Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition – Request for Bids : upply and Delivery of Agricultural Inputs (Field Crop Seeds, Vegetable Seeds and Pesticides)

Request for Bids  

Framework Agreement(s) for Goods

(Primary Procurement, One-Envelope Bidding Process)

Procuring: Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition 

Country:Lesotho 

Name of Project: Supply and Delivery of Agricultural Inputs (Field Crop Seeds, Vegetable Seeds and Pesticides) 

Framework Agreement Title: Agricultural Inputs 

RFB Reference No:MAFSN/G001/2026/2027 

1. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition has received financing from the Government of Lesotho toward the cost of Agricultural Inputs, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under Call-off Contracts that may be awarded under the Framework Agreements (FAs)] for Agricultural Inputs concluded through this RFB Procurement process. 

• The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition is undertaking the Primary Procurement with a view to concluding Framework Agreements. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition is the sole Purchaser under the Framework Agreements. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for supply and delivery of agricultural inputs (Field Crops Seeds, Vegetables Seeds and Pesticides).  

• The Framework Agreements to be concluded will be Single-User. The Single-User entitled to purchase under the Framework Agreements is Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition.

• The Framework Agreements to be concluded will be Multi-Supplier.  

• The selection of a FA Supplier to be awarded a Call-off Contract will be done through a Secondary Procurement process as defined in Framework Agreement. However, the conclusion of a Framework Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, to purchase goods under a Call-off Contract. The conclusion of Framework Agreement does not guarantee that a FA Supplier will be awarded a Call-off Contract.  

• Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the Public Procurement Act, and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Act. 

• Bidders may submit Bids for one or more “lots”. 

• The Framework Agreements shall be concluded for a Term of two years, note: the initial Term cannot exceed 3 years from the commencement date stated in the Framework Agreement. 

• The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s).  

1. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition, Procurement Officer and rd.sefooko@yahoo.com and inspect the Bidding document during office hours from 8:00 to 16:30 hours at the address given below:

1. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of 500 maloti. The method of payment will be cash. 

1. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 13:30hrs, 11^th June 2026. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below at 14:00hrs, 11^th June 2026.  

1. Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition

Ranamane Sefooko Procurement Officer 

            Corner Constitutional and Linare Roads, Maseru 100, Lesotho 

+266 22322741 

rd.sefooko@yahoo.com 

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