Acquisition of a Software for Bank Supervision

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Request for Bids

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country Sao Tome and Principe

Name of Project: Institutional Capacity Building Project

Contract Title: Acquisition of a Software for banking supervision

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA D 8180

RFB Reference No.: 129/G/PRCI/2023

• The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe has received a financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Institutional Capacity Building Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Acquisition of a Software for banking supervision.

• The Agência Fiduciária e de Administração de Projectos (AFAP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Acquisition of a Software for banking supervision.

• Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 Edition (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4 Interested eligible Bidders may obtain bidding document and further information from Agência Fiduciária e de Administração de Projectos (AFAP), Mr. Wildmark Trovoada prci.procurement@afap, during office hours, between 08:00 and 16:30 hours at the address given below.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00, May 17,2024. 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 May 17, 2024, Local S.Tomé Time

• All Bids must be accompanied by “Bid-Securing Declaration,” as defined in ITB 19.1.

• 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):

Agência Fiduciária de Administração de Projectos (AFAP)

Attention: Mr. Hélio Silva Almeida

Postal address: Avenida Kwame N'krumah, Prédio do Afriland First Bank, 3º Andar

Postal Code Location: 1029

Country: São Tomé e Príncipe

Telephone number: +239 222 5205

Email address: [email protected]; PRCI.PROCUREMENT@afap

Fiduciary Agency for Project Administration, April 3, 2024

General Director,

Hélio Silva Almeida