Planning, design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in three (3) Lots

Project: South Sudan Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project

Specific Procurement Notice

Request for Bids

Design, Supply and Installation

(Two-envelope Bidding Process, Without Prequalification)

Employer: Ministry Of Energy & Dams

Project: South Sudan Energy Sector Access & Institutional Strengthening Project

Contract title: Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in three (3) Lots

Country: South Sudan

Grant No.: E1660

RFB No: SS-MOED-530294-CW-RFB

Issued on: 9th April 2026

1. The Government of South Sudan (GoSS) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the South Sudan Energy Sector Access & Institutional Strengthening Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for planning, design, supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in three (3) Lots as per the details below.

Lot No.	Description
Lot 1	Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in Jonglei State, Greater Equatoria, and Greater Bhar El Ghazal (35 Facilities: 31 Educations Institutions, 2 Hospitals and 2PHCC)
Lot 2	Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area (8 Facilities – 5 Hospitals, 2 PHCU and 1 Educations Institution)
Lot 3	Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in Upper Nile State (9 Facilities – 6 Hospital, 2 PHCU and 1 Educations Institution)

Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing, except for those payments, which the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.

1. The Ministry of Energy & Dams now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for planning, design, supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in three (3) Lots with 1 years of Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Services. The table below shows the recommended power demand, recommended hybrid inverter size, and BESS storage capacity of each public facility (Heath and education facilities)

Item No.	Name of Facility	Recommended Daily Energy Demand (Kwh)	Recommended PV Array Size (Kwp)	Recommended Bess Storage Capacity (Kwhr)	Recommended Hybrid Inverter Size Required
1	HOSPITAL	485.89	272	600	150
2	PHCC	154.73	73	200	40
3	PHCU	26.87	18	40	10
4	SCHOOL (primary & secondary schools)	19.58	9	30	5

Based on the design summary provided in the table above, the facilities have been grouped into three lots, as detailed below.

Lot 1: List of Facilities in Greater Bhar El Ghazal, Greater Equatoria, and Jonglei State (35 Facilities)

No.	State	Facility Name	Facility Type
1	Central Equatoria	Terekeka Secondary School	Secondary
2	Central Equatoria	KajoKeji Secondary School	Secondary
3	Central Equatoria	Lukura Primary School	Primary
4	Central Equatoria	Kanjoro Primary School	Primary
5	Eastern Equatoria	Magwi Secondary School	Secondary
6	Eastern Equatoria	Kapoeta Day Secondary School	Secondary
7	Eastern Equatoria	Paringa Primary School	Primary
8	Eastern Equatoria	Torit East Primary School	Primary
9	Eastern Equatoria	Lopua National Secondary School	Secondary
10	Western Equatoria	Yabongo Girls Primary School Yambio	Primary
11	Western Equatoria	Yambio Secondary School	Secondary
12	Western Equatoria	Ibba Town Primary	Primary
13	Western Equatoria	Mundri II Primary School	Primary
14	Western Equatoria	Lui National Secondary School	Secondary
15	Lakes	Panekar Senior Secondary School	Secondary
16	Lakes	Yirol Girls Primary School	Primary
17	Lakes	Rumbek National Secondary School	Secondary
18	Lakes	Malengagok Primary School	Primary
19	Lakes	Matangai Primary School	Primary
20	Northern Bahr El Ghazal	Aweil Madina Primary School	Primary
21	Northern Bahr El Ghazal	Makuac Girls Primary School	Primary
22	Northern Bahr El Ghazal	Nyamlel Primary School	Primary
23	Northern Bahr El Ghazal	Aweil National Secondary School	Secondary
24	Western Bahre El Ghazal	Bussere National SSS	Secondary
25	Western Bahre El Ghazal	Kelero Primary	Primary
26	Western Bahre El Ghazal	Raja Girls Secondary	Secondary
27	Warrap	Akon Secondary School	Secondary
28	Warrap	Pan-Nhail Primary School	Primary
29	Warrap	Turalei Primary School	Primary
30	Warrap	Kuajok National Sec School	Secondary
31	Jonglei	Bor Secondary School	Secondary
32	Jonglei	Akobo Hospital	Hospital
33	Jonglei	Panyagor County Hospital	Hospital
34	Jonglei	Kolnyang PHCC	PHCC
35	Jonglei	Baidit PHCC	PHCC

Lot 2: List of Facilities in Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area. (8 Facilities – 5 Hospitals, 2 PHCU and 1 Secondary School)

No.	State	Facility Name	Facility Type
1	Ruweng Administrative	Pariang Hospital	Hospital
2	Ruweng Administrative	Patit Hospital	Hospital
3	Ruweng Administrative	Nile Ganga PHCU	PHCU
4	Ruweng Administrative	Ajoungthok PHCU	PHCU
5	Unity	MSF Hospital Bentiu	Hospital
6	Unity	Bentiu Military Hospital	Hospital
7	Unity	Bentiu State Hospital	Hospital
8	Unity	Bentiu Girl Secondary School	Secondary

Lot 3: List of Facilities in Upper Nile State (9 Facilities – 6 Hospital, 2 PHCU and 1 Primary School)

No.	State	Facility Name	Facility Type
1	Upper Nile	MSF Malakal POC Sector 1	Hospital
2	Upper Nile	Renk Hospital	Hospital
3	Upper Nile	Ri Batil Camp Hospital	Hospital
4	Upper Nile	MSF Malakal Town Hospital	Hospital
5	Upper Nile	Renk Military Hospital	Hospital
6	Upper Nile	Bunj Hospital	Hospital
7	Upper Nile	Jamam PHCU	PHCU
8	Upper Nile	Kuich PHCU	PHCU
9	Upper Nile	Malakia Girls Primary School	Primary

3. 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” July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020, September 2023 and February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

4. Bids will be evaluated in accordance with the evaluation process set out in the bidding documents. The following weightings shall apply for Rated Criteria (including technical and non-price factors): [70%.] and for Bid cost: [30 %].

5. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Ministry of Energy & Dams, Project Implementation Unit and assist.projectmoed@gmail.com /Copy: jalchol1985@gmail.com, angellabamuleseyo@yahoo.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours i.e., 09:00 am to 5:00 pm at the address given below.

6. The bidding document in English may be obtained by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below.

7. A pre-bid conference shall be conducted by the Employer at the Meeting Hall, PIU Office, Ministry of Energy & Dams, Juba, South Sudan on 5th May 2026 at 10.30 am Local Time. No site visits shall be organized by the employer and bidders are not required to visit all the sites; however, they should make their own arrangements to visit a representative sample of sites for each type of Public Health and Education Institution in order to fully familiarize themselves with the site conditions, perform sizing, and understand the anticipated scope of work

8. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 10:30 am local time, 2nd June 2026. 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. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Employer until the second public Bid opening.

9. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in form of a Bank Guarantee; The amount and currency of the Bid Security shall be

Lot No.	Description	Bid Security Amount
Lot 1	Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in Jonglei State, Greater Equatoria, and Greater Bhar El Ghazal (35 Facilities: 31 Educations Institutions, 2 Hospitals and 2PHCC)	USD 25,000 (Twenty-five thousand United States Dollars)
Lot 2	Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in Unity State and Ruweng Administrative Area (8 Facilities – 5 Hospitals, 2 PHCU and 1 Educations Institution)	USD 32,000 (Thirty-two thousand United States Dollars)
Lot 3	Planning, Design, Supply, installation and Commissioning Off-Grid Solarization for Public Health and Education Institutions in Upper Nile State (9 Facilities – 6 Hospital, 2 PHCU and 1 Educations Institution)	USD 35,000 (Thirty-five thousand United States Dollars)

10. 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.

11. The address(es) referred to above is (are):

Under Secretary

Ministry of Energy and Dams (MoED),

Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (ASSIST)

Project Implementation Unit (PIU),

E-mail: assist.projectmoed@gmail.com /Copy: jalchol1985@gmail.com, angellabamuleseyo@yahoo.com, cosmas.loboso@yahoo.com