1. The Government of Ghana has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Ghana Tree Crop Diversification Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under Call-off Contracts that may be awarded under the Framework Agreements (FAs) for Supply of Elite Cashew Seedlings concluded through this RFB Primary Procurement process. 2. The Procuring Agency is undertaking the Primary Procurement with a view to concluding Framework Agreements. The Procuring Agency is the sole Purchaser under the Framework Agreements. The Procuring Agency now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Supply of Elite Cashew Seedlings LOTS DESCRIPTION QUANTITY 1. Cashew Seedlings 300,000-3,000,000 3. The Framework Agreements to be concluded will be Single-User. The Single-User entitled to purchase under the Framework Agreements is the Ministry of Food and Agriculture/Tree Crops Development Authority. 4. The Framework Agreements to be concluded will be Multi-Supplier. 5. The selection of a FA Supplier to be awarded a Call-off Contract will be done through a Secondary Procurement process as defined in the Framework Agreement. However, the conclusion of a Framework Agreement shall not impose any obligation on the Procuring Agency, including participating Purchasers, to purchase Goods under a Call-off Contract. The conclusion Framework Agreement does not guarantee that a FA Supplier will be awarded a Call-off Contract. 6. Bidding will be conducted through National Competitive Procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023, fifth edition (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. 7. Bidders may submit Bids for one or more items. 8. The Framework Agreements shall be concluded for a Term of two (2) years from the commencement date stated in the Framework Agreement. 9. The Primary Procurement shall establish a Closed Framework Agreement(s). 10. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information and inspect the Bidding document during office hours 0900-to-1600-hour local time at the address ‘A’ given below from the day of the advertisement. 11. The Bidding document in English may be purchased by interested Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address ‘A’ below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of GHS 2,500.00. The method of payment will be cash. The document will be sent by email or collected by hand at the address ‘A’ below 12. Bids must be delivered to the address ‘A’ below on or before 10:00 am, Friday 14th March 2025. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address ‘B’ below on 10:00 am, Friday 14th March 2025. 13. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s/bidders’ beneficial ownership, as part of the publication of the conclusion of framework agreement notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form included in the bidding document.