Ethiopia COVID-19 Emergency Response

Source: World Bank — Ethiopia COVID-19 Emergency Response

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

FEDERAL DEMOCTRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROJET

GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Credit No.: IDA-65870  

Project ID No:  P173750

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has applied for financing in the amount of US$ 82.6 million equivalent from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ethiopia COVID-19 Emergency Response Project, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services to be procured under this project.

The project will include the following five components: component 1 is provision of Medical Supplies and Equipment; component 2 is Preparedness, Capacity Building and Training; component 3 is Community Discussions and Information Outreach; component 4 is construction of Quarantine, Isolation and Treatment Centers; and component 5 is Project Implementation and Monitoring for MOH and EPHI. The major procurable items under each component are:

Goods:

1. Under Component 1: Procurement of Medical Equipment for case management and infection prevention ; ii) Procurement of pharmaceuticals and Medical supplies for case management and infection prevention; iii) Procurement of detection testing kits ; iv) Procurement of Extraction testing kits, for Laboratories; and v)  Procurement of laboratory consumables which will be procured with the Bank facilitation procurement through Hands-on Expanded Implementation Support (HEIS) and through direct marketing approach from reputable firms due to the nature of the project.
2. Under Component 2 & 4: (Goods) i) Procurement of Hardware Equipment including desktop and tablets for EOC, call center and for Rapid Response Team (RTT); ii) Procurement of Software and installation services for EOC, call center and data center  and internet connectivity services; and iii) Various Other small Equipment like Generator   which will be managed through national Request for Quotation (RFQ) approach by inviting reputable domestic firms through limited competitive procurement process without advertisement.

Small Works:

1. Under Component 4: Procurement of renovation and rehabilitation of quarantine, isolation and treatment Centers in different regions which will be managed through national Request for Quotation (RFQ) approach by inviting reputable domestic firms through limited competitive procurement process without advertisement.

Consulting Service:

1. Under Component 3 & 5: Selection and recruitment of national individual consultant through limited marketing approach for the project management.

Procurement of contracts financed by the World Bank will be conducted through the procedures as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (July 2016, Revised October 2017) (Procurement Regulations) and is open to all eligible firms and individuals as defined in the Procurement Regulations. After project negotiations, the World Bank shall arrange the publication on its external website of the agreed initial procurement plan and all subsequent updates once it has provided a no objection.

Specific procurement notices for contracts subject to open international competitive procurement will be announced, as they become available, in UN Development Business online, the World Bank’s external website and in the National press, the Ethiopian Herald, the English daily newspaper.

Interested eligible firms and individuals who would wish to be considered for the provision of goods, works, non-consulting services and consulting services, and who wish to be included in the roster of the MOH to be notified when SPNs are issued for specific procurement activities for the above-mentioned project, or those requiring additional information, should contact the Borrower at the address below: