Tender Details

Provision of Engineering Services for The Implementation of APC and RTO

Tender Number: 745/2025/BTB (T88046 (61))

PA Ref Number: T88046 (61)

Tender Description

To establish a term contract with a supplier for the implementation of Advanced Process Control (APC), Real-Time Optimization (RTO), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based applications as well as provision of engineering support services for process control and technical training courses. Call-offs for projects or services shall be issued based on lumpsum, fixed-price, or manhours. A number of call-offs for lumpsum projects with defined scope are included. The call-offs for the defined projects include detailed technical specifications and objectives for the implementation. In addition to project execution, the contract includes provisions for flexible support services related to regulatory control and APC systems, as well as structured training sessions to enhance internal capabilities in APC, RTO, and process control.

Issued by
Bapco Refining
Internal/External
External
Invitation Method
Public (INTERNATIONAL)
Initial Bond
BD 5000
Bid Validity / Initial Bond Validity Period (Days)
180 days
Tender Fees
BD 100
Contract Duration
7 Year
Is Alternate Bid Allowed
Yes
Publish Date
Monday, 08 December 2025
Purchase Before
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Closing Date
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Opening Date
Monday, 26 January 2026
Is this tender/auction allocated exclusively for SMEs?
No

Additional Notes

Scope of Work in English & Arabic

To establish a term contract with a supplier for the implementation of Advanced Process Control (APC), Real-Time Optimization (RTO), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based applications As well as provision of engineering support services for process control and technical training courses. Call-offs for projects or services shall be issued based on lumpsum, fixed-price, or manhours. A number of call-offs for lumpsum projects with defined scope are included. The call-offs for the defined projects include detailed technical specifications and objectives for the implementation. In addition to project execution, the contract includes provisions for flexible support services related to regulatory control and APC systems, as well as structured training sessions to enhance internal capabilities in APC, RTO, and process control.


مناقصة لعقد طويل الأجل مع أحدالموردين لتنفيذ مشاريع تعتمد على التحكم المتقدم في العمليات (APC)، وتحسين العمليات في الوقت الفعلي (RTO)، وتقنيات الذكاء الاصطناعي (AI)، بالإضافة إلى تقديم خدمات الدعم الهندسيللتحكم في العمليات والدورات التدريبية الفنية. سيتم إصدار أوامر التنفيذللمشاريع أو الخدمات بناءً على سعر مقطوع، أو سعر ثابت، أو عدد ساعات العمل.يتضمن العقد عددًا من أوامر التنفيذ لمشاريع محددة النطاق بسعر مقطوع. تشملأوامر التنفيذ لهذه المشاريع المحددة مواصفات فنية تفصيلية وأهداف واضحةللتنفيذ. بالإضافة إلى تنفيذ المشاريع، يتضمن العقد بنودًا لتقديم خدمات دعممرنة تتعلق بالتحكم التنظيمي وأنظمةAPC،بالإضافة إلى دورات تدريبية منظمة لتعزيز القدرات الداخلية في مجالات APC وRTO والتحكم في العمليات.


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1 MANDATORY PASS/FAILCRITERIA 
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 The BIDDER shall demonstrate previous implementations of APC applications on the following refineryoperations units in the past 15 years: 
       Crude Distillation Units (both atmospheric and vacuum), 
       Hydrocracking Units
       Hydrotreating Units 
       Unifiner and Platformer
       Saturated Gas Plant (SGP)
The BIDDER shall have completed at least two (2) APC implementation projects foreach of the above-listed refinery units in the past 15 years. Submit the details of specific and relevant experience in Petroleum/ Petrochemical industry as mentioned above, consisting of details of value, duration, location etc., client details, and credentials from the clients if available in the format APPENDIX C as mentioned in the tender. 
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1.2 The BIDDER shall demonstrate at least one (1) RTO applications on a refinery or petrochemical sites in thepast 10 years on any of the following applications:
       AspenTech GDOT 
       AVEVA APO
       Honeywell Plant-Wide Optimizer
Submit the details of specific and relevant experience in Petroleum/ Petrochemical industry as mentioned above, consisting of value, duration, location etc., client details, and credentials from the clients if available in the format APPENDIX E as mentioned in the tender. 
1.3 The BIDDER shall provide a proposal for the development of APC applications based on APC platforms provided by Bapco Refining namely AspenTech or Honeywell APC platforms. These are the only APC platforms deployed and currently operating at Bapco Refining. As such, the BIDDER shall develop the APC applications on these existing platforms. 
1.4 The Bidder shall confirm compliance with all Bapco Refining cybersecurity policies and requirements in accordance with the OT Cybersecurity Policy attached.

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 Monday, 08 December 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, or Insurance Policy.(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.
  • 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.
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Inquiries

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