Supply and Installation of Workshop Equipment for MUST — Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET)

MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (MUST)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Tanzania

Name of Project: Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET)

Contract Title: Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training of Workshops Equipment for the HEET Project at MUST Main Campus.

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-68870

RFB Reference No.: TR83/HEET/P166415/2024/2025/G/01

• This request for bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared in the United Nations Development Business (UNDB) Issue No. WB-0P0015674 of 28.11.2021.

• The Government of Tanzania has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project (HEET), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training of Workshops Equipment for the HEET Project at MUST Main Campus.

• The Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning and Training of Workshops Equipment for the HEET Project at MUST Main Campus. Tender Consist various three (3) LOTS, Bidders are allowed to apply all Lots

• 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, 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information through NeST www.nest.go.tz

• The bidding document in English language may be downloaded by any registered bidder from website https://www.nest.go.tz Interested bidders have to necessarily register themselves on https://www.nest.go.tz to participate in the bidding under this bid. It shall be the sole responsibility of the interested bidders to get themselves registered at the aforesaid website and apprise themselves adequately regarding all the relevant procedures and provisions related to uploading and submitting of the bids on the aforesaid website. The Bidders shall fill up all information as instructed. The Bidders shall download all forms and fill up as instructed. The filled-up forms/pages shall then be scanned and uploaded on the NeST along with the scanned copies of the supporting documents.

• The Bidders shall submit their bids electronically through NeST - https://www.nest.go.tz on Monday 16th June 2025, 14:00 Hrs NeST will not allow any late submission of bids. Detailed guidelines for viewing Bidding Documents, responses to clarifications and amendments and for online submission are given on the website: https://www.nest.go.tz

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security issued by reputable bank as follows,

LOT 01: Tanzania Shillings TZS 50,000,000/= (Fifty Million only) or Equivalent amount in freely convertible Currency

LOT 03: Tanzania Shillings TZS 60,000,000/= (Sixty Million only) or Equivalent amount in freely convertible Currency

LOT 05: Tanzania Shillings TZS 50,000,000/= (Fifty Million only) or Equivalent amount in freely convertible Currency

The Bidders have to submit a scanned copy of the Bid Security on the NeST as per the format provided in the Bidding Documents. The Original Bid Security must be submitted physically on or before Monday 16th June 2025, 14:00 Hrs through the address provided below. If the original Bid Security is not submitted by bidder at the date and time specified, the bid shall not be considered.

• During submission of original Bid security, the outer envelope shall not bear Bidder’s name and address to remain anonymous until the bid opening date.

• 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):

VICE CHANCELLOR

MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

MUST ROAD

Telephone +255 (0) 25 2957540

P.O.BOX 131 MBEYA

Email: [email protected]

: [email protected]

Website: www.must.ac.tz