Training and commissioning of ICT infrastructure for smart campus at the University of Dar es Salaam - Server rooms renovation

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

Contract Title: Supply Installation Testing Training and Commissioning of ICT Infrastructure for Smart Campus at the University of Dar es Salaam - Server and Terminations Rooms Renovation

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

Project Reference No.: P166415

STEP Reference No.: 476604

RFB Reference No.: TR40/WB-HEET/P166415/TZ-UDSM-476604-W-RFB/2024/2025

• This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this Project which appeared in United Nations Development Business (UNDB) Issue No. WB - 0P0015674 dated 28/11/2021 and the National e-Procurement System of Tanzania (NeST) dated 26/07/2024.

• The UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM has received CREDIT from the The World Bank's Group towards the cost of the Higher Education for Economic Transformation, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contracts for Supply Installation Testing Training and Commissioning of ICT Infrastructure for Smart Campus at the University of Dar es Salaam - Server and Terminations Rooms Renovation.

• The UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply

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of Dar es Salaam - Server and Terminations Rooms Renovation f

• Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Tendering as specified in the World Bank’s

“Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” fourth edition, November 2020 as well as the Public

Procurement Act, CAP 410, and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM, Manager, Procurement Management Unit and inspect the bidding document through NeST.

• A complete set of bidding document(s) in English may be accessed through NeST freely.

• Bidders are required to register through NeST and pay the bid participation fees indicated in the NeST

(https://nest.go.tz/nest-tenderer/wallet/tender-charges) to be able to participate in this Bidding process. NeST

payment user guide is made available in the NeST dashboard

• Bids must be submitted electronically through NeST on or before 2:00 PM hours local time on 30/06/2025.

Bid(s) will be opened promptly thereafter through NeST. Bid opening details will be available to the through NeST.

• All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of Tender Security - Bank Guarantee in the currency of The Tanzanian Shilling or freely convertible currencies in case of foreign Bidders worth 11,200,000.00.

• Bids not received or opened through NeST shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the

circumstances.

VICE CHANCELLOR

P.O.Box 35091