Framework Agreement for the Provision of Services

RELAUNCH

NOTICE OF TENDER - CASES WITHOUT PREQUALIFICATION

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) has secured funds within its operating budget and intends to use a portion of these funds to make payments under the Framework agreement number WAPP/AC/01/2021, relating to the provision of various services in eight (8) lots.

WAPP solicits offers to be sent by Email from eligible candidates (Individual Expert for lot 7 and Firms / Companies) for other lots) and meeting the required qualifications to provide:

1. Lot N ° 1: Catering and catering services
2. Lot N ° 2: Provision of vehicle rental services
3. Lot N ° 3: Hotel services (accommodation, catering, meeting room and various equipment)
4. Lot N ° 4: attributed
5. Lot N ° 5: Travel agency services
6. Lot N ° 6: attributed
7. Lot N ° 7: attributed
8. Lot N ° 8: Provision of vehicle maintenance and repair services

The framework agreement will be:

"Closed framework agreement without a call for competition during the second stage" for:

1. Lot N ° 1: Catering and catering services
2. Lot N ° 2: Vehicle rental services
3. Lot N ° 6: attributed
4. Lot N ° 7: attributed

"Closed framework agreement with a call for competition during the second stage" for:

1. Lot N ° 4: attributed
2. Lot N ° 3: Hotel services (accommodation, catering, meeting room and various equipment)
3. Lot N ° 5: Travel agency services
4. Lot N ° 8: Vehicle maintenance and repair services

The framework agreement will be concluded with a maximum number of three (3) holders per lot, subject to a sufficient number of candidates and satisfactory offers. The duration of the framework agreement will be two (2) years renewable once (1) without its total duration exceeding four (4) years. According to the WAPP Procurement Code:

1. A “closed” framework agreement procedure without a call for competition in the second stage is one in which the contracting authority concludes with one or more suppliers or contractors a framework agreement which sets all the conditions of the contract. The submission of the first stage is final and there is no competition between suppliers or contractors in the second stage of the procurement.
2. A “closed” framework agreement procedure with a call for competition during the second stage, concluded with several suppliers or contractors and setting some of the main conditions of the procurement. The submission of the first stage is said to be “initial”, because even if each submission is evaluated, a new competition between suppliers or contractors party to the framework agreement must take place during the second stage.

The procurement will be conducted by open invitation to tender as defined in the WAPP Public Procurement Code, and open to all eligible candidates.

Interested candidates can obtain information and obtain the Request for Proposals (RFP) by making a written request to the following email address: msdiedhiou@ecowapp.org with a copy to andorere@ecowapp.org

The qualification requirements (technical, financial and experience capacities) and other detailed information are provided in the tender document.

Interested candidates can obtain the complete RFP by making a written request to the following email address: msdiedhiou@ecowapp.org with a copy to andorere@ecowapp.org

Due to the Covid-19 crisis, paper offers will not be accepted; PDF bids (accompanied by a tender guarantee only for lots N ° 3 and N ° 5 - lot N ° 2: 5,000,000 F CFA and lot N ° 3: 15,000,000 F CFA) must be submitted by email exclusively to the secure address procurement@ecowapp.org no later than March 29, 2021 at 10:00 local time in Cotonou. Late tenders will be rejected.

A preparatory meeting will be organized:

• March 8, 2021 at 11 a.m. (Cotonou time) for lot N ° 1: Catering and catering services
• March 9, 2021 at 11 a.m. (Cotonou time) for lot N ° 2: Vehicle rental services
• March 10, 2021 at 11 a.m. (Cotonou time) for lot N ° 3: Hotel services (accommodation, catering, meeting room and various equipment)
• March 11, 2021 at 11 a.m. (Cotonou time) for lot N ° 5: Travel agency services

NB: Applicants wishing to participate in the preparatory meeting, which will be done online, must send a request to Mr. Mouhamadou S. DIEDHIOU at msdiedhiou@ecowapp.org no later than March 5, 2021 to receive the link to join the virtual meeting.

Due to the Covid-19 crisis, the opening of the tenders will be done under the supervision of the WAPP Tender Committee.

Offers must remain valid for a period of 90 days from the submission deadline.