Scaling Up, Upgrade and Maintenance of the Bomalathu E-Services and Data Exchange Platform (Bomalathu Version 3)

Digital Malawi Acceleration Project GRANT: IDA-E338-MW PROJECT NUMBER: P505095 Request for Proposal Information Systems (Design, Supply and Installation) (Without Prequalification) Purchaser : The Public Private Partnership Commission Project : Digital Malawi Acceleration Project Contract title : Scaling Up, Upgrade and Maintenance of the Bomalathu E-Services Portal (Bomalathu Version 3) Country : Malawi Grant No.: IDA-E338-MW RFP No: MW-PPPC-554952-GO-RFP Issued on: 19 October 2026 1. The Government of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Scaling Up, Upgrade and Maintenance of the Bomalathu E-Services Portal (Bomalathu Version 3). 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. 2. The Public Private Partnership Commission now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Proposers for Scaling Up, Upgrade and Maintenance of the Bomalathu E-Services Portal (Bomalathu Version 3) as follows: Lot No. Description of Goods or Related Service Quantity Delivery Period 1 Scaling Up, Upgrading and Maintenance of the Bomalathu eServices Portal (Version 3) 40 Citizen Facing e-Services 32 Months 3. The procurement process will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated September 2025, Seventh Edition (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. 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): 70% and for Bid cost: 30%. 5. Interested eligible Proposers may obtain further information from Public Private Partnership Commission and inspect the bidding document during office hours 08:00 to 16:00 hours at the address given below 10(a) 6. The request for p