Procurement of: Supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of hyper‑converged infrastructure (HCI) and AD/LDAP solution for the Department of Meteorology.
About This Opportunity
Invitation for Bids | Project: Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach | Method: Request for Bids | Ref: SLMOI/CRES/DOM/G/NCB/144
This is a supplies contract in the infrastructure, education and training and transport and logistics sectors. Located in Sri Lanka, Asia, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before August 13, 2026.
Published through WB - World Bank, a multilateral development bank that follows standardized international procurement guidelines. Projects funded by multilateral institutions are generally open to international bidders from eligible member countries for the supply of goods in the infrastructure sector. Supply contracts typically require bidders to demonstrate product compliance with technical specifications, delivery capacity, and relevant certifications. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.
Description
THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
Climate Resilience Multiphase Programmatic Approach (CResMPA)
Request for Bids
Contract title: Procurement of: Supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and AD/LDAP solution for the Department of Meteorology.
RFB No: SLMOI/CRES/DOM/G/NCB/144
Issued on: July 23, 2026
- The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has received a loan from the financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Climate Resilience Multiphase Programmatic Approach (CResMPA) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract.
- The Chairman, Project Procurement Committee on behalf of Climate Resilience Multiphase Programmatic Approach now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Procurement of: Supply, installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and AD/LDAP solution for the Department of Meteorology. Implementation period: Three months. Warranty, Support and Maintenance: Period: 5 years.
3. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” February 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
Bidder must meet the following minimum qualification criteria:
(i) General Experience: The Bidder shall have at least five (5) years of experience in the supply, delivery, installation, configuration, testing, and commissioning of enterprise ICT infrastructure solutions of similar nature and complexity, including at least one or more of the following technology areas:
- HyperConverged Infrastructure (HCI)
- Server virtualization platforms
- Softwaredefined or enterprise storage
- Enterprise backup and recovery solutions
- Active Directory / LDAP directory services
- Centralized authentication solutions for server or application environments
These solutions shall have been completed satisfactorily prior to the bid submission deadline.
(ii) Specific Experience: The Bidder shall have successfully completed at least one (1) contract during the last five (5) years for the supply, delivery, installation, configuration, testing, and commissioning of enterprise ICT infrastructure or data center solutions, contract value of not less than LKR 140 million. contract shall include at least HCI infrastructure, Software Define Storage or Server virtualization platform.
(iii) Manufacturer Experience: The manufacturers of the primary proposed equipment and software — specifically the HCI server platform, virtualization platform, and any bundled backup or management platform — shall have at least ten (10) years of proven experience in manufacturing, developing, and supplying similar enterprise infrastructure solutions, with successful deployment track records in Sri Lanka (e.g., national data centers, critical public sector, financial sector, or telecom environments). For open-source solutions, the platform shall have at least five (5) years of active development and demonstrated production deployments of comparable scale and complexity.
(iv) Technical Capacity: The Bidder shall demonstrate that it has, suitably qualified and experienced technical personnel for design, installation, configuration, testing, commissioning, migration, and ongoing support of:
- HCI platforms and enterprise server hardware
- Virtualization systems and cluster management platforms
- Softwaredefined storage
- Directory services (Active Directory, LDAP, Kerberos, DNS)
- Linux and Windows integration with centralized authentication
- Enterprise backup and recovery environments
- Highavailability and failover configurations
The Bidder shall provide brief CVs or profiles of key technical staff (or key positions) covering these competencies.
(v) Financial Capacity:
a. The minimum required Average Annual Turnover (AAT) of the Bidder for the last three (3) financial years shall be not less than LKR 250 million.
b. The minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities, net of other contractual commitments, of the Bidder shall be not less than LKR 70 million.
eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Project Director, Climate Resilience Multiphase Programmatic Approach, No 11, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka TP +94112507855, +94112058451, Email: pdcresmpa@gmail.com and inspect the bidding document during office hours 9.00 am to 3.30 pm at the address given below or may be downloaded and reviewed from https://promise.lk/ and https://meteo.gov.lk/ websites only for reference purpose.
5. The bidding document in the English language may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of LKR. 50,000.00 from July 24, 2026 between 9.00 am to 3.30 pm on any working day. The method of payment will be Cash.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before August 13, 2026 at 4.00 p.m. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened soon after closing in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in the form of Bank Guarantee: LKR 4.0 million.
8. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be arranged at 4:00 p.m. on July 30, 2026 in the Conference Room at the address given below.
9. The address referred to above is Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach, No.11, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
Chairman,
Project Procurement Committee
Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach,
No.11, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05.
July 23, 2026
Data provenance
This notice is sourced from WB - World Bank and was originally published on July 23, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: OP00458474. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.
About Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach
Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach has issued 49 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 5 currently open and 41 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Transport & Logistics, Infrastructure, and Education & Training. All notices are published for Sri Lanka. Notices are distributed via WB - World Bank. Most recent publication: July 23, 2026.
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Who is the contracting authority?
This notice was issued by Climate Resilience Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach in Sri Lanka. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.
What type of contract is this?
This is a Supplies contract in the Infrastructure sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.
Where will the contract be performed?
The contract is for delivery in Sri Lanka. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.
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When does this tender close?
The submission deadline is August 13, 2026. You have 16 days left to prepare and submit your proposal to the contracting authority.
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