REPUBLIC OF KENYA

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

SUPPORT FOR EAST AFRICA’S CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR SKILLS AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES–THE EAKI PROJECT.

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (ICB)

Date: 2^nd October, 2018
Loan No. 2100150031997
Project ID No: P – Z1 – IB0 – 23
Tender No: MOH/EAKIP/ICB/003/2018-2019

1. This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice for this project, which appeared in Development Business Issue No AfDB675-10/14 Published on October 10 2014.

2. The Government of the Republic of Kenya has received a loan from the African Development Fund in various currencies towards the cost of Support for EAST AFRICA’S CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR SKILLS AND TERTIARY EDUCATION IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES -PHASE 1. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this loan will be applied to eligible payments under contracts for Procurement of HLA Molecular Laboratory Instruments and Reagents and CRRT machine consumables.

3. The Ministry of Health, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply, delivery and installation which will involve but not limited to:

Bidders may bid for one or more lots but for those who submit bids for more than one lot, their aggregate capability to deliver the equipment on the number of lots that they bid for will be taken into account during evaluation.

4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the tender documents at Ministry of Health Headquarters, P.O Box 30016-00100 Nairobi located at Afya House Cathedral Road Off Ngong’ Road, Supply Chain Management Office, East Africa’s Centre of Excellence Project ADB Prefabricated Block during normal working hours ( 8.00am-1.00pm and 2.00pm -5.00pm {EAT}) or view it in the Ministry Website; www.health.go.ke
   

5. A complete set of tender documents may be obtained by interested Bidders upon payment of non-refundable fee of Kenya Shillings One Thousand (KES 1,000.00) per lot at Cash office situated at 2^nd floor, Ministry of Health, Afya House or Bankers Cheque payable to Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health or downloaded free of charge from the Ministry of Health Website; health.go.ke

NB: Bidders who download the document from the website MUST register their details in the Supply Chain Management Office (Room No 11), East African Kidney Institute Project ADB Prefabricated Block during normal working hours or email to procurement514health@gmail.com.

6. The provisions in the Instructions to bidders and General Conditions of contract contained in the bidding documents are the provisions of the African Development Bank’s Standard Bidding Documents for the Procurement of Goods.

7. Complete tender documents enclosed with plain sealed envelopes, marked with tender name and reference number (Original and Copy) should be placed in the tender box at the Ministry of Health, Headquarters on 1^st floor by Wednesday 14^th November, 2018 at 10.00 A.M (EAT) addressed to, The Principal Secretary Ministry of Health P. O. Box 30016 – 00100 Nairobi and must be accompanied by a bid security as per the table below. The bid security shall be in the form of a bank guarantee, from a reputable bank and should be valid for 180 days from the date of Tender Opening. The beneficiary for the security shall be The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health, and P. O. Box 30016 – 00100 Nairobi.

NB: Bulky documents should be delivered to the office of the Head, Supply Chain Management Services, on 5^th floor Room 514, at Ministry of Health, Afya House, Cathedral Road, off Ngong’ Road.

8. Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of Bidders or their representatives who choose to attend at GTZ Prefabricated Block Board Room, Afya House, Cathedral Road Off Ngong’ Road on Wednesday 14^th November, 2018 at 10.00 A.M (EAT).

Head Supply Chain Management Services

For: Principal Secretary, Ministry of Health