OECS Regional Health Project

Tender summary

Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Name of Project: OECS Regional Health Project Contract Title: The Purchase of Lab Equipment for the Food and Water Laboratory Loan No.: P168539 RFB Reference No.: SVGRHP-G-RFB-3 The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the OECS Regional Health project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for The Purchase of Lab Equipment for the Food and Water Laboratory. 2. The Economic Planning Division now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for equipment for the Public Health Laboratory by: Lot 1: Public health Laboratory Equipment – Serology Lot 2: Public health Laboratory Equipment – Molecular Lot 3: Laboratory Equipment: Public Health Laboratory – Microbiology Lot 4: Laboratory equipment: Public Health Laboratory – Environmental Lot 5: Laboratory equipment: Public Health Laboratory – General items Lot 6: Laboratory equipment: Public Health Laboratory – Food and water The bid is conducted on a lot-by-lot basis. Bidders may be for one, two, three, n numbers of lots defined in the bidding documents. Bidders wishing to offer discounts if they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided that the discounts are in the Form of a Bid or submitted in writing before the deadline for bid submission. All bids and discount offers shall be opened and evaluated simultaneously to determine the bid or combination of bids, including discounts, offering the lowest evaluated bid/s for the Purchaser. The Purchaser will award the contract/s to the most advantageous bidder/s for two, three, or each lot determined based on the most advantageous combined cost for the Purchaser for the entire package, and who meets all post-qualification criteria for the lot/s for which they are bidding. 3. 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” September 2025 (“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. Financial Capability The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s): Financial Statement If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), all members of the JV should jointly meet the above qualification requirements. The member in charge should meet at least seventy percent of the above qualification requirements. Audited financial statements for the last three (3) years, prior to bid submission deadline, demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by each member. or if not required by the law of the Bidder’s country, other financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the last three (3) years prior to bid submission deadline, demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by each member. Experience and Technical Capacity The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence to demonstrate that it meets the following experience requirement(s): Bidder must have experience in the field of supplying goods similar to the goods in the bid for a period of at least three (3) years prior to the deadline for submission. If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), the member in charge should meet these requirements. The bidder shall submit reference lists for not less than two (2) successfully completed contracts during the last five (5) years; each contract must be for the supply of similar laboratory equipment for an amount of no less than: Lot 1: $ 25,500 .00 USD Lot 2: $ 110,000.00 USD Lot 3: $50,000.00 USD Lot 4: $75,000.00 USD Lot 5: $50,000.00 USD Lot 6: $75,000.00 USD If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), all members should jointly meet all qualification requirements, and each of the members of the JV should have a least one successfully completed similar contract during the last three (3) years. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Economic Planning Division, Recardo Frederick, Director of Economic Planning, cenplan@svgcpd.com scstewart@svgcpd.com rwilliams@svgcpd.com AND ojackson@svgcpd.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours 900 hours and 1500 hours at the address given below . 5. The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below (a). The link to the document will be sent by email. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before February 13, 2026, at 1300 hours (local SVG time) . Electronic Bidding will be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on February 13, 2026, at 1400 hours (local SVG time). 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration for each Lot . 8. 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. 9. The address(es) referred to above is (are): Bid Documents Economic Planning Division 1st Floor Administrative Centre Bay Street Kingstown Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tel: 784-457-1746 or 784-457-2182 Email: cenplan@svgcpd.com, scstewart@svgcpd.com, rwilliams@svgcpd.com AND ojackson@svgcpd.com. Bid Submission Chairman Central Procurement Board Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Private Sector Development 2nd Floor Administrative Centre Kingstown VC0100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Electronic Submission Email: procurement@gov.vc

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