Procurement of Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commission of Laboratory Equipment for the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Departments of Agriculture and Research Services (DARS) and Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development (DALHD).

Procurement of Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commission of Laboratory Equipment for the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Departments of Agriculture and Research Services (DARS) and Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development (DALHD).

Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Malawi

Name of Project: Southern Africa Trade Connectivity Project (SATCP)

Contract Title: Procurement of Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commission of Laboratory Equipment for the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Departments of Agriculture and Research Services (DARS) and Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development (DALHD).

Project No. P164847

Credit No.  IDA 68700

Grant No.: IDA D8040_

RFB Reference No.: MW-MTPW-477152-GO-RFB

Date Issued:  22nd May-2025

  • The Ministry of Transport and Public Works has receivedfinancing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commission of Laboratory Equipment for the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS), Ministry of Agriculture Departments of Agriculture and Research Services (DARS) and Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development (DALHD). “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 Transport and Public Works now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for:
Line ItemDescription of GoodsQuantity (Physical units)Final Destination (Project Site) as specified in BDS           In all cases the Final Destination shall be the MBS, DARS and DALHD Head office    Delivery (as per Incoterms) Date
Delivery (Weeks)  
1Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)1                   6-8
2LC- Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MSMS)1                   6-8
3High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)1                   6-8
4MALDI TOF Mass Analyzer1                   6-8
5Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)2                   6-8
6Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Machine3                   6-8
7Drying oven4                   6-8
8Water Distiller4                   6-8
9Digital Droplet PCR (ddPCR) System2                   6-8
10Thermo cycler-Electrophoresis Machine5                   6-8
11 ELISA Reader4                   6-8
12Weighing Balance (200g capacity)3                   6-8
13Weighing Balance (2kg capacity)4                   6-8
14Magnifying Floor Lamp5                   6-8
15Hawksley Haematocrit Centrifuge1                    6-8
16Cooled incubator4                    6-8
17Upright Fridge6                    6-8
18Moisture meter2                    6-8
19Field Moisture Meter2                    6-8
20Heater2                    6-8
21 Data Logger5                    6-8
22Advanced Confocal Microscope3                    6-8
23 Automated Plate Reader1                    6-8
24Flow Cytometer2                    6-8
25Gel Electrophoresis5                    6-8
26Plant growth Chamber1                    6-8
27 Soil Analyzer1                    6-8
28Compound Microscope4                    6-8
29Digital Imaging System1                    6-8
30 DNA Sequencer1                    6-8
31Spectrophotometer2                    6-8
32Incubators (incl. double door)3                    6-8
33Ultra Low Freezer2                    6-8
34Fluorescent microscope2                    6-8
35Laminar Flow Cabinet2                    6-8
36Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well1                    6-8
37 Automatic colony counter-SCAN 3001                    6-8

3.      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” World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated September 2023, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4.      Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from The Ministry of Transport and Public Works, The IPDC Chairperson, email: procurement@satcp.mw  and inspect the bidding document during office hours i.e. 09:30 to 15:30 hoursat the address given below.

5.      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 Twenty Thousand Malawi Kwacha (MK20,000) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be direct deposit or transfer to a designated project account number Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity at Reserve Ecobank. Account Number 0013000870038 The document will be sent by physical/courier or electronic mail bidders will be responsible for shipping by courier

6.      Bids must be delivered to the address below; on or before 23rd June, 2025 at 10:00am. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted but all submissions should include a PDF copy in a Flash Disc. All bidders are requested to submit a PDF copy in a flush disc. 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; 9.

7.      All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid-Securing Declaration,”.

8.      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.”]

9.      The address(es) referred to above is (are):

         The Chairperson

Internal and Disposable of Assets Committee

The Ministry of Transport and Public Works 

Capital Hill , Ground Floor, Room 31

Private Bag 322

Lilongwe 3

Malawi

Telephone No.: +265 985 069 633

Facsimile No.: + 265 1 789 328

Attention: Procurement Specialist

Email: procurement@satcp.mw  

www.satcp.mw

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