Procurement of Biomedical Equipment 2022 – Ministry of Health

MINISTRY OF HEALTH TENDER APRIL 2022 

SUPPORT FOR EAST AFRICA’S CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR SKILLS AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES-THE EAKI PROJECT

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

1. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has received financing from African Development Bank here­inafter called the Bank toward the cost of the East Africa’s Centre’s of Excellence for Skills and Tertiary Education in Biomedical Science Phase 1, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Procurement of Biomedical Equipment. For this contract, the Borrower shall pro­cess the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the Bank’s Disburse­ment Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. Bidders may Bid for one or more Lots as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one Lots will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid.
3. The Ministry of Health now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, testing and training, on use and maintenance of biomedical equipment.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (International), (OCBI) method as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework dated August 2015, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework.
5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Health Headquarters, procurement@health.go.ke and inspect the bidding document during office hours 8.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -5.00pm {EAT} at the address given below.
6. The bidding document in English Language can be downloaded free of charge from the Ministry of Health Website; www.health.go.ke by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below.
7. Bids must be delivered and placed in the tender box at the Ministry of Health, Headquarters Afya House, on 1st floor on or before Thursday 2^nd  June 2022. 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 GTZ Prefabricated Block Board Room, Afya House, Cathedral Road Off Ngong’ Road on Thursday 2^nd  June 2022 at 10.00 A.M (EAT).

NB: Bulky documents should be delivered to the office of the Head, Supply Chain Manage­ment Services, on 5th floor Room 514, at Ministry of Health, Afya House, Cathedral Road, off Ngong’ Road.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of 2% of the Bid Price per Lot in form of a bank guaran­tee, from a reputable bank and should be valid for 177 days from the date of Bid Opening. The benefi­ciary for the security shall be The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health, P. O. Box 30016 – 00100 Nairobi.
9. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework 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.
10. The address referred to above is;

The Principal Secretary,

Ministry of Health Headquarters P.O Box 30016-00100 Nairobi,

Afya House Cathedral Road Off Ngong* Road,

Supply Chain Management Office 5th Floor Room 514,

Ministry Website; www.health.go.ke email Address: procurement@health.go.ke