Request for Bids for Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for the Central Lab
Specific Procurement Notice
Request for Bids
Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process)
Country: Republic of Lebanon Name of Project: Strengthening Lebanon COVID 19 Response Project Contract Title: Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for the Central Lab Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: Loan No. IBRD-94280; GCFF TF No. TFB8782 RFB Reference No.: LB-MOPH-506559-GO-RFB
The Government of Lebanon has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Strengthening Lebanon’s COVID-19 Response Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Procurement and Installation of Medical Equipment.
The Ministry of Public Health, acting as an implementing agency for and on behalf of the Republic of Lebanon, and as Purchaser under the Contract, now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of Laboratory Equipment for the Central Lab.
The items with their respective quantities requested are:
Reagent Storage Cabinet 2
Laboratory Refrigerator 2
Laboratory Freezer 2
Benchtop pH Meter 3
Benchtop Conductivity Meter 1
Osmometer 1
Viscometer 1
Titrator 1
Centrifuge 3
Water Bath 2
Ultrasonic Bath 1
Vortex Mixer 2
Mechanical Shaker 1
Magnetic Stirrer with Hot Plate 3
Ultrapure Water System 1
Washer and Safety Shower Station 1
Ice machine 1
Oven 1
Muffle Furnace 1
Balance Precision 3
Balance Analytical 3
Disintegration Tester 1
Dissolution Device 1
Infrared Spectrophotometer - FTIR 1
UV / Visible spectrophotometer 1
Particle Measurement Device 1
Gas Chromatography 1
Gas Generator 2
uPLC (Utra Performance Liquid Chromatography) 1
HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) 1
Fume Hood 1
Tablet Friability Tester 1
Polarimeter 1
Refractometer 1
TOC analyzer 1
Flame Photometer 1
Potentiometric titration system 1
Anti vibration table 1
Moisture testing Device 1
Atomic Absorption Spectrometer 1
Melting point apparatus 1
Blister leak tester 1
Sterile leak tester 1
Stability Chamber 37 1
Stability Chamber 45 1
Wash Machine 1
Density meter 1
Rotary Evaporator 1
Micro kjeldhal equipment 1
Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): 70 %. and for Bid cost: 30%”
Interested eligible bidders may obtain the bidding documents and any further information from the Ministry of Public Health, Mr. Saad Abdallah, Procurement officer, by sending a request to the below address: saadabdallah@hotmail.com
The bidding document in English is available at no cost to interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written request to the address below. The document will be sent by electronic mail.saadabdallah@hotmail.com
Bids must be delivered to the address below on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. The outer bid envelopes marked “Original BID” and the inner envelopes marked “Technical Part” will be publicly opened in the presence of the bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on Wednesday, October 15 @ 12:00 pm. All envelopes marked “Second Envelope: Financial Part” shall remain unopened and will be held in the safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.
Bid Security is required as per the amount indicated in the bidding document under clause ITB 19.1;
Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
The address(es) referred to above is (are):
Ministry of Public Health
Mr. Saad Abdallah, Procurement Officer
Jnah Area, MOPH Building, 4th floor,
Beirut, Lebanon. saadabdallah@hotmail.com www.moph.gov.lb