15 January 2025
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) – EOLS01/2025 FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROCUREMENT
CLOSING ON 07th February 2025 AT 13:00HRS HRS (Lesotho Time)
A. BACKGROUND
- The World Food Programme (WFP) through its office located at 11 United Nations Road, Opposite Maseru club, P.O. Box 301 Maseru 100, Lesotho, intends to find suitable and eligible Service Providers under different categories with relevant expertise to express interest in providing such services to WFP office Lesotho.
| Category | Goods and Services | |
| General Supplies | 1. | Fumigation Services for both office and warehouses |
| 2. | Cleaning materials and garbage bags | |
| 3. | Stationery | |
| 4. | Tissue | |
| 5. | Printing | |
| 6. | Mineral water supply | |
| Printing, Marketing and Branding | 1. 2. | Video/photography/ documentary Production Services Printing services i.e. bulk printing, bulk photocopying, bulk binding, bulk scanning, T-shirt printing |
| 3. | Language Editing, Graphics Design and Lay-outing Services for Publications, manuals etc. | |
| 4. | Design & Branding of promotional materials; banners, brochures | |
| 5. | Roadshow Management & Activation | |
| 6. | Social Media Management Service | |
| IT Equipment & Maintenance | 1. | Supply of Computers, laptops, printers, scanners, photocopiers, Projectors, cameras & IT related accessories and equipment |
| 2. | Office toners & cartridges | |
| 3. | Supply and installation of communication equipment | |
| 4. | Security Equipment & Spares (CCTV & Access Control) | |
| 5. | Provision of Internet and Web Hosting Services | |
| 6. | Computer Hardware & Maintenance | |
| Logistics and Travel | 1. | Provision of Freight, Clearing and Forwarding Services |
| 2. | Provision of Courier and Mail Delivery Services | |
| 3. | Relocation Services/ Household removals | |
| 4. | Accommodation (Lodges and Hotels) | |
| 5. | Catering Services (Events and Meetings) | |
| 6. | Conference/Workshop facilities | |
| Property maintenance | 1. | Building Maintenance – plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting, and interior finishes |
| 2. | Office fumigation | |
| 3. | Office Cleaning Services | |
| 4. | Servicing of Air Conditioners | |
| 5. | Servicing of Fire Extinguishers | |
| 6. | Pest control | |
| 7. | Provision of Garbage Collection Service | |
| Vehicle maintenance | 1. | Supply of Motor Vehicle Accessories & Repairs |
| 2. | Provision of Fleet Management Systems including Vehicle Tracking Services | |
| 3. | Vehicle Servicing and Maintenance | |
| Office Equipment Supply & Maintenance | 1. | Supply and Maintenance of Air-Conditioning installations and services |
| 2. | Generator and Invert servicing and repairs | |
| 3. | Supply and maintenance of batteries, | |
| 4. | Office Equipment Repairs and Maintenance – Printers, photocopiers etc | |
| 5. | Civil Engineer/construction supervisor | |
| Construction Services | 1. | Office building Maintenance |
| 2. | Civil Works | |
| 3. | Supply and delivery of construction related items e.g bricks | |
| Polypropylene woven bags | 1. | Production of polypropylene woven bags |
| Logistics Services | 1. | Stevedoring/Handling Services – Loading/offloading of food and non-food items. |
| 2. | Customs Clearing Services – Food and Non-Food Items | |
| 3. | Pest Management – Fumigation, Spraying and Rodent Control Services | |
| 4. | Milling service – Toll milling, fortification, and packaging | |
| 5. | Warehouse Storage space – at least 500m2 per location. The service providers should be located within a 5km radius of the town/city centre. | |
| 6. | Transport Services 2ton, 5ton, 7ton 10ton, 15ton,20ton, 30ton | |
| Agriculture Equipment | 1. | Weighing Scales (Digital & Mechanical) |
| 2. | Sieves | |
| 3. | Tarpaulins | |
| 4. | Plastic Silos | |
| 5. | Rippers | |
| 6. | Rain Gauges | |
| 7. | Moisture meters | |
| HR Services | 1. | Driving Schools |
| 2. | Recruitment Agencies | |
- WFP invites eligible suppliers to express their interest in providing the requested [goods and/or services].
B. THE PURPOSE OF THIS EOI
- The purpose of this request for EOI is to identify suppliers with verified technical and financial capacity to provide the goods or perform the services required by WFP. Eligible suppliers will be shortlisted as WFP vendors to participate in future tenders once they fulfil the requirements.
- Eligibility to be shortlisted as a WFP supplier will be based on meeting and submitting the following requirements:
- Company profile
- Company registration certificates – legal documents
- Tax clearance certificate/VAT Registration Certificate
- Confirmation letter from the bank endorsing your banking details • Recommendation letters from 3 major clients with the last 5 years
- Duly completed WFP questionnaire.
- All supporting documentation listed above must be prepared according to the provided instructions and sent to the following email address to receive a questionnaire from WFP: maseru.procurement@wfp.org.
- WFP will not consider incomplete or unsigned submissions. All responses and supporting documentation received will be treated as strictly confidential and will not be made available to the public.
- This request for EOI does not constitute a solicitation. WFP reserves the right to change or cancel this procurement process or any of its requirements at any time during the process; any such action will be communicated to all participants.
- After the deadline for submission of responses has passed, WFP will evaluate the responses received and notify eligible participants of the outcome of the evaluation.
- If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at maseru.procurement@wfp.org.
Yours sincerely,
WFP Procurement
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