PROCUREMENT OF ASSORTED INFORMATION COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT-ICT
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL PROTECTION TENDER JUNE 2024
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
REQUEST FOR BIDS
Country | Kenya |
Project | Kenya Social Economic Inclusion Project |
Loan No. /Credit No | IDA-63480 |
Assignment Title | Procurement of Assorted Information Communication Equipment-ICT |
Reference No | KE-NSPS-423057-GO-RFB |
1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Social Economic
Inclusion Project-KSEIP and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement
of Assorted Information Communication Equipment-ICT. Bidding process will be governed by the World Bank’s
Procurement Regulation for IPF Borrowers November 2020 edition. “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the
payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines
for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of
credit.”
2. The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection through State Department for Social Protection & Senior Citizens Affairs
now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply of laptops (95No), desktop computers (145 No), printers
(150No), tablets (185No) and ipads (2No,) to be delivered at the State Department headquarters within a period of 2
months.
3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in
the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” November 2020 edition. (“Procurement Regulations”)
and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the procurement office located at 14th floor, NSSF
building, Block A, Eastern wing and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours.
5. The bidding document in English language may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written
application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Kes. 1,000 or in a convertible currency.
The method of payment will be in cash at the cash office located at the 2nd floor of NSSF building, Block A, Eastern
wing. The document will be sent by mail, courier or hand deliver.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 18th July, 2024 at 1100hrs and dropped in the tender box
Labelled-State department for Social Protection and Senior Citizen’s Affairs located at the 14th floor, NSSF building,
Block A, Eastern wing. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened
in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the Boardroom
located at the Ministry Headquarters, NSSF building, Block A, Eastern wing, 7th floor boardroom on 18th July, 2024 at
1100hrs.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of Kenya shillings 1,200,000 in form of a Bank Guarantee from a
reputable commercial Bank supervised by the Central Bank of Kenya or inform of an insurance guarantee from insurance
firms approved by PPRA.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful
bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form
as included in the bidding document.
9. The address(es) referred to above is