State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), Ekiti State- Request For Bids For Procurement Of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (Mass Campaign & Routine Distribution)

DEADLINE: 2ND JULY, 2024
STATE MALARIA ELIMINATION PROGRAMME (SMEP), EKITI STATE
REQUEST FOR BIDS
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
NAME OF PROJECT: IMMUNIZATION PLUS AND MALARIA PROGRESS BY ACCELERATING COVERAGE AND TRANSFORMING SERVICES (IMPACT) PROJECT
CONTRACT TITLE: PROCUREMENT OF LONG-LASTING INSECTICIDE TREATED NETS (MASS CAMPAIGN & ROUTINE DISTRIBUTION)
CREDIT NO.: 6539
RFB REFERENCE NO.: EKITISTATE SMEP-GO-RFB-01

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (Mass Campaign & Routine Distribution-under Component two of the Project). 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.

2. The State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), through the State Ministry of Health now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply of the items listed in the table below:

3. Bidders wishing to offer discounts will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are Included in the Letter of Bid. A margin for domestic preference will not apply. Qualification’s requirements include:
a. Documentary Evidence of two contracts of similar nature and magnitude during the last five (5) years
b. Audited Financial Statements for the last three (3) years to demonstrate the financial capability of the Bidder in terms of Profitability and adequate working capital.
c. An Accreditation Letter/Manufacturer’s Authorization Letter for dealing in the bided drugs and other related products not produced by the company.
d. Additional details are provided in the Bidding Documents.

4. 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”, dated July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018 and November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders at the following website: www.worldbank.org.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ekiti State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP)/Immunization Plus and Malaria Progress by Accelerating Coverage and Transforming Services (IMPACT) Project, Mrs. Bankole Helen Ebun E-mail ebunbanky001@gmail.com OR olu2onia@yahoo.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours between 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below.

6. 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 non-refundable fee of Forty Thousand Naira Only (NGN40, 000.00). The method of payment will be into the IMPACT Project Accounts with the following details:
Nigerian Naira Account:
ACCOUNT NAME – Ekiti State Ministry of Health, Malaria Elimination Programme, Nigeria Naira Account;
ACCOUNT NUMBER-0123325323;
BANKERS-Wema Bank of Nigeria; CURRENCY-NGN,

Verifiable payment evidence for the non-refundable fee is to be forwarded to the project. The document will be sent by courier or collected by hand. Prospective bidders will bear all costs if they choose delivery of the bidding documents by courier.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 12.00 noon (local time), 2nd July, 2024. 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 at 1.00pm (local time), on 2nd July, 2024.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of the amount in Nigerian Naira stated in the Table under paragraph 2 as above of this Specific Procurement Notice.

9. 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.

10. The address referred to above is:
State Malaria Elimination Programme (SMEP), Ekiti State Ministry of Health.
Name: Mrs. Bankole Helen Ebun, Project Manager
Address: Ekiti State IMPACT (MALARIA) PROJECT
Telephone numbers: +2348038662063
Email address: ebunbanky001@gmail.com
Website address: