Procurement and Installation of Laboratory Equipment for University — Tanzania

Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: The United Republic of Tanzania Name of Project: Higher Education for Economic Transformation Contract Title: PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR PHYSICS LAB LOT 1, CHEMISTRY LAB LOT 2 AND BIOLOGY LAB LOT 3 WITH INSTALLATIONS AND TRAINING. Credit No.: P. 166415 RFB Reference No.: TZ-SUZ-462023-GO-RFB DECEMBER 2025 1.

The United Republic of Tanzania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Higher Education for Economic Transformation, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Equipment for Physics Lab, Chemistry Lab, and Biology Lab with Installations and Training. 2. The State University of Zanzibar now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Equipment for Physics Lab Lot 1, Chemistry Lab Lot 2, and Biology Lab Lot 3 with Installation and Training and delivery period will be within Twelve (12) weeks from the date of signing contract.

• 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” Fourth Edition, November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Secretary of Tender Board, The State University of Zanzibar, Transled Building, TR-05-PMU office, pmu@suza.ac.tz and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0800 to 1600 hours at the address given below Secretary of Tender Board, The State University of Zanzibar, Transled Building, TR-05-PMU office state address at the end of this RFB]. 5. The bidding document in English 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 Tanzania shillings Two Hundred Thousand only (Tsh.

200,000). The method of payment will be by Bank through control number by requesting it from this email pmu@suza.ac.tz. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below Secretary of the Tender Board, The State University of Zanzibar, Translead Building, TR-05- PMU, Tunguu Campus. on or before 10:30, January 13, 2026.

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 address below Secretary of the Tender Board, The State University of Zanzibar, Translead Building, TR-05- PMU, Tunguu Campus.

11:30 am 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee or Banker’s Cheque of Five Million Tanzania Shillings only (TZS 5,000,000) each LOT For Procurement of Equipment for Physics Laboratory LOT 1, Equipment for Chemistry Laboratory LOT 2 Equipment for Biology Laboratory LOT 3. 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.

• The address(es) referred to above is (are): The State University of Zanzibar Vice Chancellor P.O.Box 146, Tunguu Zanzibar vc@suza.ac.tz www.suza.ac.tz …………………………………………. VICE CHANCELOR