PROCUREMENT NOTICE
OPEN NATIONAL BIDDING
(Authorised under Section 16 of the Public Procurement Act 2006)
CLEANING SERVICES FOR LAVATORY BLOCKS AT H. RAMNARAIN BUILDING AND CAPITAINERIE BUILDING
Contract MPA 747/2026
e-Procurement Reference No.: MPA/IFB/2026/333
The Mauritius Ports Authority (MPA) is inviting bids from local bidders through the Government e-Procurement System for the Cleaning Services for Lavatory Blocks at H. Ramnarain Building and Capitainerie Building, as morefully described in the bidding document.
Bidding exercise will be conducted through Open National Bidding Method according to the rules and regulations issued by the Procurement Policy Office.
Qualification Requirements
– The contractor shall have executed at least 2 similar service contracts as prime contractor over the last 5 years in provision of lavatory cleaning services; and
– other qualifying criteria mentioned in the bidding document.
Pre-Bid Meeting
Bidders or their designated representatives are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting on Wednesday 07 October 2026 at 11.00 hours. The meeting place is the Conference Room of the Mauritius Ports Authority at Ground Floor, H. Ramnarain Building, Mer Rouge, Port Louis.
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/2026/333
Bids for the above must be submitted online on the e-Procurement System at latest by Monday 26 October 2026 at 15.00 hours.
Bidders who have submitted bids online by the closing date and time shall decrypt and re-encrypt their bids on Monday 26 October 2026 as from 16.01 hours up to Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 14.00 hours.
Bids will be opened online at the Mauritius Ports Authority on Tuesday 27 October 2026 as from 14.05 hours 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, 8th 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
Tel: 2065400
Fax: 2400856
Email: info@mauport.com
Date: 25 September 2026
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