Notice of National Open Tender N°004/AONO/INS/CIPM/2022 of 12/07/2022 for the supply of computer equipment and statistical software licences to the National Institute of Statistics (INS)
1. Purpose
Within the framework of the INS-PAD Convention for the reinforcement of the capacities of the human resources of the PAD intervening in the chain of production of statistics at the PAD, the Director General of the National Institute of Statistics launches a National Open Call for Tenders for the supply of computer equipment to the INS.
2. Content of the services
|
Heading |
Quantity |
|
SPSS (annual licence latest version) |
3 |
|
EVIEWS (annual licence latest version) |
3 |
|
XLSTAT (annual licence latest version) |
5 |
|
Purchase of a video projector |
1 |
|
Purchase of laptops |
3 |
|
Multifunctional networked colour copier |
1 |
3. Estimated cost
The estimated cost of this tender is set at 19,300,000 CFA francs including all taxes.
4. Allocation
The services covered by this order letter will be provided in a single batch.
5. Participation and origin
Participation in this call for tenders is open to companies specialising in the IT sector and established on Cameroonian territory.
6. Financing
The service covered by this call for tenders is financed by the budget of the INS-PAD convention.

7. Consultation of the file
Division of Administrative and Financial Affairs (Sub-Directorate of Budget and Maintenance, Contracts Department) of the INS, located at quarter of the lake, National Printer’s Road, Tel. 222 23 86 09 door 409.
8. Acquisition of the file
The file can be obtained from the Directorate of Administrative and Financial Affairs (Sub-Directorate of Budget and Maintenance, Contracts Department) of the INS, located in the Lake District, route de l’imprimerie National, Tel. 222 23 86 09, door 409, as soon as this notice is published, against presentation of a receipt of payment of a non-refundable sum of thirty thousand (30,000) CFA francs to the « special CAS-ARMP account, No. 355988 » opened in BICEC branches. The copy of the receipt of payment shall be deposited at the place of withdrawal of the tender documents.
9. Submission of bids
Each tender written in French or English in seven (07) copies of which one (01) original and six (06) copies marked as such, shall reach the Directorate of Administrative and Financial Affairs (Sub-Directorate of Budget and Maintenance, Contracts Department) of the NSI, located at quartier du lac, route de l’imprimerie National, Tel. 222 23 86 09, door 409, not later than 05/08/2022 at 12:00 hours, and shall bear the following words
« Notice of National Open Tender N°004/AONO/INS/CIPM/2022 of 12/07/2022 for the supply of computer equipment and statistical software licences to the National Institute of Statistics (INS),
To be opened only at the opening session ».
10. Delivery time
The maximum delivery time provided by the Employer is thirty (30) days.
11. Provisional bond
Each tenderer must attach to his administrative documents, a bid bond established by a financial institution approved by the Ministry in charge of finance and listed in Exhibit 10 of this OAD in the amount of three hundred and eighty thousand (380,000) CFA francs and valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of the bids.
12. Admissibility of Tenders
The other administrative documents required must be produced in originals or in copies certified as true by the issuing department or an administrative authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Special Rules for Invitations to Tender. They must be dated within three (3) months or have been drawn up after the date of signature of the tender notice.
Any tender that does not comply with the requirements of this notice and the tender documents will be declared inadmissible. In particular, the absence of a bid bond issued by a financial institution approved by the Ministry of Finance or failure to comply with the model documents in the bidding documents will result in the outright rejection of the bid without any appeal.
13. Opening of bids
The opening of the bids will take place at one time on 05/08/2022 at 1 p.m. by the Internal Procurement Commission of the NSI, in the meeting room of the National Institute of Statistics (NIS).
Only bidders or their duly authorised representatives, who are fully familiar with the file, may attend these opening sessions.
14. Evaluation criteria
The eliminatory criteria will relate to the following aspects:
Absence or non-conformity of any of the documents in the administrative file within 48 hours after the opening of the tenders;
Absence of the tender deposit;
Non-compliance with certain technical specifications, specified in the RPAO;
False declaration or falsified documents;
Less than 08 YES on the 10 essential criteria;
Non-possession of an approval to sell telecommunications equipment issued by the ART;
Non-possession of an electronic communications equipment certification licence issued by the ART.
Essential criteria
The essential criteria provide information on the technical qualification of the candidates.
The technical offers will be evaluated in a binary manner and according to the following essential criteria:
I- General presentation of the offer:
II- The tenderer’s references
III – Delivery time;
IV – After sales service (SAV)
The details of the criteria are given in Exhibit 3 of this RFP.
15. Award
The Employer will award the Contract to the Bidder whose bid has been determined to be substantially responsive to the Bidding Documents and who has the technical and financial capability to perform the Contract satisfactorily and whose bid has been evaluated as the lowest evaluated bid including any discounts offered.
16. Duration Validity of Bids
Tenderers shall remain bound by their tender for 90 days from the deadline for submission of tenders.
17. Additional information
Additional information can be obtained during working hours from the Directorate of Administrative and Financial Affairs (Sub-Directorate of Budget and Maintenance, Contracts Department) of the NSI, located at Quartier du Lac, route de l’imprimerie National, Tel. 222 23 86 09, door 409.
Source : PPRA