Tender Details

LONG TERM AGREEMENT FOR LIQUID NITROGEN SUPPLY, RENTAL OF STORAGE AND VAPORIZATION FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

Tender Number: 262/2025/BTB (T79324 (48))

PA Ref Number: T79324 (48)

Tender Description

BAPCO REFINING IS FLOATING A TENDER FOR HIGH PURITY NITROGEN GAS IS USED AT BAPCO REFINING IN VARIOUS REFINERY PROCESS APPLICATIONS SUCH AS PURGING, INERTING BLANKETING OF VESSELS DRY PRESERVATION OF EQUIPMENT AND FOR PURGING OF SEALS IN ROTARY EQUIPMENT THE AVERAGE ANNUAL CONSUMPTION IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 9400 TONNES WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED IN LIQUID NITROGEN TANKERS

Issued by
Bapco Refining
Category/Sector
General
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (LOCAL GCC)
Initial Bond
BD 5000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
10 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
No
Publish Date
Thursday, 24 April 2025
Purchase Before
Saturday, 10 May 2025
Closing Date
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Opening Date
Monday, 19 May 2025

Additional Notes

Tender Title:

LONG TERM AGREEMENT FOR LIQUID NITROGEN SUPPLY, RENTAL OF STORAGE AND VAPORIZATION FACILITIES AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES

  اتفاقية طويلة الأجل لتوريد النيتروجين السائل وتأجير مرافق التخزين والتبخير والخدمات المرتبطة بها

Tender Description:

Bapco Refining is floating a tender for High purity nitrogen gas is used at Bapco Refining in various refinery process applications such as purging, inerting, blanketing of vessels, dry preservation of equipment and for purging of seals in rotary equipment. The average annual consumption is expected to be about 9,400 tonnes, which will be required to be delivered in Liquid Nitrogen Tankers.

تطرح شركة بابكو للتكرير مناقصة لغاز النيتروجين عالي النقاء الذي يستخدم في شركة بابكو للتكرير في تطبيقات عمليات التكرير المختلفة مثل التطهير، والتخميل، وتغطية السفن، والحفظ الجاف للمعدات، وتطهير الأختام في المعدات الدوارةومن المتوقع أن يبلغ متوسط ​​الاستهلاك السنوي حوالي 9400 طن، والتي سيتم تسليمها في ناقلات النيتروجين السائل.,Mandatory Criteria:
1.MANDATORY PASS/FAIL CRITERIA
The Bidder or Bidder's agent must provide the following details with documentary evidence. Only bids meeting all Mandatory Criteria will proceed to technical and commercial evaluation. 
1.1 Experience:
The Bidder shall have minimum 3 years of experience in the supply of industrial gases including gaseous and liquid nitrogen of 99.9 vol% purity, in bulk quantities. Bidders must provide documentary evidence in the form of unpriced purchase orders and/or purchase agreements at the time of bidding.
1.2 Quality Management System:  
The Bidder shall have an established Quality Management System compliant with ISO 9001-2015 or in the process of certification/revalidation. Bidder shall submit a copy of ISO 9001 certificate or their existing system documentation is to be submitted.
1.3 Storage Facility:
The Bidder shall own or lease a storage facility in Bahrain for storing high purity liquid nitrogen. The Bidder shall be able to maintain a minimum inventory of 400 tonnes of liquid nitrogen in Bahrain dedicated for Bapco Refining all the time. The Bidder to submit documentary evidence in the form of facility ownership or lease agreement at the time of bidding or provide a detailed plan for owning or leasing such a facility and making it operational within six (6) months from the award of the contract.
1.4 Nitrogen Delivery:
The Bidder shall be able to deliver liquid nitrogen during high demand operation within 8 hours from receiving a request from Bapco. The bidder shall provide a detailed plan including their logistics from source to the delivery at the unit in Bapco Refining.
1.5 Bidder Capability to Deliver during Peak Demand:
The bidder shall be capable of supplying 150 Tonnes of LIN per day continuously for a period of fifteen (15) days during peak demands in T&I. The bidder shall own or lease 8 number of fleets with 20 MT capacity each which can dedicatedly supply to Bapco Refining for meeting the peak demand during T&I. The Bidder to submit documentary evidence in the form of fleet ownership or lease agreement at the time of bidding or provide a detailed plan for owning or leasing and making it available within six (6) months from the award of the contract.
1.6 Product Specification and Package:
The Bidder shall be able to supply Liquid Nitrogen as per the quality specified in the RFP. The Bidder to provide the latest laboratory Certificate of Analysis fully compliant with all the quality parameters stated in the specification, dated not earlier than six months from the published tender date.

How to Participate?

  • Those who are capable and wish to participate in the above tender have to purchase the Tender Documents online through the Bahrain Tender Board’s portal https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh starting from Thursday, 24 April 2025
  • Bidders are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the tender value whichever amount is lesser, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD 100/-. (Except for the Two-envelope tenders).
  • For Two-envelope tenders, bidders, are requested to enclose with their bids the Initial Bond for the amount specified above.
  • The initial bond should be in the form of a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee, Insurance Policy or Cash (or as specified in the Tender Documents) valid for the duration specified above.
  • The bids deposit place: (As Mentioned in the Tender Documents)
  • This tender is subject to the provisions of the Tender Law issued by the Legislative Decree No. 36 of 2002, its amendments, and its Implementing Regulations issued by the Decree No. 37 of 2002.
  • In addition, these conditions have to be considered:
    • Enclose copy of a valid Commercial Registration Certificate (CR) in line with the tender's subject.
    • Enclose copy of a valid certificate of compliance with the employment percentages for Bahraini manpower (Bahranization Certificate) issued by the Ministry of Labour.
  • This advertisement is considered supplementary to the tender documents. In case of any discrepancy between the Advertisement and the Tender Document, the Tender Document prevails.
  • Micro, small and medium enterprises are eligible to obtain 10% preference in the financial evaluation stage, when submitting the "SMEs Classification Certificate" during bidding for this tender. The certificate is awarded by Ministry of Industry Commerce and Tourism to the SMEs and can be obtained when applying on the SMEs Registration System which can be reached via the following link: https://www.moic.gov.bh/en/eServices/sme
  • Vendors who are not registered in the Tender Board's e-tendering system shall be required to register through the below-mentioned link, and for assistance please contact the Tender Board through email helpdesk@tenderboard.gov.bh or call on Tel No. +97317566617.
  • For Registration

Inquiries

For further inquiries please contact on:

Bapco Refining
  17704040