Amref Health Africa is seeking a transport service provider to facilitate the transportation of its staff, partners, consultants, and materials to multiple program sites across Ethiopia

INVITATION TO BID

Tender no. 0015/2024

For the procurement Transport service provider

Floating Date: - As of July 10, 2024

Closing Date – July 22, 2024. 10: AM

Amref Health Africa, the largest African-led international organization on the continent, provides training and health services to over 30 countries in Africa. Founded in 1957 as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to bring critical health services to remote communities, Amref Health Africa now delivers preventative, community-based health care. With a focus on women and children, Amref Health Africa manages a full range of medical and public health programs tackling the most critical health challenges facing the country focusing on three key programmatic areas: Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health (RMNCH); Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases. Gender and human resources for health are cross-cutting, reflected throughout the organization’s health portfolio. Our organization also engages in clinical outreach interventions and emergency programs including nutrition and resilience building of affected continents: maternal and child care, HIV & TB, malaria, clean water and sanitation, and surgical and clinical outreach.

Amref Health Africa partners with the Government of Ethiopia and local stakeholders to implement a diversified health project portfolio throughout the communities. In 2017, our programs supported 174 districts, 390 health facilities, and 27 health science institutions, reaching 1.6 million beneficiaries, 29,654 health professionals, and 17,792 health extension workers and health development agents.

Amref Health Africa has projects in Addis Ababa, Afar, Amhara, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella, Oromia, SNNP, Ethiopia Somali regions and nationwide health systems strengthening interventions focusing on the capacity building of the National Health Extension Program.

Amref Health Africa is seeking a transport service provider to facilitate the transportation of its staff, partners, consultants, and materials to multiple program sites across Ethiopia. We aim to establish a Long-Term Agreement with a transport service provider through a competitive bidding process to provide these services on a fixed-price basis. The agreed prices will remain unchanged for one year from the commencement date of the agreement, subject to adjustment only in the event of fuel price increments.

The agreement also includes a potential one-year extension based on satisfactory performance.

1- Amref Health Africa, Ethiopia office intends to invite all interested and eligible bidders by this bid invitation for the procurement of transport service provider

2-Bid Document with detailed Terms of reference & another bid document can be obtained from the Amref Health Africa Ethiopia office during office hours (Monday to Thursday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Friday at 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM) upon payment of a non-refundable fee of birr 150.00 (one hundred fifty birr only) by depositing to Amref Health Africa Bank account: Wegagen bank /Shala branch/ Account number: 0075992910104, Account name: Amref health Africa. 

The bidder should present the bank advice with a copy of the renewed Business license.

3-All firms organized and licensed under the laws of Ethiopia that qualify to bid are invited to participate in this bid and can get full details of the Term of reference and bid document from the Amref office and have to fulfill the following requirements

a. Bidders should be VAT registered only

b. Only technically qualified firms will be considered for financial evaluation

c. Financial offer currency must be in ETB (Ethiopian Birr).

d. Bidders must submit the financial and technical document in hard copy one original and one copy clearly marked "ORIGINAL" and "COPY". Each envelope shall be stamped and sealed.

All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of birr 10,000.00. And the bid security must be attached to the original Technical document.

The bid bond shall be furnished in one of the following forms: -

• Certified Cheque/CPO issued by a recognized bank
• Bond issued by and/or confirmed through a recognized /reputable bank
• Please use Tender reference number 007/2024 in your subject line
• Bids shall be submitted on or before July 22, 2024. 10: AM in the following address. Amref Health Africa / Ethiopia office

The bid will be opened on July 22, 2024. 10:30 am in the presence of bidders or their representatives.

Bole Sub-City, Woreda 03, H.No. 2310 Behind Bole Medhanialem Church or Beside “Abyssinia Plaza” P.O.Box 20855 code 1000, Tel. 0116627851 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Unit,

The aforementioned Office reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids.