Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for Classrooms and STEM Laboratories for Grades 8-9

Project: P504171 - Lifting Education Access and Resilience in times of Need in Ukraine Program Reference: LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05 Procurement method: Request for Quotations Financing: World Bank Request for Quotations Goods Country: Ukraine Name of Project: Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need in Ukraine Program (LEARN) Grant No.: TF0C5794 Name of the Procurement: Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for Classrooms and STEM Laboratories for Grades 8-9 RFQ Reference No.: LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05 1. Ukraine received the Grant No. TF0C5794 from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in US dollars to finance the Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need in Ukraine Program and intends to use part of the funds to make payments under the contracts resulting from procurement No. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05 “Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for Classrooms and STEM Laboratories for Grades 8-9”. 2. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine invites eligible suppliers to submit quotations for the supply of educational materials and equipment for Grades 8-9 classrooms and STEM laboratories to secondary education institutions, including the following: demonstration and laboratory instruments, digital measurement systems and sensors; educational models, scale models, globes and maps; educational construction kits and kits for robotics and STEM activities; optical instruments, microscopes and kits for studying light phenomena; laboratory glassware, accessories and consumables for experiments; chemical reagents and reagent kits; digital educational resources. More detailed information is provided in the Technical Specification. The expected duration of the supply of goods is 120 (one hundred twenty) days from the date of signing the contract. 3. The procurement comprises nine lots: Lot 1. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L1 “Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for Mathematics Classrooms”; Lot 2. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L2 “Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for Physics and Astronomy Classrooms”; Lot 3. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L3 “Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for STEM Laboratories”; Lot 4. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L4 “Procurement of Educational Materials and Equipment for Robotics Classrooms”; Lot 5. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L5 “Procurement of Electronic Educational Resources”; Lot 6. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L6 “Procurement of Educational Resources and Equipment for Biology Classrooms”; Lot 7. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L7 “Procurement of Educational Resources and Equipment for Geography Classrooms”; Lot 8. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L8 “Procurement of Educational Resources and Equipment for Chemistry Classrooms (Laboratory Equipment and Supplies)”; Lot 9. LEARN-1.1-EQUIP-05/L9 “Procurement of Educational Resources and Equipment for Chemistry Classrooms (Chemical Reagents and Reagent Kits)”. Suppliers may submit quotations for one or more lots, as further specified in the Request for Quotations. 4. The World Bank requires compliance with the Bank’s Anti-Corruption Guidelines and its applicable sanctions policies and procedures, as outlined in the World Bank Group Sanctions Framework. In further compliance with this policy, Bidders shall permit and require their agents (whether declared or not), subcontractors, sub-consultants, service providers, suppliers and personnel to permit the Bank to inspect all invoices, records and other documents relating to the Request for Quotations and execution of the contract (in case of award), as well as for their verification by auditors appointed by the Bank. 5. Suppliers shall submit at least the following additional documents as part of their quotations: Evidence of authorization to offer and supply the proposed Goods, issued by the Manufacturer or an entity in the official supply chain, together with supporting supply chain documentation where required under the RFQ (for Suppliers that are not manufacturers of the proposed Goods); Information on the local authorized service department/company (if applicable to the relevant lot). More detailed information is given in the Request for Quotations. 6. Procurement will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Quotations (RFQ), in accordance with the applicable World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. The RFQ documents have been issued in Ukrainian only. No English version of the RFQ documents has been issued. The procurement process will be carried out through the national electronic procurement system Prozorro. Suppliers shall register with an authorized electronic marketplace of their choice to participate in the procurement process. Information on registration is available at: https://infobox.prozorro.org/upload/files/main/2038/613/guide-for-non-residents-1502-2.pdf Quotations shall be submitted exclusively through the electronic procurement system. Quotations submitted by hand or by email shall not be considered. 7. The