THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Tender No. ME-024/2016-17/HQ/G/36

For

SUPPLY OF VARIOUS GOODS FOR EDUCATION SUPPORT RESOURCE AND ASSESSMENT CENTRE (RETENDERED)

Invitation for Tender

Date: 26^th November, 2018

1. This Invitation for Tender follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project which appeared in Daily News and Procurement Journal Issue no. 1768 dated 16^th October, 2016.

2. The Government of Tanzania through Ministry of Education, Science & Technology has received a Grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) towards the cost of Literacy & Numeracy Education Support (LANES) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to cover eligible payments under the contract for the supply of various goods for Education Support Resource and Assessment Centre.

3. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science & Technology now invites sealed tenders from eligible suppliers as tabulated below:

Lot	Description of Items	Qty	Delivery Period (after contract signing)
1	Office equipment	Various	Within 12 weeks
2	Intellectual- Toys (Teaching Materials)	Various	Within 12 weeks
3	Stationery & related Supplies	Various	Within 4 weeks
4	Specialized Equipment( Intellectual and Hearing Equipment)	Various	Within 12 weeks
5	Cleaning Materials	Various	Within 4 weeks
6	Visual Impairment Items	Various	Within 4 weeks

       Tenderers are required to quote for one lot or combination of two, three, four, five or all lots but in any case Tenderers are required to quote for all items and quantities specified in each lot.  Tenderers who do not quote for all items and quantities will be considered non responsive and rejected in evaluation.

4. Tendering will be conducted through the National Competitive Tendering procedures specified in the Public Procurement Regulations, 2013 – Government Notice No. 446 and are open to all Tenderers as defined in the Regulations.
5. Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain further information from and inspect the Tendering Documents at the office of the Secretary of Tender Board, Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, College of Business Studies and Law, Universities of Dodoma, (UDOM), Block 10, P.O Box 10 40479Dodoma, Office number 320 from 0900 to 1500 hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive except on public holidays.

6. A complete set of Tendering Document (s) in English and additional sets may be   purchased by interested Tenderers on the submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 5 above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Tzs. 100,000/= (Tanzania Shillings: One hundred Thousand Only), Payment should be done through Government e- Payment Gateway (Gepg) where the tenderer should get Control number at office No. 327, at Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

7.       Tenders for Lots 1, 2 & 4 must be accompanied by a Tender Security in an acceptable form in the amount of TZS. 20,000,000.00 (Tanzanian shillings Twenty million).

8.       Tenders for Lots 3, 5 & 6 must be accompanied by a Tender Securing Declaration in a format provided.

9. All tenders in one original plus two copies properly filled in, and enclosed in plain envelopes must be delivered to the Secretary of Tender Board, Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, College of Business Studies and Law, Universities of Dodoma, (UDOM), Block 10, P.O Box 10 – 40479 Dodoma, Room 320 at or before 10:30am local hours on Tuesday, 11^th December, 2018. Tenders will be opened promptly thereafter in public and in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in the opening at the Conference Room, Ground Floor, Ministry of Education, Science & Technology, College of Business Studies and Law, Universities of Dodoma, (UDOM), Block 10, P.O Box 10 40479Dodoma.

10.   late Tenders, Portion of Tenders, Electronic Tenders, Tenders not received, Tenders not opened and not read out in public at the tender opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.

PERMANENT SECRETARY,

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOG

University of Dodoma (UDOM), Block No. 10, P.O. Box 10 40479 DODOMA