Hiring of Motor Vehicles

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) Request for Bids Framework Agreement(s) for Non-Consulting (Primary Procurement, One-Envelope Bidding Process) Procuring Agency: Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Country: Malawi Name of Project: ASCENT Framework Agreement Title: Provisional of Motor Vehicle Hiring Services RFB Reference No.: ESCOM-W- 582144-NC-RFB Loan No./Credit No./Grant No.: IDA 410 The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the ASCENT project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under Call-off Contracts that may be awarded under the Framework Agreement (FA) for Provisional of Motor Vehicle Hiring Services concluded through this RFB Primary Procurement process. The Procuring Agency is undertaking the Primary Procurement with a view to concluding a Framework Agreement. The Procuring Agency [select the appropriate option is the sole Employer under the Framework Agreement. The Procuring Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Provisional of Motor Vehicle Hiring The Framework Agreement to be concluded will be Single-User. “ The Single-User entitled to purchase under the Framework Agreement is ESCOM The Framework Agreement to be concluded will be : “Single-Service Provider.” The selection of a FA Service Provider 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 Employers, to purchase Non-Consulting under a Call-off Contract. The conclusion Framework Agreement does not guarantee that a FA Service Provider 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” Sixth Edition, February, 2025. (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations Bidders may submit Bids for one or more lots. The Framework Agreement shall be concluded for a Term of 3 years from the commencement date stated in the Framework Agreement. The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s). Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Electricity Supply Corporation of