INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION 
                           TECHNOLOGIES AUTHORITY (ICTA)
                             The Celicourt 6, Sir Celicourt Antelme Street Port Louis Mauritius
                              Tel.: (230) 211 5333 Fax: (230) 211 9444 Email: icta@intnet.mu
                BIDDING DOCUMENT (SINGLE-STAGE)
                               Issued on:  13 April 2022
                                          for the
                                    Procurement of
                  Turnkey middleware solution for SIM card
                                       registration
              IFB No: ICTA-SIM/ONB/APR 2022/01
              Project: Turnkey middleware solution for SIM card registration 
              Purchaser:  Information & Communication Technologies Authority, 
              Mauritius
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                               CONTENTS
           Invitation for Bids (IFB).............................................................1
             Notes on preparing the Invitation for Bids (IFB) for a single-stage bidding process..........1
           Section I.  Instructions to Bidders (ITB)......................................5
             Notes on the Instructions to Bidders (ITB) for a single-stage bidding process...................5
             Table of Clauses...................................................................................................................6
           Section II.  Bid Data Sheet (BDS)..............................................41
           Section III.  General Conditions of Contract...............................49
             Notes on the General Conditions of Contract (GCC)........................................................49
             Table of Clauses.................................................................................................................50
           Section IV.  Special Conditions of Contract (SCC).....................121
             Notes on preparing the Special Conditions of Contract (SCC).......................................121
             Table of Clauses...............................................................................................................123
           Section V.  Technical Requirements (including Implementation 
           Schedule).............................................................................146
             Notes on preparing the Technical Requirements................Error! Bookmark not defined.
             Notes on preparing the Implementation Schedule.............Error! Bookmark not defined.
             Table of Contents:  Technical Requirements......................Error! Bookmark not defined.
           Section VI.  Sample Forms.....................................................181
             Notes to the Purchaser on preparing the Sample Forms..................................................181
             Notes to Bidders on working with the Sample Forms.....................................................184
             Table of Sample Forms....................................................................................................187
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                     INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
           Notes on preparing the Invitation for Bids (IFB) for a single-stage
                            bidding process
              The Invitation for Bids (IFB) / Specific Procurement Notice (SPN) shall be advertised
          English in at least one newspaper of national circulation in Mauritius, through embassies,
          the Purchaser’s web site and other internationally known electronic portal with free access.  
              Notification shall be given in sufficient time to enable prospective bidders to obtain
          the Bidding Document and prepare and submit their responses.
              Since the IFB uses information from the Bid Data Sheet (BDS), it will be conducive to
          customize it only when the BDS reaches near-final status.  It is critical that the content of the
          Invitation for Bids be and remain consistent with the BDS.  In particular, the dates, times,
          and place for bid submission and opening, and any requirement for securing the bid (and in
          case of Bid Security, its amount), in the IFB must be carefully checked to ensure consistency
          with the BDS.  Also, the IFB should list all the qualification criteria required for prospective
          Bidders to be responsive, as officially specified in the BDS (e.g., minimum financial capacity,
          the minimum number of other Information Systems installations previously carried out with
          substantially similar characteristics).
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                                           Invitation for Bids (IFB)
                                      Issuing date of the (IFB): 13 April 2022
                                           Name of Country: Mauritius
                       Name of Project: Turnkey middleware solution for SIM card registration
              Brief Description of the Information System:  The Information and Communication
              Technologies (Registration of SIM) Regulations 2021 as amended by The Information and
              Communication Technologies (Registration of SIM) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 aim at
              controlling the sale and use of SIM cards by defining specific sets of requirements for
              registering the different categories of SIM card users. For this purpose, a Middleware System
              to enable the online verification on a real time basis of the subscriber personal details at the
              time of registering for a SIM card is required.
                                   IFB Number: ICTA-SIM/ONB/APR 2022/01
              1.     The Information and Communication Technologies Authority now invites sealed bids 
                     from eligible Bidders for the Procurement of Turnkey middleware solution for 
                     SIM card registration
              2.     Bidding will be conducted using the Open advertised bidding (OAB) method and is 
                     open to all eligible Bidders that meet the following minimum qualification criteria: 
                     The supplier should have experience in the development of webservices as well as 
                     their deployment on the corresponding hardware.  The supplier should also refer to 
                     Section 13 Technical Evaluation Criteria in the Scope of Service of this bidding 
                     document. 
              3.     Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the Information &
                     Communication Technologies Authority  (ICTA) and may inspect the bidding
                                                                   
                     document from the ICTA website: www.icta.mu.  A pre-bid meeting which potential
                     bidders may attend will be held on Monday 2 May 2022. Questions relating to this
                     pre-bid meeting should be sent on ctc@icta.mu at latest by 14 00 hrs on Monday 25
                     April 2022.
              4.     A complete set of bidding documents in English may be downloaded from the ICT
                     Authority’s website: www.icta.mu, by interested bidders.
              5.     Bids must be delivered or deposited in the Tender Box located at the following
                     address: ICTA Reception, Level 12, The Celicourt, 6 Sir Celicourt Antelme Street,
                     Port Louis, Mauritius, on or before 14 00hrs on 16 May 2022.  Late bids will be
                     rejected.  Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders’ representatives who choose
                     to attend, in the ICTA Boardroom at the above address at 14 15hrs on 16 May 2022.
                     Due to Covid-19 restrictions, ICT Authority will allow only one representative per
                     bidder. 
              6.     The attention of prospective Bidders is drawn to (i) the fact that they will be required
                     to certify in their bids that all software is either covered by a valid license or was