Procurement of 100,000 Mobile Phones for SCT Beneficiaries — Girls Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods – GEWEL 2 Project

Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Zambia Name of Project: Girls Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods – GEWEL 2 Project – Social Cash Transfer (SCT). CONTRACT TITLE: Tender for Supply and Delivery of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Mobile Phones for the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) beneficiaries. Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: P181391 RFB Reference No.: MCDSS/SCT/002/25 • The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Girls Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL 2) PROJECT and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward the Procurement of Phones. “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 Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) now invites Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply and Delivery of One Hundred Thousand (100,000) mobile phones for the Social Cash Transfer (SCT) beneficiaries with a maximum delivery period of 10 – 12 Weeks. 3. Bidding will be conducted through the Open National Bidding (e-GP system) using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers -” September 2023) (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (website) and through ZPPA website and inspect the bidding document. 5. Non - refundable fee of K1,000.00 can be paid online through ZPPA.

• Bids will be submitted online through e-GP Platform on Friday, 29th August, 2025 10:30 hour’s local time. Late Bids will be rejected. 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration. 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 (are): • For Inspection, Purchase and clarifications of Bidding Documents Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) Henry Malikyama HEAD – PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLIES Attention: Theresa Phiri Procurement Specialist - SCT Community House, Sadzu Road P/Bag W252 Lusaka Email: Phiri.theresa@mcdss.gov.zm