Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Virtual Laboratory (VR) Equipment for Simulation-Based Training in TVETs Institutions — Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Kenya Name of Project: Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project Contract Title: Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Virtual Laboratory (VR) Equipment for Simulation-Based Training in TVETs Institutions Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 7289-KE and 7290-KE RFB Reference No.: KE-ICTA-553315-GO-RFB 1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Virtual Laboratory (VR) Equipment for Simulation-Based Training in TVETs Institutions. 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 Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Virtual Laboratory (VR) Equipment for Simulation-Based Training in TVETs Institutions - 450No. Virtual Reality Headset, 60No. Computer/Workstations, 30No. Interactive Displays, 30No. Virtual Reality Headset Charging & Storage, 60No. 3000VA Smart Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), 1No. Device Management Software and 450No. Sanitization Kits. The final delivery site is as listed in Annex 1 3. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” First Published in July 2016, Revived Fifth Edition, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from ICTA, Deputy Director Supply chain management / procurement@ict.go.ke and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours East African Time (EAT) at the address given below. 5. The bidding document in English may be downloaded free of charge by interested eligible Bidders from the ICTA’s website https://www.icta.go.ke /tenders or Public Procurement Information Portal website https://www.tenders.go.ke Bidders who download the bidding documents are invited to notify the purchaser by e-mail with full contact details if they intended to participate, as this will facilitate issuance of notifications by the Purchaser during the procurement process, to all bidders where necessary. 6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before July 29, 2026 at 10:00AM . 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 July 29, 2026 at 10:00AM 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Kes. 2,800,000.00 (Kenya Shillings Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Only) OR Equivalent in a freely convertible currency. 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(es) referred to above is (are): Jessy K. Maruti Chief Executive Officer 12th Floor, Telposta Towers, Along Kenyatta Avenue P.O. Box 27150-00100 NAIROBI