following a fixed routing from Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts (SKB) to Geneva Airport in Switzerland (GVA), with connecting stops at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten (SXM) and Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris (CDG), before returning via the exact same route. All segments of the ticket, regardless of cabin class, are required to be fully refundable and changeable, a non-negotiable condition for all bidders.
The pre-specified travel timeline and flight details, aligned to local time at each departure and arrival airport, are as follows: On October 27, 2026, the passenger will depart St. Kitts on Winair flight WM868 at 1:00 PM, arriving in St. Maarten at 1:35 PM the same day. The journey will continue with Air France flight AF445, which departs SXM at 4:20 PM on October 27 and lands at CDG at 5:45 AM on October 28. A connecting Air France flight AF1842 will depart CDG at 9:55 AM on October 28, arriving in Geneva at 11:10 AM. The return journey begins on October 31, 2026, with Air France AF1243 departing GVA at 7:20 AM and arriving at CDG at 8:40 AM. Air France AF446 will then depart CDG at 9:45 AM, arriving back in SXM at 2:10 PM the same day. The final leg back to St. Kitts is Winair flight WM833, departing SXM at 5:15 PM and landing at SKB at 5:55 PM on October 31. The procuring entity notes that this itinerary is provided for reference; bidders must confirm flight availability and final pricing at the time of quote submission, as details are subject to change based on airline inventory.
For cabin class, the mission has outlined a clear priority hierarchy: Business Class is preferred for all flight segments. If Business Class is not available, Premium Economy Class is the second choice, and Economy Class is only acceptable if both upper cabin options are sold out. Bidders are required to explicitly state the cabin class proposed for each segment and provide a clear explanation if a lower cabin class than the top preference is offered. Beyond refundability, bidders must fully disclose all relevant ticket terms: this includes full cancellation and refund policies, any associated penalty fees or service charges, refund request deadlines, change fees, fare difference rules, and any other restrictions on modifying the ticket. The tender also requires that quotes include allowances for two checked bags wherever allowed by the operating airline, with any segment-specific baggage limits or additional extra fees clearly stated. Any alternative itineraries or routings proposed by bidders must be clearly marked as such and receive written approval from the Taiwan Technical Mission before any ticketing can proceed.
To be considered, all bids must include three core components: a full company profile with up-to-date contact information, a detailed breakdown of the itinerary including flight numbers, travel dates, cabin class per segment, and clear documentation of refund and change policies, and a final total price quoted in United States dollars that includes all taxes, agency service fees, and baggage charges, with all separate fees itemized and the validity period of the quote clearly stated. Bids must be submitted via email to either tm.saintkitts.nevis@icdf.org.tw or y.h.lo@gmail.com, and the final submission deadline is 5:00 PM (17:00) local time on October 17, 2026. No late submissions will be accepted for consideration. The tender opening process is scheduled to take place 30 minutes after the submission deadline, at 5:30 PM (17:30) local time on October 17, 2026.
For any questions or clarification requests related to this tender, interested bidders may contact designated representatives Mr. Shin Tsai via mobile at 667-8172 or email at c.h.Tsai@icdf.org.tw, or Mr. Roy Yuan-Hung Lo at office line 662-8460 or email at tm.saintkitts.nevis@icdf.org.tw.