Request for Bids (RFB)

Republic of the Sudan

The Building Capacity for Inclusive Services Project (BCISD)

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)

Ministry of Social Development (MOSD)

Name of Project: Building Capacity for Inclusive Service Delivery Project (BCISD)

Grant No.: 2100155029468

RFB No: MOLSD/BCISD/ICB/41/2020

Contract Title: Procurement Integrated Management Information System Software to Support the National Health Insurance Fund (MIS-NHIF) – International Competitive Bidding (ICB)

Reference No. P-SD-IBD-006

Date: Monday 24 May 2021

 

  1. This Request for Bids (RFB) follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online on July 20, 2020 and the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website.
  1. The Government of Sudan GOS has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of Building Capacity for Inclusive Service Delivery Project (BCISD). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this grant will be applied to eligible payments under the contract for: Procurement of Integrated Management Information System Software to Support the National Health Insurance Fund (MIS-NHIF).
  1. The Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) represented by the Building Capacity for Inclusive Service Delivery (BCISD) Project now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the Design, Development, Supply, Installation, Testing, Training, Commissioning and transfer an Integrated Management Information System Software to support the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) by providing a Web-Based information system application with a centralized database at NHIF Headquarters in Khartoum and distributed processing and access from NHIF office locations through States, Localities and Administrative units throughout Sudan. The Integrated MIS Software will support NHIF operational, administrative and beneficiary service requirements, as defined by the program’s Operations Manual.
  1. Bidding will be conducted using the International Competitive Bidding (ICB) procedures in accordance with the Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations, dated October 2015, and is open to all Bidders eligible as defined in these Procurement Policy, that meet the following minimum qualification criteria.
  • The Bidder MUST demonstrate by evidences (Preferably signed by their clients) that During the past seven (7) years it has successfully implemented and completed three (3) successful contracts involving the development, installation, and provision of technical support for Information Systems of similar functional/technical characteristics and of a comparable scale (e.g., 500 workstations at 10 separate sites)
  • The successful implementation shall be documented by an Operational Acceptance Certificate issued by the previous Purchaser of the bid product. In the case of a joint venture, the Partner in Charge MUST demonstrate the above successful experience. Any other JV partner(s) MUST demonstrate that During the past seven (7) years it has participated in the successful implementation of at least two (2) information management system. Bidding Form specifies the format for required acknowledgement by the references of successful implementation.
  • The Bidder must document having ready access to at least 5,500,000 SDG (Five Million and Five Hundred Thousand Sudanese Pounds) or equivalent in liquid assets (bank balances, unencumbered securities, lines of credit, etc.). In the case of a joint venture, the requirement can be met by the sum of the JV partners’ contribution or by the JV itself.
  • The Bidder must prove that in each of the last seven (7) financial years prior to the bid, generated an overall turnover of no less than 5,500,000 SDG (Five Million and Five Hundred Thousand Sudanese Pounds) or equivalent. In the case of a joint venture, the requirement can be met by the sum of the JV partners’ contribution or by the JV itself.
  • The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet: the following cash-flow requirement 3,900,000 SDG (Three Million and Nine Hundred Thousand Sudanese Pounds) or equivalent, the overall cash flow requirements for this contract and its current commitments.
  • The onsite Project Manager must have a minimum of 7 years’ experience with at least two (2) successfully completed MIS projects as project manager.
  1. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from The Building Capacity for Inclusive Service Delivery (BCISD) Project and inspect the bidding documents during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given in point 7 here below.
  1. A complete set of bidding documents in English Language may be purchased by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of SDG 5,000 (Five Thousand Sudanese Pounds) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be through office: The Building Capacity for Inclusive Service Delivery (BCISD) Project. Upon request, bidding documents may be sent by courier service at the recipient’s expense.
  1. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 01:00 PM (Sudan Time) on Thursday 22 July 2021 Bids must be secured by a Bid Security in the amount of SDG 1,100,000 (One Million and One Hundred Thousand) or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend at the address below at 01:00 PM (Sudan Time) on Thursday 22 July 2021.

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INCLUSIVE SERVICES DELIVERY – (BCISD) Attention: Dr. Mohammed Awad Mousnad, Project Manager – BCISD. Khartoum – Alamarat, Street No # 59, Block 09# P.O. Box 12661, Khartoum

Tel: +249123336205, +249912325864

Khartoum – Sudan

Email: [email protected],   [email protected]