Procurement of Hardware and Accounting System (Software) for the Office of the Auditor General

This Specific Procurement Notice follows the General Procurement Notice (GPN) for this project that appeared in UNDB online AfDB41-01/15 dated 22 January 2015 and on the African Development Bank Group’s Internet Website.

The Kingdom of Lesotho has received a grant from the African Development Fund in the amount of UA 2.6 million towards the cost of Institutional Support for Public Financial Management Project (ISEP). It is intended that part of the proceeds of this grant to cover eligible payments under the contract for Procurement of Hardware and Accounting Software for the Office of the Auditor General.

The Ministry of Finance now invites sealed bids from prospective bidders for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and training of Hardware and Accounting Package to the Office of the Auditor General.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of the Public Financial Management Reform Secretariat (PFMRS), Ministry of Finance, Corner Kingsway and High Court Road, Government Complex, Finance House, Third Floor, Room 3044, Maseru, Lesotho Telephone: +266 28324748.

A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of M300.00

The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract contained in the bidding documents comply with the African Development Bank Standard Bidding Document for the Procurement of Goods, September 2010, revised July 2012.

Bids shall be valid for a bid period of 90 days after Bid Opening and must be accompanied by the bid security of M18 000.00 in form of a Bank Guarantee Cheque and must be delivered to the above office on or before 10:00am local time on 10th July 2019.

Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend immediately after closing time at the offices of the Public Financial Management Reform Secretariat (PFMRS), of the Ministry of Finance, Government Complex, Finance House, Maseru, Third Floor, Tender Boardroom.