Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (Малави - Тендер #69363906)

• Project ID

P502464

• Project Title

Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi

• Country

Malawi

• Notice No

OP00416454

• Notice Type

Invitation for Bids

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

MW-ESCOM-513418-GO-RFB

• Procurement Method

Request for Bids

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Feb 11, 2026 10:00

• Published Date

Dec 17, 2025

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

ESCOM

• Name

Alex Kaitane

• Address

P. O. Box 2047 Blantyre

• City

• Province/State

Malawi

• Postal Code

• Country

Malawi

• Phone

+265999294538

• Email

akaitane@escom.mw

• Website

http://www.escom.mw

Specific Procurement Notice

Template

Request for Bids

Goods

(Two-Envelope Bidding Process)

Country: _MALAWI

Name of Project: ACCELERATING SUSTAINABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS TRANSFORMATION IN MALAWI PROJECT

Contract Title: SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS AND ACCESSORIES

Grant No.: IDA E4010

RFB Reference No.: MW-ESCOM-513418-GO-RFB

Date of Issue: 19th December 2025

• This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project that appeared UNDBOnline ON li ne, notice number OP00336801 dated 31st January 20245
• The Government of the Republic of Malawi has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation in Malawi (ASCENT) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply and Delivery of Distribution Transformers and Accessories. 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 Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply and Delivery of Distribution Transformers and accessories to be delivered to Blantyre, Lilongwe and Mzuzu as below.

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” Seventh Edition, September, 2025. (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 60% and for Bid cost: 40%.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd, The Chairperson of Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1200 hours and 1330 to 1630 hours at the address given below

6. The bidding document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of MWK30,000.00 or its equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be a Direct Deposit to the following accounts.

The document will be sent by Courier or email.

Please note that the bidding documents are being provided in hard copies. However, only for the convenience of the bidders, in filling the various Forms and the Bills of Quantities, a soft copy in CD is also being given along with the hard copy. The bidders should note that in case of any difference in the hard and the soft copy, the one in hard copy only will prevail

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:00 AM Malawian Time, 11 February 2026 Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “Original Bid”, and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend on 11 February 2026, 10:30 AM Malawi time , at the address below All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing declaration in the format provided in the bidding document.

9. 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.

10. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

For Submission of Bids:

The Chairperson of the Internal Procurement and Disposal of Assets Committee

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) Ltd

ESCOM House, Annex Building, 9 Haile Selassie Road.

P.O. Box 2047

Blantyre, Malawi

+265 1 822 000

ascentproc@escom.mw

www.escom.mw

For Opening of Bids

Mount Soche Hotel

Blantyre, Malawi

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