Purchase of Operating Room Equipment for Baptista de Sousa Hospital (Lots I–VII)

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (Two-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Republic of Cabo Verde Name of Project: Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa Project Contract Title: Purchase of Operating Room Equipment for Baptista de Sousa Hospital (Lots I–VII) Credit No.: IDA-74540 | P179078 RFB Reference No.: 048/HSP/UGPE Issued on: May 12, 2026 1. The Government of Cabo Verde has received a financing in the amount of US$ 29.00 million from the World Bank toward the cost of the Health Security Program in Western and Central Africa Project , and it intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for: Purchase of Operating Room Equipment for Baptista de Sousa Hospital. 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. 2. The Unidade Gestão de Projectos Especiais now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for: Purchase of Operating Room Equipment for Baptista de Sousa Hospital: Lot Lot Name I Surgical instruments: Stomatology II Surgical instruments: Ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology III General Surgery instruments IV Surgical instruments: Gynecology and Obstetrics V Surgical instruments: Orthotraumatology VI Surgical Equipment VII Textiles and Sterilization Containers 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” dated November 2020 and revised in September 2025 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from Unidade de Gestão de Projectos Especiais, in written only, and requested trough emails address below (see para