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  REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Willy Thorpe Place Building, Banjul The Gambia   Specific Procurement Notice   Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process)     Country: The Republic of the Gambia Name of Project: The Education Sector Support Project  Contract Title: Reprinting of Pupils Core Textbooks and Teachers Guides, Grades 1 – 9 including French Textbooks for the Ministry Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE) Grant No.: IDA-D2800 RFB Reference No.: MoBSE/ESSP/GS/C2/055     The Government of The Gambia has received financing from the World Bank and Global Partnership for Education toward the cost of the Education Sector Support, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract[1] for Reprinting of Pupils Core Textbooks and Teachers Guides, Grades 1 – 9 including French Textbooks: “For this contract, the Borrower may process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing. 2.      The Projects Coordination Unit, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for reprinting of Text Books services and delivery to the Seven Regional Offices under MoBSE, The Gambia, in the following quantities: 1,501,930.00 copies of Pupils’ Books, and 32,731 copies of Teachers’ Guides, to be procured in five indivisible lots. REPRINTING OF PUPILS CORE TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHERS GUIDES, GRADES 1 – 9 INCLUDING FRENCH TEXTBOOKS FOR THE MINISTRY BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (MOBSE)   LOT NO: TITLE/GRADE PRINT RUNS DELIVERY SCHEDULE (SHIPMENT) (LOT 1) (GRADE 1)             FROM CONTRACT  SIGNATURE 1.1 Pupils Book (English) 69,968 Ninety (90) Days 1.2 Pupils Book (Math) 69,968 Ninety (90) Days 1.3 Pupils Book (Integrated) 69,968 Ninety (90) Days 1.4 Teachers Guide (English) 1,477 Ninety (90) Days 1.5 Teachers Guide (math) 1,477 Ninety (90) Days 1.6 Teachers Guide (Integrated) 1,477 Ninety (90) Days   (GRADE 2)     2.1 Pupils Book (English) 60,270 Ninety (90) Days 2.2 Pupils Book (mats) 60,270 Ninety (90) Days 2.3 Pupils Book (Integrated) 60,270 Ninety (90) Days 2.4 Teachers Guide (English) 1378 Ninety (90) Days 2.5 Teachers Guide (math) 1378 Ninety (90) Days 2.6 Teachers Guide (Integrated) 1378 Ninety (90) Days (LOT 2) (GRADE 3)     3.1 Pupils Book (English) 48,724 Ninety (90) Days 3.2 Pupils Book (math) 48,724 Ninety (90) Days 3.3 Pupils Book (Integrated) 48,724 Ninety (90) Days 3.4 Teachers Guide (English) 1,199 Ninety (90) Days 3.5 Teachers Guide (math) 1,199 Ninety (90) Days 3.6 Teachers Guide (Integrated) 1,199 Ninety (90) Days   (GRADE4)     4.1 Pupils Book (English) 48,724 Ninety (90) Days 4.2 Pupils Book (math) 48,724 Ninety (90) Days 4.3 Pupils Book (Integrated) 48,724 Ninety (90) Days 4.4 Teachers Guide (English) 1,095 Ninety (90) Days 4.5 Teachers Guide (math) 1,095 Ninety (90) Days 4.6 Teachers Guide (Integrated) 1,095 Ninety (90) Days (LOT 3) (GRADE 5)     5.1 Pupils Book (English) 44,000 Ninety (90) Days 5.2 Pupils Book (Math) 44,000 Ninety (90) Days 5.3 Pupils Book (Science) 44,000 Ninety (90) Days 5.4 Pupils Book (SES) 44,000 Ninety (90) Days 5.5 Teachers Guide (English) 1,015 Ninety (90) Days 5.6 Teachers Guide (math) 1,015 Ninety (90) Days 5.7 Teachers Guide (Science) 1,015 Ninety (90) Days 5.8 Teachers Guide (SES) 1,015 Ninety (90) Days LOT NO: TITLE/GRADE PRINT RUNS DELIVERY SCHEDULE (SHIPMENT) FROM CONTRACT SIGNATURE: (LOT 3) (GRADE 6)     6.1 Pupils Book (English) 40,000 Ninety (90) Days 6.2 Pupils Book (math) 40,000 Ninety (90) Days 6.3 Pupils Book (Science) 40,000 Ninety (90) Days 6.4 Pupils Book (SES) 40,000 Ninety (90) Days 6.5 Teachers Guide (English) 995 Ninety (90) Days 6.6 Teachers Guide (math) 995 Ninety (90) Days 6.7 Teachers Guide (Science) 995 Ninety (90) Days 6.8 Teachers Guide (SES) 995 Ninety (90) Days (LOT 4) (GRADE 7)     7.1 Pupils Book (English) 36,610 Ninety (90) Days 7.2 Pupils Book (math) 36,610 Ninety (90) Days 7.3 Pupils Book (Science) 36,610 Ninety (90) Days 7.4 Pupils Book (SES) 36,610 Ninety (90) Days 7.5 Teachers Guide (English) 740 Ninety (90) Days 7.6 Teachers Guide (math) 740 Ninety (90) Days 7.7 Teachers Guide (Science) 740 Ninety (90) Days 7.8 Teachers Guide (SES) 740 Ninety (90) Days   (GRADE 8)     8.1 Pupils Book (English) 34,304 Ninety (90) Days 8.2 Pupils Book (math) 34,304 Ninety (90) Days 8.3 Pupils Book (Science) 34,304 Ninety (90) Days 8.4 Pupils Book (SES) 34,304                         Ninety (90) Days 8.5 Teachers Guide (English) 693 Ninety (90) Days 8.6 Teachers Guide (math) 693 Ninety (90) Days 8.7 Teachers Guide (Science) 693 Ninety (90) Days 8.8 Teachers Guide (SES) 693 Ninety (90) Days (LOT 5) (GRADE 9)     9.1 Pupils Book (English) 32,304 Ninety (90) Days 9.2 Pupils Book (math) 32,304 Ninety (90) Days 9.3 Pupils Book (Science) 32,304 Ninety (90) Days 9.4 Pupils Book (SES) 32,304                         Ninety (90) Days 9.5 Teachers Guide (English) 653 Ninety (90) Days 9.6 Teachers Guide (math) 653 Ninety (90) Days 9.7 Teachers Guide (Science) 653 Ninety (90) Days 9.8 Teachers Guide (SES) 653 Ninety (90) Days             LOT NO: TITLE/GRADE PRINT RUNS DELIVERY SCHEDULE (SHIPMENT) FROM CONTRACT SIGNATURE: (LOT 5) (JE PARLE FRANCAIS)     10.1 Pupils Book (Ados 1) 35,000 Ninety (90) Days 10.3 Pupils Book (Ados 2) 35,000 Ninety (90) Days 10.5 Teachers Guide (Ados 1) 900 Ninety (90) Days   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” Fourth Edition November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4.      Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Projects Coordination Unit, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Willy Thorpe Place Building, Banjul, The Gambia. [email protected] and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below (2) from 8.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m Mondays to Thursdays and 08:00am to 12:30 p.m Fridays [2] 5.      The[3] bidding document in English Language may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee[4] of USD 500.00 (Five hundred dollars) or GMD 25,000 dalasi equivalent. The method of payment is physical cash.[5] The document will be sent by email.[6] 6.      Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 14 October 2021 at 12:00 PM. Electronic Bidding will not 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 14th October, 2021 at 12:30. 7.      All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of USD 10,000.00 (Ten Thousand dollars only) for all five lots or USD 2,000.00 (One Thousand Dollars) for each lot or an equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency. 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):   (1):  Projects Coordination Unit,         Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education,         Willy Thorpe Place Building,          Banjul, The Gambia   (2): Office of the Project Manager,         Projects Coordination Unit, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education,         Willy Thorpe Place Building,         Banjul The Gambia.             The Gambia- Education Sector Support Program Gambia Not cancelled RFB- Request for Bids Invitation for Bids Goods Thursday, October 14, 2021- 12:00 WB-P811347-08/21 IDAD2800 MOBSE/ESSP/GS/C2/055 P162890 General- Education and Training School Supplies and Equipment Friday, August 27, 2021 OP00143957 English Friday, August 27, 2021- 13:27 Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Abdoulie Sowe Quadrangle Banjul The Gambia 222 9966871 [email protected] Primary Education, Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, Public Administration- Education World Bank Wednesday, August 25, 2021- 20:00 IBRD/IDA Loans (PE) Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education USD 600000.00 Printing of Core Textbooks Grade 1-9 including Teachers Guide Coordinator proc_voc_id: 73151904 proc_voc_title: Offset industrial printing services seg_id: 73000000 seg_title: Industrial Production and Manufacturing Services family_id: 73150000 family_title: Manufacturing support services class_id: 73151900 class_title: Industrial printing services cmdty_id: 73151904 cmdty_title: Offset industrial printing services