- Buyer
- Federal Government of Somalia Ministry of Finance
- Country
- Eastern and Southern Africa
- Contract type
- Goods and supplies
- Procedure
- Invitation to bid (ITB)
- Reference
- SO-MOF-561587-GO-RFB
- Published
- 2 November 2026
- Deadline
- 13 December 2026
- Financing
- World Bank-financed project
1Official notice and full tender documents
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No document is attached to the online notice: the bidding documents can be obtained as explained below and in the official notice.
For a World Bank-financed project, the buyer is the country's public agency (ministry, project implementation unit). The documents are obtained from the address in the notice, often on a simple written request by e-mail, sometimes against a non-refundable fee.
2Submission procedure
- How to submit
- by e-mail
- Electronic submission
- allowed
- Language
- English
- Deadline
- 13 December 2026
- E-mail addresses in the notice
- [email protected]
Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 13th December 2026 at 11:00 A.M .All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration , using the form included in the bidding documentBids are submitted at the notice address (sealed envelope) or online if the notice allows it, before the deadline. Late bids are rejected.
3Eligibility and required documents
The Ministry of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Laboratory Equipment for the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) of the Somali Bureau of Standards (SoBS).The Contract includes Related Services comprising site-readiness assessment, delivery logistics and customs support, installation, commissioning, calibration/verification and IQ/OQ/PQ qualification, training, proficiency-testing enrolment, external calibration services, handover documentation, cybersecurity hardening,…Bidding will be conducted using Request for Bids (RFB) selection method with Open International approach as specified in the World Bank's «Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers» September 2023 («Procurement Regulations»), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations that meet the…Documents usually requested (check the tender documents)
- Business registration certificate (or equivalent for a foreign company)
- Valid tax clearance certificate
- Social security compliance certificate
- References for similar contracts and completion certificates
- Financial statements or turnover for recent years (works and large contracts)
- Bid security or bid-securing declaration, if required
- Signed bid forms and power of attorney of the signatory
Open to firms and consultants from eligible countries under the World Bank Procurement Regulations. Firms debarred by the World Bank are excluded.
4Clarification questions
Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Finance of Somalia, and inspect the bidding document during office hours 10 AM to 4 PM Somalia local time at the address given below. A pre-bid meeting will be held on 12th November 2026 at 11:00 AM . Somalia local time. Participation details…Prior registration is required for submitting clarification questions on the bidding documents and receiving automatic notice of answers and addenda to the bidding documents.Addresses to use for your questions : [email protected]
Requests for clarification are made in writing to the notice address, within the period set in the bidding documents (data sheet). Answers are sent to everyone who obtained the documents.
⚠️ This information comes from the official notice and the organization's usual rules. Only the official tender documents are binding: check them before submitting.
Sources: notices published by the World Bank, the UN Procurement Division, IOM, NRC, IRC, Welthungerhilfe, Medair, ACTED, DRC, GOAL, Action Against Hunger, Plan International, Islamic Relief, ACBAR member NGOs, Enabel, LuxDev, the EBRD and the European Union (TED: contracts outside the EU from the Commission, GIZ, AFD, Expertise France and other European agencies). Each notice has its own page: official link, attached documents, submission procedure, required documents and clarification questions, with short excerpts from the notice. The official documents are binding.