IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF MARITIME SINGLE WINDOW FOR PORT LOUIS HARBOUR ON AN OPEX MODEL

PROCUREMENT NOTICE

OPEN ADVERTISED BIDDING

(Authorised under Section 16 of the Public Procurement Act 2006)

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF MARITIME SINGLE WINDOW FOR PORT LOUIS HARBOUR ON AN OPEX MODEL

Contract MPA 673/2025

e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2025/240

The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is inviting bids from local and overseas bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Implementation and Operation of Maritime Single Window for Port Louis Harbour on an Opex Model as more fully described in the bidding document.

Bidding exercise will be conducted through Open Advertised Bidding Method according to the rules and regulations of the Republic of Mauritius.

Qualification Requirements

-The Bidder shall have previous experience in IT project implementation of similar scope and size, including Cloud Service (SaaS); and

-  other qualifying criteria mentioned in the bidding document.

Submission of bids

Bidding documents may be downloaded from the Government e-Procurement System https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org. Reference Number on the system:  MPA/IFB/2025/240

Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Wednesday 10 September 2025 at 15.00 hours (Mauritian Time).

Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids on Wednesday 10 September 2025 as from 16.01 hours (Mauritian Time) up to Thursday 11 September 2025 at 14.00 hours (Mauritian Time).

Bids will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Thursday 11 September 2025 as from 14.05 hours (Mauritian Time)  in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend.

The Mauritius Ports Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and to annul the bidding process and reject all bids at any time prior to award of the Contract, without thereby incurring any liability to any Bidder.

Registration of bidders on the e-Procurement System (e-PS)

All potential bidders are kindly requested to register their companies on the e-Procurement System, as registration is mandatory for submitting bids online. For guidance on the registration process, please refer to the manual and video available under the 'How to?' menu on the e-PS website: https://eproc.publicprocurement.govmu.org/login.

Furthermore, it is mandatory for bidders to use a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) for encryption/decryption of their bid data and for digital signing of bids. A DSC for the e-Procurement Class can be purchased from the Certification Authority MauSign by applying online on the website https://mausign.govmu.org/.

In order to initiate suppliers on e-PS, the Procurement Policy Office organises regular training sessions on the e-Procurement System. These training sessions are usually held at the Procurement Policy Office, 8^th Floor, E. Anquetil Building, Port Louis, Mauritius, over 2 half days and include a theoretical / demonstration component on the first day followed by a practical session on the second day.

The Procurement Policy Office also provides support to the users of e-PS through its dedicated Help Desk operating during business hours. You may contact them for assistance or for requests for training via email eprocdesk@govmu.org.

Mauritius Ports Authority

H. Ramnarain Building

Mer Rouge

Port Louis

Republic of Mauritius

Tel: +230 2065400

Fax: +230 2400856

Email: info@mauport.com

Date: 06 August 2025