The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buea hereby launches Open National Invitation to Tender No.006/ONIT/TB/UB/18 of 16/02/18 for the Provision of Catering Services to the Students of the University of Buea.

The services include provision of breakfast, lunch and supper to students of the main campus of the University of Buea till the end of the financial year as follows:

Only lunch is subsidized by the University and the students each pay 100 (one hundred) FCFA.

The estimated cost alter preliminary studies is 100,000,000 (one hundred million) FCFA

The services are not in lots.

Participation in this invitation to tender is open to all Cameroon based qualified registered enterprises that must have proven expertise in the domain of catering.

The services which form the subject of this invitation to tender shall be financed by the budget of the University of Buea, 2018 financial year, Programme 244 Article 244621, Paragraph 610340

Tender documents can be consulted during working hours at the Development Office, Room 211, Central Administration Building of the University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, as soon as this notice is published.

The file may be obtained from the Development Office, Room 211, Central Administration Building of the University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea, as soon as this notice is published upon presentation of a receipt of a non-refundable payment of the sum of 80,000 (eighty thousand) CFA francs, payable at special ARMP account No.33598842001-44 at BICEC.

copies marked as such, should reach the Development Office of the University of Buea, in Room 211 of the Central Administration Building not later than 10.00a.m. on 23/03/2018. The bids should be addressed to The Vice-Chancellor, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea. The khaki brown envelope containing the bids should be marked on the top right hand corner:

The maximum deadline stipulated by the Project Owner or Delegated Contracting Authority for the delivery of these services is the end of this financial year.

Each bidder must include in his administrative documents, a bid bond issued by a first-rate banking establishment approved by the Ministry of Finance of an amount of 200,000 (two million) CFA francs, valid for thirty (30) days beyond the date of validity of bids. See Document 12 of Tender file.

Each bid drafted in English or French in seven (7) copies including the original and six (6) copies marked as such, should reach the Development Office of the University of Buea, in Room 211 of the Central Administration Building not later than 10.00a.m. on 23/03/2018. The bids should be addressed to The Vice-Chancellor, University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea. The khaki brown envelope containing the bids should be marked on the top right hand corner:

" Open National Invitation to Tender No.006/ONIT/TB/UB/18 of 16/02/2018 for the Provision of Catering Services to the Students of the University of Buea" "To be opened only during tue bid-opening session"

The bids shall be opened in a single phase. The opening of administrative, technical and financial bids will be on 23/03/2018 at 11:00 a.m local time by the University of Buea Tenders Board in the Board Room of the Central Administration Building.

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

2. Main Qualification Criteria

Technical bids shall be evaluated on the bases of essential criteria using a binary (Yes/No) scale outlined below.

1. Presentation of tender............................................................ (5 yeses)
2. Availability of qualified staff................................................ (18yeses)
3. Planning and delivery of services........................................... (5 yeses)
4. Experience of Service Provider............................................. (12 yeses)
5. Food preparation and preservation........................................ (10 yeses)
6. Cost of meals......................................................................... (04 yeses)
7. Accessibility of the bidder  ................................................... (02 yeses)
8. Attestation of site visit.......................................................... (02 yeses)

TOTAL........................................................................................ (58 yeses)

1. 15.            Award

The contract shall be awarded on the basis of the lowest bid fulfilling the technical and financial conditions.

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

Complementary information may be obtained during working hours from the Development Office, Room 211, Central Administration Building of the University of Buea, P.O. Box 63, Buea