TENDER No:

RICH/004/23/OT

Opening date

25^th August 2023

Closing date

14^th September 2023

Description

Stationary Supplying Services

Funded by

Rwanda Interfaith Council on Health (RICH)

Currency of budget

Rwandan Francs

Introduction

Bidders shall adhere to all the requirements of this tender, including any amendments made in writing by RICH.

Any Bid submitted will be regarded as an offer by the Bidder and does not constitute or imply the acceptance of the Bid by RICH.

RICH is under no obligation to award a contract to any Bidder as a result of this TENDER.

RICH reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage without any liability of any kind for RICH, upon notice to the bidders or publication of cancellation.

Deadline for the Submission of

Quotation

14^th September 2023 @05:00 Kigali time

Method of

Submission

All bids shall be submitted online via  the following email:

procurement@rwandainterfaith.org

Cost of preparation of bid documents

RICH shall not be responsible for any costs associated with a bidder’s preparation and submission of bid documents, regardless of the outcome or the manner of conducting the selection process.

Supplier Code of Conduct, Fraud,

Corruption

RICH strictly enforces a policy of zero tolerance on proscribed practices, including fraud, corruption, collusion, unethical or unprofessional practices, child abuse, child labour, sexual abuse and explotation and requires all bidders to observe the highest standard of ethics during the procurement process and contract implementation; and such mispratices may result to cancellation of the procurement process at any stage.

Gifts and

Hospitality

Bidders shall not offer gifts or hospitality of any kind to RICH staff members including recreational trips to sporting or cultural events, theme parks or offers of holidays, transportation, or invitations to lunches, dinners or similar. In pursuance of this policy, RICH: (a) Shall reject a bid if it determines that the selected bidder has engaged in any corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for the contract in question; (b) Shall declare a bidder ineligible, either indefinitely or for a stated period, to be awarded a contract if at any time it determines that the bidder has engaged in any corrupt or fraudulent practices in competing for, or in executing a RICH contract.

Conflict of Interest

RICH requires every procurement team member, staff and prospective supplier to avoid and prevent any thing that may lead to the conflicts of interest.

Bidders must disclose their knowledge of the following: If the owners, part-owners, officers, directors of the bidding entity or key personnel who are family members of RICH staff involved in the procurement process under this tender.

Duties and taxes

All prices must be tax inclusive. 

Language of the bid documents

English

Documents to be submitted

The Bids shall comprise of the following:

• Official bidding documents
• Submission letter
• Full address of the bidder indicating Province, District, Sector, Cell, Village, Street number, E-mail, telephone number
• Copy of RDB certificate;
• Valid tax clearance certificate
• References of at least three similar contracts executed;
• Proof of electronic billing machine receipt 

Clarifications

• Requests for clarification from bidders will not be accepted any later 4^th  September 2023.

Evaluation criteria

Technical evaluation

Maximum score 30%

Only bidders who attain a minimum score of 25% in the technical specifications will be qualified for financial evaluation.

Financial evaluation

Maximum score 70%

The bidder has to develop their financial proposal strictly by using format related to financial proposal (Table 1)