REFERENCE NO: BSB/POU/ICT&MIS/018: 2023

DATE: JANUARY 2024

Sealed Tender offers are invited from Local 100% Citizen-owned companies

The procuring entity is Botswana Savings Bank ICT & MIS Department, Gaborone.

Bidding method: Open Domestic Bidding

Bidders who are to be considered for award of the contract should be appropriately licensed to trade and or supply the services tendered for, and in possession of requisite documentation to trade and or supply such services according to the laws of Botswana and must be 100% citizen owned entities.

Bidding companies should be in possession of Code: 120– ICT Technical Support Services Sub code(s) :06- Systems Development Services and maintenance services. The codes are to be verified online.

All applicable citizen economic empowerment schemes such as Local Procurement Scheme (LPS), Citizen Economic Empowerment Programme (CEEP) and Economic Diversification Drive (EDD) shall be considered for evaluation and awarding purposes.

This tender is reserved for Citizen Contractors in line with Section 76 of the Public Procurement Act of 2021, Act No.24 of 2021.

Tenderers to purchase all their products from 100% Citizen locally based manufacturers and service providers, provided that the goods and services are locally available, competitively priced and meet tender specifications in terms of quality standard as certified or recognized by Botswana Bureau of Standards (BOBS) or other recognized certifying bodies.

Documents shall be accessed from the below link:

www.bsb.bw/news&resources/downloads.php

with effect from 25th January 2024. Tender documents shall be available only in soft copies. Bidders interested in receiving soft copies shall share email addresses and proof of payment upon payment of the tender fee to procurementunit@bsb.bw

A non-refundable fee of P 250.00 shall be paid by interested bidders before collection of tender documents. Payment shall be made at any of the following Botswana Savings Bank branches and or ATMs: BSB Headquarters, Rail Park, Palapye, Mahalapye, Molepolole, Serowe, Hukuntsi, F/town and Maun; Old Naledi and Kanye ATMs, at the following Account details:

1) Acc Name: Other Income

Acc No: 1415-1-03-35-24-00-0000

Reference no: Bidder’s Company Name

A One-Envelope procedure will be followed.

Parts of each tender offer communicated on paper shall be submitted as one (1) original marked original, plus two (2) copies.