Procurement of Primary Health Care goods

Specific Procurement Notice (SPN)

Request for Bids

Framework Agreement(s) for Goods

(Primary Procurement, One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Procuring Agency: Ministry of Health

Country: Eswatini

Name of Project: Health Systems Strengthening for Human Capital Development

Framework Agreement Title: Procurement of Primary Health Care Goods

RFB Reference No.: SZ-MOH-225077-GO-RFB

Loan No.: 9126-SZ

• The Kingdom of Eswatini through the Ministry of Health has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Health Systems Strengthening for Human Capital Development Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under Call-off Contracts that may be awarded under the Framework Agreements (FAs) for Primary Health Care Goods concluded through this RFB Primary Procurement process. : “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 Procuring Agency is undertaking the Primary Procurement with a view to concluding Framework Agreements. The Procuring Agency is the sole Purchaser under the Framework Agreements. The Procuring Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for PHC goods (speculums (small 270; medium 400; large 400) Disposable speculums for community outreach (5000 medium; 5000 large), BP machines (300), XL BP cuffs(300), height boards for adults (stadiometers-200), weighing scales (for obesity management-200) , MUAC tapes (50 packets), Electronic Body Scale (100), monitors (25), beds (25) and concentrators (250), indicative location(s) -Mbabane, indicative delivery – 4 to 8 weeks.

• The Framework Agreements to be concluded will be “Single-User.” “The Single-User entitled to purchase under the Framework Agreements is Ministry of Health.

• The Framework Agreements to be concluded will be “Single-Supplier.”

• The selection of a FA Supplier to be awarded a Call-off Contract will be done through a Secondary Procurement process as defined in Framework Agreement. However, the conclusion of a Framework Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Procuring Agency, including participating Purchasers, to purchase Goods under a Call-off Contract. The conclusion Framework Agreement does not guarantee that a FA Supplier will be awarded a Call-off Contract.

• 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” 4th Edition of November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Bidders may submit Bids for one or more: “items”.

• The Framework Agreements shall be concluded for a Term of three years, from the commencement date stated in the Framework Agreement. The initial term may be extended by a maximum of two additional years.

• The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s).

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Health, attention Sincedile Magwaza and [email protected] copy [email protected] and inspect the Bidding document during office hours 0830 to 1630 hours at the address given below.

• The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of E1,200.00/$80.00. The method of payment will be Cash. The document will be available as hard copy sent by email upon proof of payment.

• Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11.00 hours Eswatini Local Time, 31st May, 2021. 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 on 11.00 hours Eswatini Local Time, 31st May, 2021.

• The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Ministry of Health

Sincedile Magwaza

King Mswati III Avenue East, P.O. Box 5, Mbabane, Eswatini

Telephone: +268 2518 4111

Facsimile number: +268 2518 6279

Email address: [email protected] copy [email protected]