Procurement of Grid Expansion Materials - Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables a…

Titre original : Procurement of Grid Expansion Materials - Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables

Deadline

July 21, 2025

Closed

Published on June 10, 2025 at 12:00 AMModified on March 13, 2026 at 09:25 PM

Key information

Type: Énergie
Procuring Entity: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Location: 🇺🇬 Uganda
Deadline: July 21, 2025 at 12:00 AMClosed
Estimated Value: Not disclosed
Language of Notice: English

Description

MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL DEVELOPMENT

ELECTRICITY ACCESS SCALE-UP PROJECT (EASP)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Goods

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Uganda

Name of Project: Electricity Access Scale-Up Project (EASP)

Contract Title: Procurement of Grid Expansion Materials: Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables (Lot 5a, Lot 5b, and Lot 5c)

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 7075-UG

RFB Reference No.: MEMD/SUPLS/2024-2025/00047/EASP

Issued on: 10th June, 2025

The Government of Uganda has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Grid Expansion Materials: Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables (Lot 5a, Lot 5b, and Lot 5c)

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development now invites sealed bids from eligible Bidders for supply of Grid Expansion Materials: Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables in three (3) Lots as follows;

Lot Number	Contract description	Quantities
5a	Procurement of Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables	Assorted items
5b	Procurement of Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables	Assorted Items
5c	Procurement of Low Voltage Aerial Bundled Cables and Underground Cables	Assorted ItemsBidders may bid for one or more Lots. Each Lot shall be awarded as a separate contract, therefore bidders are required to submit a separate bid for each Lot.3. A pre-bid meeting will take place at the following date, time, and place.Date: 24th June 2025Time: 2:00 pm East African Time (EAT)Place: Directorate of Petroleum, Petroleum House, Level 2 BoardroomPlot 21-29 Johnston Road, Entebbe, UGANDA.The meeting will also be available via video conferencing. A link for the virtual meeting option will be shared with bidders who choose to participate online. Bidders who wish to attend online are required to request for a link a week before the meeting date via email address [email protected].4. Bidding will be conducted through International Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated July 2016, revised February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.5. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria: Technical and non-price factors: 70%; and for Bid cost: 30%.6. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (EAT) at the address given in (11a) below.7. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of UGX 200,000/= (Uganda Shillings Two Hundred Thousand Only). The method of payment will be by Bank Payment Advice Form obtainable from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) website using “Other NTR” as a tax head in the form. The Bidding Documents in English will be sent by email to the bidder.8. Bids must be delivered to the address in (11b) below on or before 11:00 am (EAT) on Monday 21st July 2025. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address in (11b) below at 11:10 am (EAT) on Monday 21st July 2025. All envelopes marked “SECOND ENVELOPE: FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.9. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security valid until 16th January 2026 in the amounts as follows:

No.	Lot Description	Amount
1	Lot 5a	UGX 306,600,000/= or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency
2	Lot 5b	UGX 182,500,000/= or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency
3	Lot 5c	UGX 124,100,000/= or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currencyEach Lot must have a separate bid Security and bound together with its respective technical bid. Bidders whose bid securities are issued by a foreign Bank must be routed through a correspondent bank in Uganda licensed by Bank of Uganda.10. 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.11. The address referred to above is:a) Address for Inspection of the Bidding DocumentsMinistry of Energy and Mineral DevelopmentElectricity Access Scale-Up Project OfficeAmber House, Block A, Ground FloorPlot 29/33, Kampala Roadb) Address for Submission of BidsMinistry of Energy and Mineral DevelopmentAmber House, Block C, Room C109Plot 29/33 Kampala RoadKampala, UgandaEng. Irene BateebePERMANENT SECRETARY

Tender Timeline

Publication
June 10, 2025
Bid Submission Deadline
July 21, 2025
Evaluation & Award
Pending
Contract Signature
Pending

Procuring Entity

Procuring Entity: Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development
Country: Uganda
Contact person: Abdon Atwine
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +256 41 4311202