Within the framework of the execution ofthe2026 Public Investment Budget for the state of              Cameroon, the President of the North West Regional Assembly, Contracting Authority, hereby            launches, an Open National Invitation to Tender N°_____/ONIT/NWRAITB/2026 of ___/___/2026        FOR THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS TO SOME DISTRICT HOSPITALS IN      THE NORTH-WEST REGION, DIVIDED INTO TWO (02) LOTS.

The services of this contract comprise notably:

The estimated cost after of this supply stands at 142,804,856 (One hundred and forty-two million, eight hundred and four thousand, eight hundred and fifty-six) CFA All Tax Inclusive for 2026 as follows: 

The supply is in Two (2) lots.

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to interested duly legalized Cameroonian companies both National and International who fulfilled the requirements of this invitation to tender and are particularly exercising in the domain of public Procurement, and who has fulfilled their fiscal obligations in accordance with the 2026 Finance Law

Supplies that are the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by the 2026 Public              Investment Budget transferred to the North West Regional Assembly.

 The file may be consulted during working hours from the office of the Director of General Affairs                 of the North West Regional Assembly (Tel N° 233360094), or online using the address       www.marchépublic.cm as soon as this notice is published. 

The file may be obtained from the office of the Director of General Affairs of the North West    Regional Assembly (Tel N° 233360094),or online using the address www.marchépublic.cm as soon as this notice is published upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Eighty Thousand  seven            hundred (80,000) Francs CFA into the North-West Regional Assembly Treasury, representing the   cost of purchasing the tender file.

The method of submission shall be online.

The Tender must be submitted by the Tenderer on the COLEPS Platform not later than _03/MARS/2026 at 10:00am. A backup copy of the Tender saved in a USB key or a CD/DVD must be sent in a sealed envelope with a clear and legible indication “backup copy” within the time limit bearing the label:

OPEN NATIONAL INVITATION TO TENDER FILE
N° ______/ONIT/NWRA/ITB/2026 OF ___ / ___ / 2026 FOR THE SUPPLY OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS TO SOME DISTRICT HOSPITALS IN THE NORTH-WEST REGION, DIVIDED INTO TWO (02) LOTS

                                                         “To be opened only during the bid-opening session”
File Size and Format:
The maximum size of the documents that will be uploaded on the platform and constituting the bidder’s offer shall be;
       -      5 Mb for Administrative offers;
       -      15 Mb for the Technical offers;
       -      5 Mb for the financial offers.

Supported formats shall include:
       -      PDF formats for texts documents;
       -      JPEG formats for images.

The Tenderer shall use a compression software to reduce the size of the file to be submitted.

The maximum deadline provided by the Project Owner for the delivery of the supplies for this invitation to tender is One hundred and twenty (120) days from the date of notification to start the supply.

The bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Ministry in charge of Finance and whose list is found in document No. 12 of the Tender File. The amount of bid born is set at 2 % of the estimated amount all taxes inclusive, of the contract in accordance with the Order in force, (See table below). It is valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids.

 Subject to being rejected, documents in the administrative file must include only originals or true copies certified by the issuing service or competent administrative authorities in accordance with the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender. These documents must be less than three (3) months old or established after the signing of the tender notice.

 Any bid not in conformity with the prescriptions of the Tender File shall be declared inadmissible. Especially the absence of a bid bond issued by a first-rate bank approved by the Minister in charge of Finance.

 Bids will be opened on the 03/MARS/2026 at 11:00am in the conference hall of the Internal Tenders’                               Board of the North West Regional Assembly (Block B), in the presence of the bidders or their                   mandated representatives’ files if they so desire with full knowledge of the files.

 The bids accompanied by a signed model submission will be evaluated exclusively of value added tax (VAT).

 Only bidders may attend or be represented by a duly mandated person.

These criteria fix the minimum conditions to be met to qualify for evaluation according to the essential criteria. They should not be the subject of scoring. The non-respect of these criteria shall lead to the rejection of the bid by the Internal Tenders’ Board of the North West Regional Assembly.

They include:

hours after opening of bids;

          Owner);
10.Suspended by MINMAP for 2026;
11.Average annual turnover of at least the tendering amount (Average annual turnover calculated               as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last five (5)            years (from 2021). This should be justified by copies of past contracts (completed or ongoing).

Final reception minutes for all completed contracts before 2026 and provisional reception minutes for contracts completed in 2025 should be presented.

12.Failure to provide a backup copy of offers saved in a USB key or a CD/DVD on time;
13.Failure to comply with the format of file type and size for online submission;
14.Failure to present a CDEC receipt or proof of  deposit of the amount of the bid bond requested                           into the Deposit and Guarantee Fund.

14.2 Essential criteria
The essential criteria are key points used to judge the technical and financial capacity of candidates to execute the services or deliver the supplies which are the subject of the invitation to tender.

The criteria relating to the qualification of candidates could indicatively be on the following:

-Presentation of bid;
-Reference of the company;
-Access to a credit line or other financial resources;
-Personnel of the company, engage on honour the availability of spare parts and after sales   services
-Proof of acceptance of conditions of the contract;
-Technical specifications: satisfying 80% of minor technical specifications of each equipment; -Warranty of supply of Six (06) Months;

The non-respect of 02 numbers of criteria leads to the elimination of the bid
These criteria are given in detail in article 6(1) of the Special Regulations of the invitation to tender

The Contract shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid is in conformity with the provision of the tender file and on the basis of the lowest bid and technical quality, relative to article 99a of the public contracts code. (A Bidder can bid for all the two Lots and can be awarded only one)

Bidders will remain committed to their offers for Ninety (90) days from the deadline set for the submission of bids.

Complementary information may be obtained during working hours at the office of the Director of General Affairs of the North West Regional Assembly (Tel N° 233360094) or online using the address www.marchépublic.cm.