Supply and Installation of Equipment for the Central Analytical Laboratory of the Research Institute — Vietnam University Development of VNU-Hanoi, VNU-HCM, and UD

Country: Viet Nam Name of Project: The Vietnam Universities Development Project - Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City Subproject Contract Title: Supply and Installation of Equipment for the Central Analytical Laboratory of the Research Institute Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-67250 RFB Reference No.: HCMVNU-G-09.1 The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Vietnam Universities Development Project - Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City Subproject , and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Supply and Installation of Equipment for the Central Analytical Laboratory of the Research Institute . 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 International Project Management Unit (IPMU) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the package No: HCMVNU-G-09.1: Supply and Installation of Equipment for the Central Analytical Laboratory of the Research Institute. The delivery and installation period shall be 270 days, the final destination is the Central Analytical Laboratory of the Research Institute, the planning zone of the Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Xuan ward, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam 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” of March 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): 50%, and for Bid cost: 50% 5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from International Project Management Unit (IPMU, e-mail: qldaqt@vnuhcm.edu.vn) and inspect the bidding document during office hours from 09.00 to 16.00 hours local time 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 [VND 2.000.000 or US$ 80]. The method of payment will be cash or bank transfer. The document will be delivered directly to the bidder at the Employer’s address below. 7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before July 17 , 2026, at 10:00 AM local time (Vietnam Time, UTC+7). 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, at the address below on July 17 , 2026, at 10:30 AM local time (Vietnam Time, UTC+7). 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 Security of VND 2.000.000.000 or US$ 77,000 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): International Project Management Unit (IPMU) The IPMU office, 5th Floor of VNUHCM Building, Linh Xuan ward, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam Telephone: (+84-28) 37 242 181 E-mail: qldaqt@vnuhcm.edu.vn