Supply and Delivery of 250 Desktop computers, 250 UPSs, 4 Photocopiers, 2 Tele-conferencing/ virtual equipment, 200 IP Phones, 6 Air Conditioners, 6 Servers and 25 Laptops for PIU and MoES Head Quarters

REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORTS

UGANDA LEARNING ACCELERATION PROGRAM (U-LEARN)

Credit No.: 7779-UG and GRANT NO.: C8807

(One-Envelope Bidding Process)

REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR PROCUREMENT OF ASSORTED ICT EQUIPMENT AND AIR CONDITIONERS FOR THE ULEARN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION UNIT AND MOES HEAD QUARTERS

RFB Reference No: MoES-ULEARN/SUPLS/26-27/00001

The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports has received financing from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of the Uganda Learning Acceleration Program (ULEARN), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of assorted ICT Equipment and Air Conditioners for the ULEARN program implementation unit and MoES headquarters. “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, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through Letter of Credit.”

The Ministry of Education and Sports now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery of assorted ICT Equipment and Air Conditioners for the ULEARN program implementation unit and MoES headquarters as follows;

LOT 1: 250 Desktop computers, 250 UPSs, 4 Heavy Duty Photocopiers, 25 Laptops and 2 Tele-conferencing/ virtual equipment

LOT 2: 200 PBX Phones and 6 Air Conditioning Units

LOT 3: 6 Servers (with licenses and installation)

Bidding will be conducted through Request for Bids (RFB) with Open National market approach as per World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated February 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Head Procurement and Disposal Unit, Ministry of Education and Sports and inspect the bidding document during office hours 9:00am to 4:30pm at the address given below at (9).

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 nonrefundable fee of Uganda Shillings One Hundred Thousand Only (UGX100,000) . The method of payment will be through obtaining a Bank Payment Advise Form from the cashier on 5th Floor, Embassy House and pay at the designated Bank . On presentation of proof of payment, bidding documents may then be collected from the address at (9) or sent by email as may be preferred by the bidder.

Bids must be delivered to the address at (9) on or before 11:00am on 12th November, 2026 . 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 (9) on 12th November, 2026 at 11:15am local time.

All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of;

LOT 1: UGX: 22,000,000 (Uganda Shillings Twenty-Two Million only)

LOT 2: UGX 4,000,000 (Uganda Shillings Four Million Only

LOT 3: UGX 9,000,000 (Uganda Shillings Nine Million Only

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.

The addresses referred to above are:

The Head Procurement and Disposal Unit Ministry of Education and Sports 3rd Floor Room 3.7, Embassy House, Plot 9/11 King George VI Way P. O. Box 7063, Kampala, UGANDA.

Tel: [contact details removed]/256-417893632

Website: www.education.go.ug