The Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS), under the Education and Skills for Employment (EASE) project, invites sealed bids for the procurement, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and training of Bamboo Processing Laboratory Training Equipment a

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR BIDS

GOODS

(TWO-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)

Country: Ethiopia

Name of Project: Education and Skills for Employment Project (EASE)

Contract Title: Procurement of Training Equipment and Accessories for Bamboo Processing for Assosa Polytechnic Collage

Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: IDA-74200

RFB Reference No.: ET-MOLS-545745-GO-RFB

Issue date: July 7

1. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Education for Skills and Employment (EASE), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for procurement of Procurement of Training Equipment and Accessories for Bamboo Processing for Assosa Polytechnic Collage

2. The Ministry of Labor and Skills invites sealed Bids from eligible and qualified Bidders for the Procurement, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, and Training of Bamboo Processing Laboratory Training Equipment and Accessories for selected Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions and training centers.

The Goods and Related Services shall be delivered, installed, tested, commissioned, and made fully operational within six (6) months from the Effective Date of Contract or as specified in the Delivery and Completion Schedule. No margin of domestic preference shall apply.

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" Procurement in Investment Project Financing, Goods, Works, Non-consulting and Consulting Services, Fifth Edition, September 2023 ("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): 60% and for Bid cost: 40%.

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS) Education and Skills for Employment (EASE), Haftom Gebregziabher/AyenalemAlembo/, haftomease@gmail.com / alemdoda@gmail.com  and inspect the request for proposals document during office hours from 8:30 hours - 12:30 hours Ethiopian Time and 13:30 hours 17:00 hours Ethiopian Time from Monday to Friday at the address given below.

6. The bidding document in English language 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 USD 100.00 or ETB 16,000.00 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be in cash payment with CBE account 1000461142331 by the name Ministry of Labor and Skills-Education and Skills for Employability Project. The document will be sent by e-mail or bidders can collect it in person from the Ministry of Labor and Skills, EASE project office.

7. Bids must be delivered to the address below on August 18, 2026 at 14:30 hours Ethiopian Time. 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 August 18, 2026 at 14:30 hours Ethiopian Time. 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 in the amount shown below or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

 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):

Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS)

Education and Skills for Employment (EASE), National Project Coordination Unit

Attention: Haftom Gebregziabher/Aynalem Alembo

Address: Around Lamberet Opposite to Ministry of Mines, Near to Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institute (Federal TVETI).

Floor/ Room number: NPCU Project Office 1st Floor, Room 210, Project office

City: Addis Ababa

Country: Ethiopia

Electronic mail address: haftomease@gmail.com  or alemdoda@gmail.com  or easeproject.mols@gmail.com 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-08-18
• Bid closing time: 14:30
• Bid opening: 2026-08-18 14:30
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS)
• Buyer address: ላም በረት ማእድን ሚንስቴር ፊት ለፊት የስራና ክህሎት ሚ/ር አዲሱ ህንጻ 4ኛ ፎቅ ቢሮ ቁጥር A403
• Bid bond: (USD) 19,000.00 or (ETB) 3,100,000.00
• Bid document price: USD 100.00 or ETB 16,000.00 or equivalent in a freely convertible currency
• Published: Jul 07, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-07-07T08:04:16.000Z