BLANTYRE CITY COUNCIL
REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS
PROCUREMENT OF SERVICE FOR THE PROVISION OF SHIPPING AND CLEARING
SERVICES FOR THE DONATED FIRE ENGINE AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FROM
CUMBRIA, UNITED KINGDOM TO MALAWI PROCUREMENT REFERENCE
NO.BCC/SERVICE/02/07/08
PROCUREMENT TARGET: MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
DATE OF Publication: 25th July, 2025
1. Blantyre City Council (BCC) has budgeted funds for the Procurement of Service for the Provision of Shipping and Clearing Services for the donated Fire Engine and Fire Fighting Equipment from Cumbria, United Kingdom to Malawi.
2. In line with section 37 of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Act 2025 and Para.14 of Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets. (Participation by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) MSME Order 2020, the Council wishes to invite the Medium Enterprises to collect Request for Quotation Documents (RFQ) to submit their quotations to the Council for the Provision of Shipping and Clearing Services for the donated Fire Engine and Fire Fighting Equipment from Cumbria, United Kingdom to Malawi .
3. The Request for Quotation Documents (RFQ) can be collected at Blantyre City Council Civic Centre Offices, Procurement and Disposal Unit (PDU) from 8:00am to 4:30pm on Friday, 25th July 2025 to Wednesday, 30th July 2025.
4. Bidding for the procurement of service for the Provision of Shipping and Clearing Services for the donated Fire Engine and Fire Fighting Equipment from Cumbria, United Kingdom to Malawi shall be conducted in accordance with Request for Quotation procedures contained in the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Law and Public Procurement Regulations, 2020 (Government Notice No.24).
5. Quotations clearly marked “Provision of Shipping and Clearing Services for the donated Fire Engine and Fire Fighting Equipment from Cumbria, United Kingdom to Malawi” must be delivered to the Address at (7) below at or before Wednesday 30th July 2025 at 16.00 Hours and late Quotations shall be rejected.
6. Blantyre City Council shall priotise the submitted quotation in line with Section 62 (11) of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Act 2025 and the circular issued by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) on 1st July, 2019.
Please take note that all indigenous Black Malawian shall enjoy 20% margin of preference.
7. Address for submission of Quotations is:
The Chairperson
Internal Procurement and Disposal Committee
Blantyre City Council
Private Bag 67
Blantyre
Post expires at 4:00pm on Wednesday July 30th, 2025