INVITATION FOR BID

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING (NCB)

Country: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Date:10/9/2025

Organization: Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute-Tigray Agricultural Transformation Center/TATC/, Mekelle.

IFB Title: Procurement of Wheat and Teff Seeds, Furniture, Food Processing Machines, Diesel Water Pumps, Generator, and Seed Laboratory Equipment.

IFB Number: ATA-NCB-G-2025-0055

1. The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI) is an initiative of the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) established by federal regulation. The formation of the ATI is a result of two years of extensive diagnostic study across eight sub-sectors of Ethiopia's agricultural system in a highly consultative, multi-stakeholder process led by the Ministry of Agriculture.

2. The Agricultural Transformation Institute of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has funds from various Donors, and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this fund to payments for the Supply and Delivery of various goods.

3. The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute-Tigray Agricultural Transformation Center(TATC) now invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for the Supply and delivery of:

• Lot-1: Teff and Wheat Seed,Lot-2: Furniture,Lot-3: Food Processing Machines, Lot-4: Seed Laboratory Equipment, Lot-5: Disel Water Pump and Generator and Lot-6:Bean Mill.

4. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Government's Public Procurement Proclamation's open tendering guidelines would be followed when conducting the bidding process. All eligible bidders from source countries may participate in the bidding process.

5. To purchase a complete set of bidding documents in English, interested parties must submit a written application to the address below, along with a non-refundable fee of ETB 200 (ETB Two Hundred). The payment shall be made to the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia using Account No.1000543302008 for those who want to purchase the bidding document from the Mekelle TATC office and for those who want to purchase the bidding document from the Addis Abeba ATI office using Account No.1000517806424, in the name of our organization: Tigray Agricultural Transformation Center/TATC/. To collect the bidding document, bidders shall also submit the original bank deposit slip.

6. No one is allowed to duplicate or transfer the bidding document that he/she acquired to participate under this invitation. Legally authorized agents shall collect the bidding documents for each principal they are representing.

7. The bidder's proposals must include a copy of the required documents, which include the renewed trade license, the VAT registration certificate, the tax clearing certificate, the registration certificate from the Public Procurement Authority, and the TIN certificate.

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below at or before 10:00 a.m. on September 24, 2025 and will be opened on the same date at 10:30 a.m. in the presence of the bidders or their representatives, at the address below.

9. The bids must be accompanied by a bid security of:

For Lot-1 of Birr 200,000.00, For Lot-2 of Birr 35,000.00, For Lot-3 of Birr 40,000.00, For Lot-4 of Birr 50,000.00, For Lot-5 of Birr 160,000.00 and For Lot -6 of Birr 20,000.00 in the form of a CPO or unconditional bank guarantee.

10. After receipt of bids, ATI reserves the right to request additional information or danifications from the bidder to ascertain the responsiveness of bids received.

11. Bidding by electronic means will not be accepted. Bids received after the deadline will not be accepted.

12. Interested and eligible bidders may obtain further information from the Institute during office hours by the Phones or Email address indicated below.

13. The purchaser reserves the right to reject any or all bids at any level.

14. The Address referred to Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute- Tigray Agricultural Transformation Center (TATC) Mekelle: Kiros H/silassie Building, 2nd floor, K/Ketema Kedamay Weyane, K-11, Infront of Buna Bank-Enkodo Branch

15. Bid documents can be obtained from both our Head Office in Addis Ababa and or the Regional Center in Mekelle, however, bid submission and opening will be made only at Tigray Agricultural Transformation Center (TATC) in Mekelle.

➤ Mobile No. and email adress for Tigray Agricultural Transformation Center (TATC), Mekelle: Tel. +251-914763435/+251-948059471

E-mail: [email protected]

Mobile No. för Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Institute (ATI), Addis Abeba : Tel. +251-993530192 = Damte Mengistu, Tel. +251-9 13079313