Southern African Trade and Connectivity Project (Malawi)
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: 24th July, 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 Item | Description of Goods | Quantity (Physical units) | Final Destination (Project Site) as specified in BDS | Delivery (as per Incoterms) Date | |
| Delivery (Weeks) | |||||
| LOT 1 | 1 | LC- Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (LC-MSMS) | 1 | 8 weeks | |
| 2 | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 3 | Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| 4 | Spectrophotometer | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| LOT2 | 1 | MALDI TOF Mass Analyzer | 1 | 8 weeks | |
| 2 | Drying oven | 4 | 8 weeks | ||
| 3 | Water Distiller | 4 | 8 weeks | ||
| 4 | Hawksley Haematocrit Centrifuge | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 5 | Cooled incubator | 4 | 8 weeks | ||
| 6 | Incubators (incl. double door) | 3 | 8 weeks | ||
| LOT 3 | 1 | Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Machine | 3 | 8 weeks | |
| 2 | Digital Droplet PCR (ddPCR) System | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| 3 | Thermo cycler-Electrophoresis Machine | 5 | 8 weeks | ||
| 4 | ELISA Reader | 4 | 8 weeks | ||
| 5 | Magnifying Floor Lamp | 5 | 8 weeks | ||
| 6 | Advanced Confocal Microscope | 3 | 8 weeks | ||
| 7 | Automated Plate Reader | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 8 | Gel Electrophoresis | 5 | 8 weeks | ||
| 9 | Compound Microscope | 4 | 8 weeks | ||
| 10 | Digital Imaging System | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 11 | DNA Sequencer | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 12 | Fluorescent microscope | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| LOT 4 | 1 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) | 1 | 8 weeks | |
| 2 | Weighing Balance (200g capacity) | 3 | 8 weeks | ||
| 3 | Weighing Balance (2kg capacity) | 4 | 8 weeks | ||
| 4 | Upright Fridge | 6 | 8 weeks | ||
| In all cases the Final Destination shall be the MBS, DARS and DALHD Head office | 8 weeks | ||||
| 5 | Automatic colony counter-SCAN 300 | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 6 | Data Logger | 5 | 8 weeks | ||
| 7 | Ultra Low Freezer | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| LOT 5 | 1 | Moisture meter | 2 | 8 weeks | |
| 2 | Field Moisture Meter | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| 3 | Heater | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| 4 | Plant growth Chamber | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 5 | Soil Analyzer | 1 | 8 weeks | ||
| 6 | Flow Cytometer | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| 7 | Laminar Flow Cabinet | 2 | 8 weeks | ||
| 8 | Ultra-Cool Field Metrology Well | 1 | 8 weeks |
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 February, 2025, 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 Ecobank. Account Number 5460000004752 swift code ECOCMWMW 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 24th August, 2025 at 10:00am. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. All bidders are requested to submit an original, 4 hardcopies and an electronic copy on a flash drive in a searchable pdf format. 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; The Ministry of Transport and Public Works
Capital Hill , 1st Floor
Conference Room
Private Bag 322
Lilongwe 3
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
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