ICT Servers (Lesotho) – Debt and Expenditure Management Support

The Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the African Development Bank hereinafter called the Bank towards the cost of the Institutional Support Project for Debt and Expenditure Management and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for ICT EQUIPMENT (SERVERS). The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Lot 1: Public Debt Department Server (1) and Lot 2: Treasury Department Servers (2). The servers must be delivered to the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning site within two (2) months after signing a contract.

Invitation for Bids [IFB] Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) IFB Number: ISPDEM/LES-G23/0003 Purchaser: MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Project Name: INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT PROJECT FOR DEBT AND EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT Contract title: ICT EQUIPMENT (SERVERS) Country: KINGDOM OF LESOTHO Loan No.: 2100150043244 Procurement Method: OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NATIONAL) OCBN No: ISPDEM/LES-G23/0003 Issued on: 3rd November 2026 1. The Kingdom of Lesotho has received financing from the African Development Bank hereinafter called the Bank towards the cost of the Institutional Support Project for Debt and Expenditure Management and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for ICT EQUIPMENT (SERVERS).

• The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Lot 1: Public Debt Department Server (1) and Lot 2: Treasury Department Servers (2). The servers must be delivered to the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning site within two (2) months after signing a contract.

• Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (national), (OCBN) method as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework2 and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework. 4.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of finance and Development Planning, Procurement Manager, mantsana.takalimane@gov.ls and inspect the bidding document during office hours (0800am to 1600pm) local time at the address given below. -- 1 of 2 -- 5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon submission of a written application to the address indicated below and payment of a non-refundable fee of M1,500.00. Payment may be made in cash at Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, 2nd Floor, SSD Accounts Office.

Bidders upon confirmation of payment, the bidding document shall be made available to the Bidder electronically or collected from the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, 2nd Floor, Room No. 2010, Procurement Office. 6.

Bids must be hand delivered to the address below on or before 4th December 2026. Electronic submission of Bidding Documents 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 address below at 1200 pm (Local Time) on the 4th December 2026.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a filled Bid-Securing Declaration Form. 8. 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.

• The address referred to above is: Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (ISPDEM) Procurement Manager P.O box 395, Government Complex Kingsway Road, Maseru 100, Lesotho mantsana.takalimane@gov.ls cc makubutu.rakubutu@gov.ls www.ministry of finance.org.ls -- 2 of 2 --