The Royal Government of Bhutan (hereinafter called the “Borrower”) has received financing from the International Development Association (IDA) (the “Bank”) in the form of a credit and grant toward the cost of the Accelerating Transport and Trade Connectivity in Eastern South Asia Phase 2 – Bhutan Project (P181278). The Government Technology Agency (GovTech Agency), an implementing agency of the Borrower, intends to apply a portion of the proceeds to eligible payments under the contract for Supply of International Internet Bandwidth for Government Networks under the Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRU) Approach.
The GovTech Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the supply of International Internet Bandwidth for Government Networks under a 10-year Indefeasible Rights of Use (IRU) arrangement, delivered at two specified interconnection points on the Bhutan–India border.
Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB), as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers, September 2023” (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.