| TENDER REF NO: BSB/PU/ICT&MIS/009:2024/27 |
| TENDER TITLE: A SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY AND SUPPORT OF LICENSE RENEWAL OF MICROSOFT E3 (3-Years Contract) |
| Sealed Tender offers are invited from Local 100% Citizen-owned companies for a services contract for the Supply and Delivery of Microsoft Licensing and Support Services and delivery of Microsoft support services & resources (3-years contract). |
| The procuring entity is Botswana Savings Bank IT 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 – PPRA Code 120: Technical Support Services, Sub Code 01: Systems Development and Maintenance Services |
| 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. |
| 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/downloads with effect from 26/05/2024. Tender documents shall be available both in soft copies and hard copies. Bidders are informed that receiving Soft Copies shall only be through the above link. Proof of payment to be attached to the bid. |
| A non-refundable fee of P 600.00 shall be paid by interested bidders before collection of tender documents. Youth companies shall purchase at half price. 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: 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. Winning Bidder shall be required to have a BSB Account for transaction purposes. |
| Queries relating to the issue of these documents may be addressed to procurementunit@bsb.bw at Tel +267 3670162/3/0148 Fax No +267 395 2608 at least (5) days before tender closing date; Copied to mkeabetswe@bsb.bw and bratsatsi@bsb.bw. No queries shall be allowed thereafter. |
| The tender Evaluation will follow Least cost Services method. |
| The closing time for receipt of tender documents is 1000hrs on 07/06/2024 Tender offers received after closing date, telegraphic, faxed or emailed submissions will not be accepted. Late tenders will be rejected and returned unopened to bidders. Names and addresses of bidders should be reflected on the envelopes. The physical address for tender submission is: Botswana Savings Bank (BSB) Plot 53796, Tshomarelo House 4th Floor Tender Box, Kagiso Mall, P O Box 1150, Gaborone Botswana. Tender opening shall be available both online and physical. A link shall be provided 2 days later from the bid closing date to those who have registered/submitted their bids. Bid opening shall be available both online and physical. |
| Tender documents not correctly packaged and labelled as indicated above will not be accepted. |
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Standardised Conditions of Tender shall apply to this procurement, for which all the applicable Tender Data is contained in the tender documents.
Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, Botswana Savings Bank is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender offer, nor incur expenses in the preparation thereof.
