NHSP-II/G/ICB-33 - Logistics Management Division

INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
Country: Nepal
Name of the project Nepal Health Sector Program II
Credit/Grant No: Cr. 4707-NEP & Gr. H 557-NEP
Supply and Delivery of Vaccines and Syringes
IFB Number: NHSP-II/G/ICB-33/ Procurement of Vaccines and Syringes/2012-13
First date of Publication: 11 th January 2013
1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that
appeared in Development Business, issue no. 790 of 31 16 January 2011.
2. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has received a grant/credit from the
International Development Association toward the cost of Nepal Health Sector Program
II, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this grant/credit to payments under the
Contracts for the Supply and Delivery of Vaccines and Syringes at Central Medical
Store, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal for each of nine (9) slices as detailed in the paragraph 8
below.
3. The MoHP, Department of Health Services (DoHS), Logistic Management Division
(LMD), Teku, Kathmandu now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders
for the Supply and Delivery of Vaccines and Syringes at Central Medical Store, Teku,
Kathmandu, Nepal under a multiyear contract arrangement.
A bidder may bid for any one or more than one slice. Bidders bidding for more than
one slice will so indicate in their bid form, together with a statement regarding
discount/cross discount if any. Bidders shall quote for the complete quantity of quoted
slice. Evaluation will be done for each slice, with the final award being determined
based on the combination that is of least cost to the Purchaser.
Vaccines to be supplied under this bid must be registered with the Department of Drugs
Administration, Government of Nepal (DDA/GoN) through either a valid marketing
license if the product is manufactured in Nepal or a valid import license issued by
DDA/GoN in case the product is manufactured in foreign country. Such import license
is not required at the time of bid submission. However, a successful bidder offering
products manufactured in a foreign country shall be required to submit a certified copy
of a valid import license at the time of contract signing. Such licenses are not required
for the supply of items categorized as syringes.
Bidders who cannot submit license/registration certificate from DDA/N at the time of
bidding are strongly advised to consult DDA/N to initiate the process for issuance of
such license. For pharmaceutical products registered by a Stringent Regulatory
Authority (SRA) the procedure for obtaining import license from DDA requires less
time. Bidders may contact Department of Drugs Administration, Madan Bhandari
Path, Bijuli Bazaar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Tel: +977 (1) 478 0432/478 0227; Fax: +977
(1) 478 0572. E-mail: director@dda.gov.np Buyer will facilitate the bidder in obtaining
such import license from DDA/GoN, but will not be responsible for the timely
acquisition of such license.

4. Bidding will be conducted through the International Competitive Bidding (ICB)
procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans
and IDA Credits (May 2004, revised October 2006), and is open to all bidders from
Eligible Source Countries as defined in the Guidelines.
5. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding
Documents from the Logistics Management Division (LMD), Teku, Kathmandu during
1000 to 1600 hours (Nepali Time) on GoN official working days.
6. A complete set of Bidding Documents in English may be purchased by interested
bidders on the submission of a written Application to the address below and upon
payment of a non-refundable fee of NPR 10,000.00 or US$ 120.00. The method of
payment will be in the form of cash deposit certificate in Revenue Title no 14227,
Office code no. 27-370-11, Account no.1-1-001 of Rastriya Banijya Bank, Teku
Branch. Foreign Bidders may also pay through a bank draft in favor of the Logistic
Management Division (LMD), or may receive the (numbered) Bidding Documents
from the LMD against Cash Payment for which a signed and stamped receipt bearing
the number of the document will be issued.
The Documents will be available at the LMD at the address below from the 11 th
January 2013 until the 26 th February 2013, 12:00 Hours (Nepal Time). If requested
in writing and on payment of an additional non-refundable fee of US$ 50.00 or NPR
4,000.00 per set, documents shall be sent through a reliable courier service. The LMD
however will not be responsible for any delay or non-delivery of the documents so sent.
7. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 1200 hours (Nepal Time) on
26 th February 2013. All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security not less than the
amounts shown in the Table below. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in
the presence of the bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend in person at the
address below at 12:30 hours (Nepal Time) on 26 th February 2013.
8. Bid securities should be in the name of the bidder and in case of a Bid Security issued
by a foreign bank, the same shall be counter-guaranteed by a Class A Commercial
Bank in Nepal. The amount of the Bid Security shall be not less than the amounts shown in
the Table below and must be valid for twenty-eight (28) days after the end of the bid validity
period (i.e. till 24 th July 2013).
Slice No
Description of the Slice
Bid security
amount in NPR
ICB-33.1 BCG Vaccine 20 Dose -197,000 vials for each of 3 years 1,385,000
ICB-33.2
Tetanus Diphtheria (Td) Vaccine 10 Dose- 240,000 vials
for each of 3 years
1,745,000
ICB-33.3 OPV Vaccine 10 Dose- 220,000 vials for each of 3 years 2,570,000
ICB-33.4
ICB-33.5
ICB-33.6
Inj. Anti-Snake Venom Serum - 40,000 vials for each of
3 years
Inj. Tissue Culture Anti Rabies Vaccine -300,000 vials
for each of 3 years
33.6.a. Reconstitution syringe 2 ml for BGC Vaccine,
207,000 pc 1st year, 210,000 pcs for each of 2nd and 3rd
year and;
33.6.b. Reconstitution syringe 5 ml for MR and JE
1,365,000
5,495,000
180,000

ICB-33.7
ICB-33.8
ICB-33.9
Vaccines 400,000 pc 1st year, 468,000 pc for each of
2nd and 3rd year
33.7.a. Auto Disable syringe 0.05 ml for BCG Vaccine
692,000 syringes for each of 3 years and ;
33.7.b. Auto Disable syringe 0.5 ml 1st year not required,
2268,000 Pc for each 2nd and 3rd Year
Insulin Syringe, 1 ml, 794,000 Pc for 1st Year,
1,594,950 Pc for each of 2nd & 3rd Year
Japanese encephalitis vaccine, 5 dose 104,300 vials for
each of 3 years
Notes: Bidders have the choice to provide bid security as follows:
A Single bid security for the total of all slices bid for.
Multiple bid securities for any combination of slices bid for.
Bid security singly per slice.
640,000
355,000
1,285,000
9. If the specified date for submission and opening of the bid falls on a government
holiday, then the same time of the next working day shall be considered for such events.
The bid validity and validity of bid security remain unchanged unless amended by
another notice.
The address referred to above is as follows:
The Director, Logistics Management Division,
(Attention Director, Logistics Management Division).
Department of Health Services,
Teku, Pachali, Kathmandu.
Telephone: (977) 1 4261136, 4261768 Telefax: (977) 1 4262151