Supply and Delivery of Cables and Conductors and 10mm2 single core copper conductor (Framework Agreement)

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd

Specific Procurement Notice (SPN)

Request for Bids Framework Agreement(s) for Goods (Primary Procurement, Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Procuring Agency: ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CORPORATION OF MALAWI ( ESCOM) Ltd

Country: MALAWI

Name of Project: ACCELERATING SUSTAINABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS TRANSFORMATION IN MALAWI (ASCENT) PROJECT

Framework Agreement Title SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF CABLES, CONDUCTORS AND 10MM SINGLE CORE COPPER WIRE

RFB Reference No.: MW-ESCOM-561439-GO-RFB

Grant No.: IDA E4010

Date of Issue: 23 September 2026

This in Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared UNB Online, Notice number OP00336801dated 31st January 2025

The Government of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (ASCENT) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under Call-off Contracts that may be awarded under the Framework Agreement (FA)/Framework Agreements (FAs) for the supply and delivery of Cables, Conductors and 10mm Single Core Copper Wire concluded through this RFB Primary Procurement process. 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 Procuring Agency is undertaking the Primary Procurement with a view to concluding a Framework Agreement /Framework Agreements. The Procuring Agency is the sole Purchaser under the Framework Agreement /Framework Agreements. The Procuring Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery of Cables, Conductors and 10mm Single Core Copper Wire as indicated in table below:

Lot No Description Quantity Physical Unit Final (Project Site) Destination as specified in BDS

1: Northern Region 16mm2 Twine wire 600,000 Meter Mzuzu

95mm Aerial Buddled Cable 522,000 Meter Mzuzu

10 mm2 Single Core Copper wire 27,840 Meter Mzuzu

2: Central Region 16mm2 Twine wire 1,400,000 Meter Lilongwe

95mm Aerial Buddled Cable 1,218,000 Meter Lilongwe

10 mm2 Single Core Copper wire 63,075 Meter Lilongwe

3: Southern Region 16mm2 Twine wire 800,000 Meter Blantyre

95mm Aerial Buddled Cable 696,000 Meter Blantyre

10 mm2 Single Core Copper wire 41,760 Meter Blantyre

4: Eastern Region 16mm2 Twine wire 600,000 Meter Zomba

95mm Aerial Buddled Cable 522,000 Meter Zomba

10 mm2 Single Core Copper wire 27,840 Meter Zomba

The Framework Agreement/Framework Agreements to be concluded will be “Single-User.” “ The Single-User entitled to purchase under the Framework Agreement is Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd. The Framework Agreement/Framework Agreements to be concluded will be “Single-Supplier.” The selection of an FA Supplier to be awarded a Call-off Contract will be done through a Secondary Procurement process as defined in Framework Agreement. However, the conclusion of a Framework Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Procuring Agency, including participating Purchasers, to purchase Goods under a Call-off Contract. The conclusion Framework Agreement does not guarantee that an FA Supplier will be awarded a Call-off Contract. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” Seventh Edition, September, 2025. (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Bidders may submit Bids for one or more of the following items.

LOT Description of Goods

1: Northern Region Cables and conductor

2: Central Region Cables and conductor

3 Southern Region Cables and conductor

4 Eastern Region Cables and conductor

The Framework Agreement/Framework Agreements shall be concluded for a Term of 2 years from the commencement date stated in the Framework Agreement. The initial term maybe extended by a maximum of two years The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s). Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors) 50% and for the Bid cost 50%. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd, The Chairperson of Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1200 hours and 1330 to 1630 hours at the address given below. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of MWK50,000.00 or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be a Direct Deposit to the following accounts.

FOREIGN CURRENCY PAYMENTS

Type of Information DETAILS

BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME ESCOM Border Towns

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS P.O. BOX 2047, BLANTYRE

BENEFICIARY BANK Standard Bank

SWIFT CODE SBICMWMXXXX

BANK ACCOUNT 9100000906260

CURRENCY USD

LOCAL CURRENCY PAYMENTS

Type of Information DETAILS

BENEFICIARY ACCOUNT NAME ESCOM Main

BENEFICIARY ADDRESS P.O. BOX 2047, BLANTYRE

BENEFICIARY BANK National Bank of Malawi

SWIFT CODE NBMAMWMW002

BANK ACCOUNT 694592

CURRENCY MWK

The document will be sent by Courier or email. Please note that the bidding documents are being provided in hard copies. However, only for the convenience of the bidders, in filling the various Forms and the Bills of Quantities, a soft copy in CD is also being given along with the hard copy. The bidders should note that in case of any difference in the hard and the soft copy, the one i