Request for Bids

(Non-Consulting Services)

Republic of Maldives

Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) Project

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: E046-MV         

Contract Title: Procurement of Event Management Services

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): MV-MOED-513534-NC-RFB

The Government of the Maldives has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract  for Procurement of Event Management Services.

The Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Event Management of Vara Expo 2025 to be held on 6,7 & 8^th November 2025 at Hulhumale’ Central Park.

Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers -” November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development, during office hours at the address given below.

An optional information session for interested Bidders will be held on 6^th October 2025 at 13:00hrs at the address below.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 13^th October 2025, 11:00hrs. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”, will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 13^th October 2025, 11:00hrs.

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):

Sustainable and Integrated Labor Services (SAILS) Project

Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development

Attn: Mohamed Jailam Rafeeg, Procurement Specialist

Umar Zahir Building, Orchidmaa Hingun,

Hulhumale’, Republic of the Maldives

Tel: 1474

E-mail: [email protected]