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 present