Procurement of IT Equipment — Ministry of Revenue (Ethiopia)

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Purchaser: Ministry of Revenue

Project: Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project (P178808)

Contract title: Procurement of IT Equipment

Country: Ethiopia

Credit No.: 7619-ET

RFB No: ET-MOR-542692-GO-RFB

Issued on: May 16, 2026

• The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project (P178808) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the bid for Procurement of IT Equipment. 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 proposal provides to be made through letter of credit.

• The Ministry of Revenue now invites sealed Bids from eligible Proposers for the Procurement of IT Equipment; the goods delivery site will be at Ministry of Revenue, Head Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and the delivery duration dates is expected to be completed within Three-month period.

• 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” September 7th 2025 edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Proposers may obtain further information from Ministry of Revenue, at the address provided below and inspect the request for bids document during office hours from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 13:30 to17:00 PM local time, from Monday to Friday at the address given below.

• 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 ETB 500 (ETB Five Hundred) or the equivalent amount in freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash or cashier’s check. The soft copy of the RFB may be sent by email upon request by potential suppliers. However, the Purchaser does not take responsibility on any additions or omissions in the RFB.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 AM on June 18, 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 on June 18, 2026, at 10:00 AM Ethiopian Time, immediately after bid closing.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of ETB 100,000.00 (ETB One Hundred Thousand), or equivalent amount in freely convertible currency using the exchange rate of 10 days before the date of bid submission, i.e. June 18, 2026.

• The address/(es) referred to above is (are):

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Ministry of Revenue, Head Office

Street Address: Megenagna 24 (40/60 Condominium), near Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority

Floor/ Room number: Building Block-B, 2nd Floor, Room number 201

Governance Modernization to Enable Efficient Service Delivery Project

Attn: Mr. Bruck Sewnet, Project Coordinator (World Bank - Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Revenues) ([email protected]) Tel. No. +251 956210021, or

Mr. Dawit Tesfaye – Procurement Expert (World Bank - Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Revenues) ([email protected]) Tel. No. +251956201120

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia