UGANDA REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (URMCHIP)

CREDIT NO: 5897-UG

Invitation for Bids (IFB)

Procurement of Reproductive and Child Health Commodities, and Blood Transfusion Reagents

REFERENCE NUMBER: NMS/SUPLS/18-19/00004

1. The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for supply of Reproductive and Child Health commodities, and Blood Transfusion Reagents.
   

2. The Ministry of Health (represented by National Medical Stores) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply of reproductive maternal and child health commodities, and Blood Transfusion Reagents as shown in the table below

 Bidders may bid for one or more lots.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-Consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits & Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January, 2011, revised July, 2014 “Procurement Guidelines”, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Guidelines.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the General Manager, National Medical Stores (e-mail; web@nms.go.ug) and inspect the bidding documents during office hours from 0900 to 1700 Hours at the address given below in 8(a).

5. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of UGX 300,000(Uganda Shillings Three Hundred Thousand Uganda Shillings only) or other freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be (a) Cash, payable to the National Medical Stores Cashier at the address indicated under 8(b) below, against which a receipt and the document shall be issued or (b) Electronic Fund Transfer payable to the Bank Account, whose account details can be given by making an inquiry on the address under 8(a) below. Where payment is by Electronic Fund Transfer, the document will be sent by e-mail.

6. Bids must be delivered to the address in 8(c) below on or before 9^th November 2018 at 1100Hours. 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 choose to attend at the address below on 9^th November 2018 at 1130 Hours.

7. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of the amounts corresponding to each lot as shown below;

8. The addresses referred to above are:

(a)  General Manager,

National Medical Stores,

Plot 4-12 Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda

Tel: 041-320542/4230507/4320566.

Fax: 0414-321469/321062;

(b)  The Cash Office, Department of Finance and Accounts,

National Medical Stores,

Plot 4-12 Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda

Tel: 041-320542/4230507/4320566.

Fax: 0414-321469/321062;

Address of Pre bid meeting/Bid Submission/ Opening;

(c)    National Medical Stores, Staff Canteen

Plot 4-12 Nsamizi Road, Entebbe, Uganda

Tel: 041-320542/ 4230507/ 4320566.

Fax: 0414-321469/321062;

9. The Procurement Schedule (subject to minor changes) is as below:

The Purchaser is not bound to accept the highest or lowest bidder

General Manager

NATIONAL MEDICAL STORES