Procurement of 32000 mobile phones

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Zambia

Name of Project: Girls Education Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods – GEWEL 2 Project – Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL)

CONTRACT TITLE: Tender for Supply and Delivery of Thirty-Two Thousand (32,000No.) Mobile Phones for Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL) for Climate Smart Productive Inclusion

Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: 169975

RFB Reference No.: MCDSS/SWL/G/005/2025

• The Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Girls Education Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL 2) PROJECT, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward the Procurement of Phones. “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 contract provides to be made through letter of credit.”

• The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) now invites Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply and Delivery of Thirty-Two Thousand (32000No.) for the Supporting Women’s Livelihoods (SWL) for Climate Smart Productive Inclusion to be delivered in Lusaka at the Ministry Headquarters with a maximum delivery period of 4-8 Weeks.

• Bidding will be conducted through the Open National Bidding (e-GP system) 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 from the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (website) and through ZPPA website and inspect the bidding document.

• Non - refundable fee of K1000.00 can be paid online through ZPPA.

• Bids will be submitted online through e-GP Platform on Monday, 28th July, 2025 10:30 hour’s local time. Late Bids will be rejected.

• 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 Inspection, Purchase and clarifications of Bidding Documents

Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS)

Henry Malikyama

HEAD – PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLIES UNIT

Attention: Mirriam Chisenga

Procurement Specialist - SWL

Community House, Sadzu Road

P/Bag W252

Lusaka

Email: [email protected]