Scaling Up, Upgrade and Maintenance of the Bomalathu E-Services Portal (Version 3)
Location: Blantyre
Employer: Public Private Partnership Commission (PPPC), Digital Malawi Acceleration Project
Procurement reference: MW-PPPC-554952-GO-RFP
Date of issue: 19 October 2026
Closing date: 1 December 2026, 10:00
Tender overview
The Government of Malawi has received World Bank financing (grant IDA-E338-MW, project P505095) for the Digital Malawi Acceleration Project. Part of the funds will pay for scaling up, upgrading and maintaining the Bomalathu e-services portal (version 3). Payments will use the World Bank’s Direct Payment method, except where the contract provides for a letter of credit.
The Public Private Partnership Commission invites sealed proposals from eligible proposers. This is a request for proposals for information systems (design, supply and installation), without prequalification.
| Lot | Description | Quantity | Delivery period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scaling up, upgrading and maintenance of the Bomalathu e-services portal (version 3) | 40 citizen-facing e-services | 32 months |
- Procurement is through international competitive procurement using a Request for Proposals, under the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers (September 2025, seventh edition), and is open to all eligible proposers.
- Proposals are evaluated 70% on rated criteria (technical and non-price factors) and 30% on cost.
Bidding documents
- Get further information and inspect the document from the PPPC during office hours, 08:00 to 16:00.
- The request for proposals costs a non-refundable MWK20,000.00, payable on written application in cash, by bank-certified cheque, or directly to Standard Bank, Blantyre Main branch, current account 9100001488942.
- The document is emailed to registered bidders, or can be downloaded from the PPPC website: www.pppc.mw/procurement/adverts.
Inspection: The Procurement and Disposal Unit, Public Private Partnership Commission, 2nd Floor, Livingstone Towers, P.O. Box 937, Blantyre. Tel: +265 (0) 111 823 655. Email: [email protected]
How to submit
Deliver proposals on or before 1 December 2026 at 10:00 to:
The Chairperson
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee
Public Private Partnership Commission
2nd Floor, Livingstone Towers
P.O. Box 937
Blantyre
- Electronic submission is not allowed, and late proposals will be rejected.
- Mark the outer envelope “ORIGINAL PROPOSAL”. Inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” are opened in public at 10:00 on 1 December 2026 in the PPPC Boardroom; envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” stay sealed until the second public opening.
- All proposals must include a Proposal-Securing Declaration.
- The successful proposer’s beneficial ownership will be disclosed in the contract award notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form in the request for proposals.
Bids go directly to the procuring entity, not to Malawi24.