Request for Bids
Health Goods
Purchaser: Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Project: Sri Lanka Covid -19 Emergency Response & Health Systems Preparedness Project (P 173867)
Contract title: Pethidine Hydrochloride Injection 75mg in 1.5ml ampoule
Country: Sri Lanka
Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: IBRD-9296
RFB No: LK-SPC-370474-GO-RFB
Issued on: 31st Jul 2023
1. The Government of Sri Lanka / Ministry of Health has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sri Lanka Covid -19 Emergency Response & Health Systems Preparedness Project (P 173867)], and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Pethidine Hydrochloride Injection 75mg in 1.5ml ampoule “For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.”
2. The Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply of 100,000 ampoules of Pethidine Hydrochloride Injection 75mg in 1.5ml ampoule
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” 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 Mr. Saman Munasinghe, Manager Imports (DHS- Pharma) of Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka (pharma.manager@spc.lk) and inspect the bidding document during office hours [8.00 to 15.00 hours] at the address given below. The Bidding Document is published on the website www.spc.lk for reference only.
5. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of [LKR. 20,000.00 + Taxes]. The method of payment will be cash. The document will be handed over to the representative. If no local representative for the interested Bidder the bidding document could be downloaded from the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) web site after submitting proof documents for the payment.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11th September 2023 at 10:00 Hour. 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 10:00 Hour, 11th September 2023.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a “Bid Security” of LKR. 1,555,000.00or equivalent value in USD according to the exchange rate on Bid issuing date.
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 referred to above is:
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka of Sri Lanka
Mr. Sarath Liyanage, Chairman
State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka
16th Floor, No. 41, “Mehewara Piyasa”, Kirula Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
Tel. : +94 11 2338500
Fax : +94 11 2055800
Email :chairman@spc.lk
Web : www.spc.lk