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Supply and Delivery of ICT Equipment EMIS System — ASCENT Malawi
Titre original : Supply and Delivery of ICT Equipment EMIS System
Deadline
January 19, 2026
Key information
- Type
- Autre
- Deadline
- January 19, 2026 at 12:00 AMClosed
- Estimated Value
- Not disclosed
- Language of Notice
- English
Description
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Ltd
Specific Procurement Notice
Request for Bids
Goods
(One-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country: Malawi
Name of Project: Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (ASCENT Malawi)
Contract Title: Supply and Delivery of ICT Infrastructure Equipment
Grant No.:
RFB Reference No.: MW-ESCOM- 514173-GO-RFB
Date of Issue: 12 December, 2025
- The Government of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (ASCENT Malawi) which is being implemented by the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM). ESCOM intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Delivery of ICT Infrastructure Equipment.
- ESCOM now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for Supply and Delivery of ICT Infrastructure Equipment.
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| Item No. | Description of Goods or Related Service |
|---|---|
| Quantity | Physical unit |
| Final Destination | Delivery Period (Days) |
Lot 1. Storage Tier Physical Platform
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| Item 1 | SAN FC Switches |
|---|---|
| 8 | Each |
| Blantyre | 84 |
| Item 2 | SAN/NAS Storage Array |
| 4 | Each |
| Blantyre | 84 |
Lot 2. LAN Networking Tier Platform
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Each
Blantyre
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| Item 1 | Networking Access Switches (Including modules/transceivers and cables for stacking) |
|---|---|
| 4 | Each |
| Blantyre | 84 |
| Item 2 | Networking Distribution Switches (including transceivers and cables to connect 11 servers and redundant uplinks, transceivers and cables to connect to the Access Switches) (25GbE 24SFP28 Ports & 4QSFP28 Ports) |
| 4 | Each |
| Blantyre | 84 |
| Item 3 | Networking Core Switches (Including modules/transceivers and cables for stacking and redundant uplinks to the Distribution Switches) |
| 4 | Each |
| Blantyre | 84 |
| Item 4 | Firewalls |
| 4 | Each |
| Blantyre | 84 |
Lot 3. Compute Tier Platform
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| Each | Blantyre |
|---|---|
| 84 | Item 1 |
| Computing Servers | 20 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 | Item 2 |
| Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM)LCD + KVM+ cables for 11 servers | 10 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 | Item 3 |
| Backup Platform / Physical Server | 1 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 |
- Microsoft Licenses
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| Each | Blantyre |
|---|---|
| 84 | Item 1 |
| Windows Server Data Center Edition (48 cores per Server) | 960 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 | Item 2 |
| Windows Server Standard Edition included for 16 cores | 1 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 | Item 3 |
| MS SQL Server STD Edition with SA (44 vCPU) | 44 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 | Item 4 |
| Remote Desktop Service Licenses (RDS 1100 user CAL) | 1100 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 |
- Back-up Software
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| Each | Blantyre |
|---|---|
| 84 | Item 1 |
| Backup Software (Perpetual license or subscriptions for 5 Years for 100 instances | 100 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 |
- Back-up Hardware
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| Each | Blantyre |
|---|---|
| 84 | Item 1 |
| Tape Library (including tapes) | 1 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84 | Item 2 |
| Backup to disk appliance | 2 |
| Each | Blantyre |
| 84• 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” dated September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited and inspect the bidding document during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours at the address at 9(a) below.• A complete set of bidding document in English language shall be obtained from Project Procurement Office at ESCOM House, Annex Building, First Floor and/or can be downloaded for bidding purposes from the following link: www.escom.mw; upon payment of a fee of MK20,000.00 or equivalent and registration with Project Procurement Office. The account for payment of the fee is: | LOCAL CURRENCY PAYMENTS |
| Type of Information | DETAILS |
BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME
ESCOM Main
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BENEFICIARY ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 2047, BLANTYRE
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BENEFICIARY BANK
National Bank of Malawi
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SWIFT CODE
NBMAMWMW002
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BANK ACCOUNT
694592
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CURRENCY
MWK
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- Alternatively, prospective and eligible bidders may pay the fee at ESCOM Cash Office, Umoyo House, 2nd Floor, Victoria Avenue, Blantyre Malawi
- Bids must be delivered to the address at 9 (b) below on or before 10.00 hours on 19 January, 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 at 9 (b) on 19 January 2026 at 10:30 hours
- All Bids MUST be accompanied by a Bid Securing 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):
- For Clarifications and Inspection of documents:
The Project Manager
Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (ASCENT Malawi)
ESCOM Limited
ESCOM House, Annex Building, 1st Floor,
9 Haile Selassie Road
P.O Box 2047
Blantyre
MALAWI.
Telephone +2651830 321
Email: [email protected]
- For Submission of bids:
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee
ESCOM Limited
ESCOM House, Annex Building, 1st Floor,
Haile Selassie
P.O Box 2047
Blantyre
MALAWI.
- For opening of Bids:
Mount Soche Hotel
Blantyre, MALAWI
Tender Timeline
Publication
December 12, 2025
Bid Submission Deadline
January 19, 2026
Evaluation & Award
Pending
Contract Signature
Pending