Overview
INVITATION TO BID – SUPPLY OF GOODS
The Government of Grenada (GOGR) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount not exceeding the equivalent of nine million, nine hundred and seventy thousand five hundred United States dollars (USD9,970,500)towards the cost of the Health Sector Strengthening Project and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under this contract. Payment by CDB will be made only at the request of GOGR and upon approval by CDB, and will be subject, in all respects, to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan Account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to the knowledge of CDB, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than GOGR shall derive any rights from the Loan Agreement or have any claim to the proceeds of the Loan.
The Ministry of Health is the Executing Agency for the Project and is responsible for the overall implementation of the project. The Ministry of Health intends to invite sealed bids from eligible and qualified bids for the supply of Supply, Delivery and Installation of Telemedicine Equipment. Bidders must bid for one or both items in the lot.
Item 1: Telemedicine cart (mobile, powered, medical grade) Units, Qty 4;
Item 2: Digital Pathology Solution that includes Digital Pathology Scanner (Whole Slide Imaging System) and Image Management System (IMS) Software Unit, Qty 1.
Eligibility
The bidding process is conducted according to the procedures specified in the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021), as published on CDB’s website, and is open to all bidders from eligible countries.
All countries are eligible to participate. Bidders are advised to review the relevant eligibility criteria detailed in Section 4 and conflict of interest provisions in Section 5 of the Procurement Procedures for Projects Financed by CDB (January 2021), as published on CDB’s website.
Firms, whether applying individually or in the form of a Joint Venture, shall:
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be legally incorporated or otherwise organised in, and have their principal place of business in an Eligible Country;
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be more than fifty (50) percent beneficially-owned by a citizen or citizens and/or a bona fide resident or residents of an Eligible Country, or by a body corporate or bodies meeting these requirements, as far as the ownership can be reasonably determined; and
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shall have no arrangement and undertake not to make any arrangement whereby the majority of the financial benefits of the contract, i.e. more than fifty (50) percent of the value of the contract, will accrue or be paid to sub-contractors or sub-consultants that are not from an Eligible Country.
Eligible bidders will be required to submit full qualification information with their bids establishing their eligibility to bid and qualification to perform the contract if the bid is accepted. Qualification requirements include, inter alia:
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The bidder shall provide documentary evidence of experience in supplying telemedicine equipment, specifically telemedicine carts (mobile, powered, medical grade) and digital pathology solutions.
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Bidder shall submit audited financial statements for three (3) years (2022 to 2024) or, Bank financial statements acceptable to the Purchaser, for the same period prior to bid submission deadline, demonstrating the current soundness of the Bidder’s financial position. For a joint venture, this requirement shall be met by each member.
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The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has successfully completed at least two (2) contracts for supply, delivery and installation of Telemedicine Equipment (Telemedicine cart Unit or Digital Pathology Solution) within the last five years prior to bid submission deadline.
Instructions
Bidding and qualification information are to be submitted in the English Language on the prescribed forms inserted in the Bid Documents. Submissions that do not provide the information required or that do not demonstrate the prospective supplier’s ability to perform satisfactorily, will not qualify and will not be considered for further evaluation.
Bidding Documents may be obtained by eligible bidders from the GOGR’s Electronic Procurement Portal. Interested eligible Bidders are requested to register and submit bids, through the following portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/GND/aspx/Home.
A Pre-Bid meeting shall be held on 05 August 2026 at 3 pm Grenada Time via MS Teams.
All bid submissions shall be made electronically. The “Subject” field of the submission must read: “Bid for Supply, Delivery and Installation of Telemedicine Equipment” and must be received in the portal no later than 2.00 p.m. Grenada time on Friday, 28 August 2026. The Bid opening will take place virtually half an hour after the deadline for submission at 2:30 p.m. Grenada time in the presence of bidders' representatives who choose to attend. The meeting link for the bid opening will be sent to bidders one week before the deadline for submission and will be posted on the E- Procurement Portal for all bidders. Qualification information only must be simultaneously submitted to address (2) below.
All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Securing Declaration. Late bids will be rejected.
Ministry of Health reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected prospective bidder(s) or any obligation to inform the affected prospective bidder(s) of the grounds for Ministry of Health will not defray any costs incurred by any bidder in the preparation of bids.
Contacts
Address 1 - For Correspondence, Bid Submission and Bid Opening
Address 2 - For Completed Qualification Information Only
Caribbean Development Bank