Request for Bids - Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Support for Data Centre for Ministry of Communications and Technology - Bid Submission Requirements

Aug 30, 2026

Bidding requirements for the Federal Government of Somalia, Ministry of Finance, seeking sealed international bids to supply, install, commission and support a data centre for the Ministry of Communications and Technology under the SCALED-UP project (Project ID: P168115). The procurement follows World Bank IPF Request for Bids regulations and specifies Direct Payment disbursement. The document details minimum bidder financial capability and technical experience criteria, legal registration requirements, procurement information request steps, and deadlines for bid submission and public bid opening.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatDOCX

Pages284

Reading Time1 h 39 min

AccessFree to download

Bid Notice

Contract and Financing Overview

Eligibility and Qualification Criteria

Bid Submission Process

Pre-bid Conference and Document Access

Bid Delivery, Deadline and Opening

Contract Award Compliance

Federal Government of Somalia Ministry of Finance of Somalia Request for Bids Supply, Installation, Commissioning of Data Centre for Ministry of Communications and Technology November 2023 Request for Bids Information Systems Purchaser: Ministry of Finance – Somalia Project: Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP) Contract title: Supply, Installation, Commissioning of Data Centre for Ministry of Communications and Technology Country: Federal Government of Somalia Project ID: P168115 RFB No: SO-MOF-374369-GO-RFB The Federal Government of Somalia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somalia Capacity Advancement, Livelihood and Entrepreneurship, Through Digital Uplift Project (SCALED-UP) and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payment under the contract for Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Support for Data Center for Ministry of Communication and Technology. 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. The Ministry of Finance of Somalia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Installation, Commissioning and Support for Data Centre for Ministry of Communication and Technology. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, Procurement in Investment Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services revised in September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations that meet the following minimum qualification criteria. Bidder’s Financial Capability The Bidder shall furnish documentary evidence that it meets the following financial requirement(s): Average Annual Turnover in the last three years (2020, 2021, 2022) to be not less than USD 500,000 (Five hundred thousand United States Dollars); In the case of a Joint Venture, the financial figures for each partner shall be added together to determine the Bidder’s compliance with the minimum qualification criteria for financial and technical capability. However, for a Joint Venture to qualify, each of the partner must meet at least 25 percent of the minimum criteria for financial capability and the partner in charge at least 40 percent. Bidder’s Experience and Technical Capacity The Bidder must have implemented at a minimum, modular data centers of a tier 3 level and in line with required ISO standards. During the past five (5) years, the Bidder must have completed at least one (1) successful implementation with a contract of at least USD 300,000.00 involving the supply, installation, commissioning and support of a contract of a comparable scale, preferably in a fragile or transition context like Somalia. Bidder’s Legal Requirements The Bidder shall be legally registered in its country of origin Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance of Somalia and inspect the bidding document during office hours 10:00 to 16:00 Somalia local time at the address given below. A pre-bid telephone conference meeting will be held on 20th December 2023 at 11am Somalia local time. A complete set of bidding documents in English language will be provided upon request. The document including any subsequent amendment or addition will be sent to the bidder by e-mail. Prior registration is required for submitting clarification questions on the bidding documents and receiving automatic notice of answers and addenda to the bidding documents. The document can also be downloaded from the link below: HYPERLINK "https://moct.gov.so/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Bidding-Document-fo-MoCT-Data-Centre-

FAQs

Who is the purchaser and what is the contract scope?

The purchaser is the Ministry of Finance of Somalia. The contract scope covers supply, installation, commissioning, and support for a data centre for the Ministry of Communications and Technology.

What financial capability must bidders meet?

Bidders must have an average annual turnover of at least USD 500,000 in each of the last three years (2020, 2021, 2022). For joint ventures, figures are combined, with minimum contribution percentages per partner.

What are the key bid submission and opening deadlines?

Bids must be delivered on or before 15 January 2024 at 11:00am Somalia local time, and late bids are rejected. Public bid opening occurs on 15 January 2024 at 11:05am in the Ministry of Finance conference room.

Aug 30, 2026

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