Procurement of ICT Infrastructure Equipment for Eleven HEIs — Pilot Phase, Angola

Specific Procurement Notice

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Request for Bids

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(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Angola

Name of Project: Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Project (TEST)

Contract Title: Procurement and Deployment of Integrated ICT Infrastructure and Equipment for the Modernization of Eleven HEIs_ (PILOT PHASE)

Lot 1- CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) - Network Termination

Lot 2 - Technical Room / Mini Data Center Infrastructure

Lot 3 - Electrical, Structured Cabling and Wi-Fi Infrastructure

Lot 4 - Administrative Equipment and Technical Furniture

Lot 5 - Laboratory and Hybrid Classroom

Loan No: IBRD-P5070

RFB Reference No.: 50/G/C2SC4.A16.8/26

• The Republic of Angola the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of TERTIARY EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECT (TEST), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1]for Procurement and Deployment of Integrated ICT Infrastructure and Equipment for the Modernization of Eleven HEIs_(PILOT PHASE)
• The Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Project (TEST) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of Equipment for the eleven HEIs (Pilot Phase), covering: Lot 1- CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) - Network Termination , Lot 2 - Technical Room /Mini Data Center Infrastructure, Lot 3 - Electrical, Structured Cabling and Wi-Fi Infrastructure, Lot 4 - Administrative Equipment and Technical Furniture and Lot 5 - Laboratory and Hybrid Classroom, at:
• Universidade Agostinho Neto (UAN) – Luanda
• Universidade de Luanda (UNILUANDA) – Luanda
• IESCED-Luanda
• Universidade Katyavala Bwila-Benguela
• ISCED-Benguela
• Universidade José Eduardo dos Santos – Huambo
• Universidade Mandume Ya Ndemufayo - Huíla
• ISCED - Huíla
• Universidade do Namibe - Namibe
• Universidade Rainha Nzinga Mbandi - Malanje
• Universidade Kimpa Vita - Uíge
• 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” July 2016, revised in September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 70 % for technical factors and 30 % for Bid cost.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 08:00 to 3:30 from Monday to Friday.

• The bidding document in English may be obtained without incurring any additional cost by interested eligible Bidders. The request of Bid document, available at following link:

• Bids must be delivered to the address below at August 17th, 2026.. 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 below. 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.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security Declaration”.

• 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):

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation

Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology Project (TEST)

Attention: Ndilu Mankenda Nkula

Project Manager

Rua do MAT, Complexo Administrativo Clássicos do Talatona, Edifício n.º 2, 5º Andar

Telefone: 225 425 302

E-mail: [email protected] ; [email protected]