Tranche 2 – Data Centre Hardware (Procurement of Servers & related hardware)

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Name of Project: Caribbean Digital Transformation Project

Contract Title: Tranche-02A: Supply of rack servers and network equipment to support Software Systems implementation

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 6691-VC

RFB Reference No.: SVG-CARDTP-GO-RFB-9

The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) “the World Bank” toward the cost of the Caribbean Digital Transformation Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Procurement of the “Tranche-02A: Supply of rack servers and network equipment to support Software Systems implementation”.

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Tranche-02A: Supply of rack servers and network equipment to support Software Systems implementation.

Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers”, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply to the Rated Criteria

Technical Factor – 40% Price Factor – 60%

Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and inspect the Bid document during office hours from 08:30 a.m. to 16:00 p.m. at the address given immediately below:

Attn: [contact details removed]

Director General, Finance and Planning Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, 2nd Floor, Administrative Building Bay Street, Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Email: [contact details removed] , procurement@gov.vc , [contact details removed]

6. The bid document in the English Language may be requested by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address given immediately above. The document will be sent by email in PDF Format. 7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2:00 PM (SVG time) on 25 November, 2026 . Electronic Bidding will be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below at 2:30 PM (SVG time) on 25 November, 2026 . All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening. The Bids opening will also be facilitated by an online platform. The details of the same shall be shared at least one (1) day before the scheduled Bid opening.

The address to submit Bids is:

Attn: [contact details removed]

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning 2nd Floor, Administrative Building Bay Street, Kingstown St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Email: procurement@gov.vc

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration

9. 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.