Scientific Laboratory Equipment & Workshop Machines
Description
Invitation for Bids Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Name of Country: The Arab Republic of Egypt Name of Project: Université Francaise d’Egypte (UFE) Refoundation Project (CEG 1096) IFB No: AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE 1. The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt has received funds from the Agence Française de Développement (the French Development Agency) towards the cost of the Universite Francaise d’Egypt (UFE) Refoundation Project (CEG 1096). It is intended that part of the proceeds of these funds will be applied to eligible payments under the multiple contracts for the Procurement of Goods (Scientific Laboratory Equipment & Workshop Machines). 2. Bidders may bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the bidding documents. 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 Bid Submission Form.
3. The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) represented by the Implementing Agency the Université Francaise d’Egypte (UFE) now invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the procurement of Scientific Laboratory Equipment & Workshop Machines. (“the Goods”). 4. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office of New Campus Department at The Université Française d'Égypte (UFE) - 21 Ismailia Road, Al Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt. - P.O. Box 11837 - Eng. Adel AbdelWahab – Senior Program Manager – (+202) 01111228527 - adel.abdelwahab@ufe.edu.eg and inspect the Bidding Documents between the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Cairo time.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be purchased by interested bidders on the submission of a written application to the above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 5,000 EGP (Five Thousand Egyptian Pounds) via a bank transfer to: • Bank: Arab African International Bank (AAIB). • Beneficiary Name: French University. • Account Currency: Egyptian Pounds (EGP). • Account No.: 1004577210010201. • IBAN: EG670057013301004577210010201. • Branch: El Sherouk. • City: Cairo, Egypt. • SWIFT Code: ARAIEGCXXXX. • Address: City Plaza Mall, Misr Ismailia Road, El Sherouk.
6. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of Contract are the provisions of the Agence Française de Développement’s Bidding Documents for Procurement of Goods. 7.
Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before Sunday, May 31, 2026, on 12:00 P.M. and must be accompanied by Bid security of: Lot no. Lot Name Lot Identifier Lot Bid Security Amount 1 Heat Transfer Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-HT 2,700 EUR (Two thousand seven hundred euros) 2 Fluid Mechanics Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-FM 1,017 EUR (One thousand and seventeen euros) 3 Combustion & Engines Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-CE 5,130 EUR (Five thousand one hundred and thirty euros) 4 Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-RA 1,992 EUR (One thousand nine hundred and ninety-two euros) 5 Materials Testing Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-MT 888 EUR (Eight hundred and eighty-eight euros) 6 Control Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-CL 3,063 EUR (Three thousand and sixty-three euros) 7 Mechatronics Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-ML 4,398 EUR (Four thousand three hundred and ninety-eight euros) 8 Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-CNC 4,539 EUR (Four thousand five hundred and thirty-nine euros) 9 Welding Workshop AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-WW 363 EUR (Three hundred and sixty-three euros) 10 Conventional Workshop AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-COW 3,798 EUR (Three thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight euros) 11 Casting Workshop AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-CAW 435 EUR (Four hundred and thirty-five euros) 12 Measurement Workshop AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-MW 1,761 EUR (One thousand seven hundred and sixty-one euros) 13 Blacksmith Workshop AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-BW 429 EUR (Four hundred and twenty-nine euros) 14 Heat Treatment Furnace Workshop AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-HTW 453 EUR (Four hundred and fifty-three euros) 15 Advanced Characterization Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-AC 7,362 EUR (Seven thousand three hundred and sixty-two euros) 16 3D Printing Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-3D 738 EUR (Seven hundred and thirty-eight euros) 17 Audiovisual Recording Studio AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-AR 141 EUR (One hundred and forty-one euros) 18 Logic Design Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-LD 1,017 EUR (One thousand and seventeen euros) 19 Waves and Electromagnetic Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-WE 1,554 EUR (One thousand five hundred and fifty-four euros) 20 Optics Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-OL 1,461 EUR (One thousand four hundred and sixty-one euros) 21 Embedded Systems and IoT Lab AFD-CEG-1096-UFE-001-SLE-ES 1,194 EUR (One thousand one hundred and ninety-four euros) 8. Bids will be opened in public and in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the offices of 2
About This Opportunity
This is a works contract in the governance and public administration sector. Located in Egypt, Middle East & North Africa, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums. Proposals must be submitted before May 31, 2026.
Published through AFD - Agence Française de Développement, a bilateral development cooperation agency. Bilateral agency contracts follow the agency's own procurement guidelines and may have nationality-based eligibility rules for civil works in the governance and public administration sector. Works contracts of this nature generally require demonstrated experience in similar infrastructure projects, adequate equipment and technical personnel, and financial capacity including bank guarantees. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.