
“Procurement of Machineries and equipment”
KCF/KOS/200002/G/2025/001
National competitive bidding
The Ministry of Education, Technology, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Kosovo (hereinafter called “Recipient”) has received financing from KfW Development Bank (“KfW") in the form of a financial contribution (hereinafter called grant) toward the cost of the Kosovo Challenge Fund project. The Kosovo Challenge Fund (the “KCF”) is a distinct facility set up to strengthen the labour market relevance of vocational training (VET) particularly through support to VET projects that are jointly implemented by vocational training institutes and partner enterprises (cooperative training approach) in the Republic of Kosovo.
The Recipient now intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this grant to eligible payments under the contract for which this Tender Notice is issued.
Western Balkan 6 Chamber Investment Forum, with its address at Piazza dell Borsa 14, 34121 Trieste, Italy, represented by IPC, Internationale Project Consult GmbH (on behalf of the Consortium IPC-PLANCO-Swiss contact-KPMG) as the Implementation Consultant.
unit-price
The purpose of this contract is procurement of metalworking equipment to work with a newest technology working CNC machines within the Architecture and ICT equipment. The final beneficiary of the equipment is the Training Institute Pjeter Bogdani, Str.Besim Rexhepi, 70000 Ferizaj, Republic of Kosovo. The equipment should be unpacked, installed, commissioned, and handed over to the client representative, and user training provided for relevant staff of the institutions.
LOT1: Procurement of metalworking equipment
LOT2: Procurement of ICT equipment
Consulting Services, Works, Goods, Plant and Non-Consulting Services are eligible for KfW financing regardless of the country of origin of the Contractors (including Subcontractors and suppliers for the execution of the Contract), except where an international embargo or sanction by the United Nations, the European Union or the German Government applies.
Applicants/Bidders shall not be awarded a KfW-financed Contract if, on the date of submission of their Application/Offer or on the intended date of Award of Contract, they are in any of situations described in Declaration of Undertaking (ref. KfW’s “Guidelines for Procurement”, Document version January 2019 1st update as of January 2021)
Applicants/Bidders shall be disqualified in a procurement process if they are given under point 1.3.3 of KfW Guidelines for Procurement.
September 2026
LOT 1: 90 days from the commencement date of the contract.
LOT 2: 45 days from the commencement date of the contract.
The bidders’ attention is drawn to the fact that there are two different systems for sending bids: one is by post or private mail service, the other is by hand delivery.
In both cases, the bids must be received before the date and time limit for submission.
Bids must be duly completed and received by the PEA on or before 11 June 2026 at 14:00h CET.
Any bid received to the PEA after this deadline will not be considered.
The PEA may, for reasons of administrative efficiency, reject any bid submitted on time to the postal service but received, for any reason beyond the PEA’s control, after the effective date of approval of the Offers Evaluation Report, if accepting bids that were submitted on time but arrived late would considerably delay the evaluation procedure or jeopardise decisions already taken and notified.
The bidder shall prepare the package containing the original bid in a sealed envelope marked “ORIGINAL”, and one copy in sealed envelopes each marked “COPY”, stating the reference number of the tender notice, name and address of the PEA and the words “Not to be opened before the official public session for the opening of bids” and equivalent in local language “Ne otvarati prije zvaničnog sastanka za javno otvaranje ponuda”.
EITHER by post or by courier service to:
Fund Management Unit of the Kosovo Challenge Fund
Dalmatinska Street No. 14
1st Floor, Apartment No. 2
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
representing
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Kosovo
OR hand delivered by the candidate in person or by an agent directly to the premises of the PEA in return for a signed and dated receipt, in which case the evidence shall be constituted by this acknowledgement of receipt, to:
Fund Management Unit of the Kosovo Challenge Fund
Dalmatinska Street No. 14
1st Floor, Apartment No. 2
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Please note that opening hours of the FMU are 08:00-14:00h.
Representing
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the Republic of Kosovo
The contract title and the publication reference (see item 1 above) must be clearly marked on the envelope containing the bid and must always be mentioned in all subsequent correspondence with the PEA.
Bids submitted by any other means or to any other addresses will not be considered. Bids which are not sealed or are incomplete shall not be considered.
By submitting a bid, candidates accept notification of the outcome of the procedure by electronic means. Such notification shall be deemed to have been received on the date upon which the PEA sends it to the electronic address referred to in the bid.
Candidates may alter or withdraw their bids by written notification prior to the deadline for submission of bids. No bid may be altered after this deadline.
The outer envelope (and the relevant inner envelope if used) must be marked ‘Alteration’ or ‘Withdrawal’ as appropriate.
Tenders will be opened in a public session on 11 June 2026 at 14:15h CET, at the address Trg Dalmatinska Street No. 14,1st Floor, Apartment No. 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro, in the presence of tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend. Written authorizations must be enclosed.
120 days after submission deadline.
A bid security is required for LOT1.
All written communications for this procurement procedure and contract must be in English.
Clarifications may be sought from PEA at the following e-mail address at the latest 21 calendar days before the deadline for submission of bids.
Clarifications will be published on the Kosovo Challenge Fund website at the latest 10 calendar days before the deadline for submission of bids.
2.Tender Dossier_KFA200002_
3.Annex 1_TS_KFA200002_