MoBSE Printing of the new Curriculum for Piloting (Grades 4-9)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Quotation for the printing of the New Syllabi and Framework for Piloting

Purchaser: The Government of The Gambia

Project: The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills and Equity Project RISE

Contract title: Reprinting of syllabi for English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, the National Curriculum framework, the implementation guide and Teacher’s Guide

Country: The Gambia

Grant No.: V4880-GM

RFQ No: GM-PPPPE-443811-GO-RFQ

Issued on: 27th August 2024

• The Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs (MoFEA) (the Client) has received a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) towards the cost of the RISE and intends to apply part of the funds to finance the Printing of the new syllabi for English, Maths, Science and Social Studies, the National Curriculum framework, the implementation guide, teacher’s guides and textbooks.

• The Gambia Resilience, Inclusion, Skills and Equity Project now invites sealed quotations from eligible printing companies for reprinting of textbooks specified in the table below:

English

150

72

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Maths

150

63

|

Science

150

32

|

Social Studies

150

55

|

Syllabi for Stage 3

|

|

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English

150

91

|

Mathematics

150

86

|

Science

150

61

|

Social studies

150

71

|

|

|

|

|

Syllabi for Stage 4

|

|

English

114

100

|

Mathematics

114

79

|

Science

114

77

|

Social studies

114

153

|

|

|

|

|

Teachers Guide (English)

|

|

Grade 1

150

53

|

Grade 2

150

42

|

Grade 3

150

45

|

Grade 4

150

64

|

Grade 5

150

75

|

Grade 6

150

68

|

Grade 7

114

60

|

Grade 8

114

57

|

Teacher’s Guide ( Mathematics)

|

|

Grade 1

150

134

|

Grade 2

150

186

|

Grade 3

150

118

|

Grade 4

150

117

|

Grade 5

150

156

|

Grade 6

150

262

|

Grade 7

114

245

|

Grade 8

114

259

|

Grade 9

114

168

|

Teacher’s Guide (Science)

|

|

Grade 1

150

42

|

Grade 2

150

48

|

Grade 3

150

53

|

Grade 4

150

55

|

Grade 5

150

71

|

Grade 6

150

80

|

Grade 7

114

122

|

Grade 8

114

83

|

Grade 9

114

62

|

|

|

|

|

Teacher’s Guide ( Social Studies)

|

|

|

Grade 1

150

42

|

Grade 2

150

48

|

Grade 3

150

53

|

Grade 4

150

50

|

Grade 5

150

85

|

Grade 6

150

77

|

Grade 7

114

102

|

Grade 8

114

102

|

Learner’s textbook (English)

|

|

|

Grade 1

5400

120

|

Grade 2

5400

129

|

|

|

|

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Grade 3

5400

118

|

Grade 4

5400

146

|

Grade 5

5400

153

|

Grade 6

5400

143

|

Grade 7

3600

118

|

Grade 8

3600

137

|

Grade 9

3600

97

|

|

|

|

|

Learner’s textbook ( Mathematics)

|

|

|

Grade 1

5400

127

|

Grade 2

5400

128

|

Grade 3

5400

114

|

Grade 4

5400

206

|

Grade 5

5400

168

|

Grade 6

5400

255

|

Grade 7

3600

282

|

Grade 8

3600

281

|

Grade 9

3600

201

|

|

|

|

|

Learners’ Textbook (Science)

|

|

|

Grade 1

5400

164

|

Grade 2

5400

141

|

Grade 3

5400

159

|

Grade 4

5400

186

|

Grade 5

5400

197

|

Grade 6

5400

203

|

Grade 7

3600

321

|

Grade 8

3600

238

|

Grade 9

3600

190

|

|

|

|

|

Learner’s Textbook ( Social Studies)

|

|

|

Grade 1

5400

102 (16 Blank)

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Grade 2

5400

103 (3 blank)

|

Grade 3

5400

96 (2 blank)

|

Grade 4

5400

88

|

Grade 5

5400

130

|

Grade 6

5400

118

|

Grade 7

3600

143

|

Grade 8

3600

202

|

Grade 9

3600

174

|

|

|

|

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Implementation Guide

|

|

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Stage 2

20

14

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Stage 3

20

14

|

Stage 4

20

14

• Bidders may Bid for one or both lots, as further defined in the RFQ document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the schedule of prices.

• Bidding will be conducted through Request for Quotations (RFQ) 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 - samples of past printed textbooks, soft copies of the designs and the technical specifications) from the Central Project Coordination Unit, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, and inspect designs and sample previous prints at the address given below from 8.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays and 08:00am to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays.

• Quotations and related documentary evidence must be delivered to the address below on or before 10th September 2024. Electronic Bidding will be permitted. Late quotations will be

rejected. Quotations will be opened virtually and in-person, in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on 10th September 2024 at 12:30 GMT.

• All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Security of GMD1,000,000

• 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 referred to above is (are):

Central Project Coordination Unit

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs

Royal Insurance Building, 2nd Floor

Bertil Harding Highway, KSMD