`Maldives Learning Advancement and Measurement Project (LAMP: P172631)

                                               Ministry of Education                                                                                                                                

Republic of Maldives

   Announcement No: (IUL)22-E/22/2023/185  

REQUEST FOR BIDS

Goods

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

The announcement no. (IUL)22-E/22/2022/377 (19 December 2022) for Procurement of books in Dhivehi language for the improvement of Dhivehi language of students (RFB Reference Number: MV-MOE-330440-GO-RFB) has been cancelled as the submitted Bids did not meet all requirements.  

1. The Ministry of Education has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Maldives Learning and Measurement Advancement Project (LAMP) (P172631, RE), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement of books in Dhivehi language for the improvement of Dhivehi language of students.
2. The Ministry of Education of the Maldives now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders to deliver the books within 45 days to 60 days of contract signing.
3. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information by writing to [email protected], and inspect the bidding document before 1100 hours of Thursday, 06^th July 2023.
4. Information session will be held at Ministry of Education, Velaanaage 8^th floor, 13:00 hours, 21^st June 2023. Bids will not be accepted by those parties who do not attend this information session.
5. 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” dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.    
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before Sunday, 09^th July 2023, 1100 hours Maldives Time. 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 Sunday, 09^th July 2023, 1100 hours Maldives Time. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of MVR 9,000.00 (Nine Thousand).

The address referred to above is:

Attention: Mohamed Manaan Ahmed

Street Address: Ameer Ahmed Magu

Floor/ Room number: Velaanaage, 8^th Floor          

City: Male’ City    

ZIP/Postal Code: 20096

Country: Maldives

Tel: +( 960) 3341120

Email: [email protected]