RFQ No. LIFT/01/10/2025
PRINTING AND BINDING OF STUDENTS WORKBOOK
Overview of the Requirement and Procurement Process
Purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) is to solicit quotations from interested printers willingto print and bind 321,600 students’ books.
The Company
Mott MacDonald is a £1.4bn turnover, employee-owned management, engineering and development consultancy serving the public and private sectors around the world. We employ around 17,000 staff and work across more than 200 offices globally, undertaking projects in 140 countries. Our expertise and resources help deliver projects covering:
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Additional general information about Mott MacDonald can be found at www.mottmac.com .
Background & Current Situation
Mott MacDonald Limited has been appointed by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to deliver the Learning and Inclusion for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. Learning and Inclusion for Transformation (LIFT) is a programme of the Ministry of Education that is funded by the UK Government through FCDO and aims to improve foundational learning outcomes for children in English and mathematics in Rwanda’s primary schools. LIFT supports adolescents aged 12-17 to return to formal education or access alternative education pathways and enables access to education for children with disabilities.
Focusing on those most at risk of not completing basic education, LIFT is removing barriers to learning, creating safe school environments and developing partnerships for equitable education, so every child has the opportunity to thrive.
Overview of goods required
The purpose of this Request for Quotations (RFQ) is to solicit quotations from interested printers willing to print and bind 321,600 students’ books.
Timescales
Set out below is the proposed procurement timetable. This is intended as a guide and whilst the Company does not intend to depart from the timetable it reserves the right to do so at any stage.
Table 1: Proposed timetable
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Action |
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11 October 2025 |
RFQ published |
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11 October 2025 |
Clarification period for RFQ opens |
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16 October 2025 |
Clarification period closes |
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20 October 2025, by 5:00 pm, Kigali time |
Closing date and time for receipt by the Company of Suppliers’ RFQ Responses (bids) |
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21-24 October 2025 |
Evaluation of bids and selection of supplier |
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27 October 2025 |
Notification of outcome to all tenderers |
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27-28 October 2025 |
Standstill period |
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31 October 2025 |
Estimated date for contract signature |
Response
Quotations and supporting documents must be submitted in Portable Document Format (PDF) by email attachment to the Company’s designated contact, by the Deadline to the following email address: mottmacdonaldrwanda@mottmac.com
All email communications should bear the subject line: “REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ)PRINTING AND BINDING OF STUDENTS BOOKS REF: RFQ. NO LIFT/01/10/2025”. Bids submitted by email will remain unopened and unread until after the deadline.
Tenderers’ RFQ responses must contain the following, set out clearly and unambiguously:
- The name of the company and any affiliation if any
- The full specifications of the service(s) offered.
- The Tenderer’s unit price for the service (s) offered, inclusive of any and all applicable administration, and taxation costs including, but not limited to Value Added Tax (VAT).
- The currency in which the Tender price is specified (see Sections 3.3).
- Any relevant additional information.
For more information, please check the attached document.