Procurement Summary
Country: Bangladesh
Summary: Scoping private sector participation in municipal WSS in Bangladesh
Deadline: 05 Jan 2026
Posting Date: 19 Dec 2025
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 132337332
Document Ref. No.: 0002020260
Competition: ICB
Financier: World Bank (WB)
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
Name: Login to see tender_details
Address: Login to see tender_details
Email: Login to see tender_details
Login to see detailsTender Details
TheGovernment of Bangladesh (GoB) through the Department of Public HealthEngineering (DPHE) has been implementing the Bangladesh Municipal Water Supplyand Sanitation Project (BMWSSP) for the provision of safe and sustainable watersupply and sanitation services (WSS) in 30 small municipalities, which isexpected to be completed in December 2025. Financed by the World Bank and AsianInfrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the project has invested in institutionalstrengthening and capacity building for DPHE and the municipalities, constructionand operation of water supply infrastructure, including bulk water and treatment, and piped water distribution network; provision of fecal sludge treatmentfacilities, household and public toilets; and critical drainage infrastructurein these municipalities. Among the notable achievements of the project havebeen the engagement of private operators to provide day-to-day operations andmaintenance of the water supply services, public toilets, and fecal sludge managementfacilities to ensure efficient services and financial sustainability. Inaddition, the project provided a launching pad for scaling up access to sustainableWSS services in medium to large citiesthrough the adoption of: (i) model by-laws for planning and provision of WSSservices by urban local governments including setting of cost-recovery tariffs;(ii) ring-fencing WSS accounts, implementation of WSS accounting software, billing, and internet/mobile phone payment interfaces; and (iii) creation ofthe DPHE-s Municipal Support Circle (MSC) to provide support to allmunicipalities for capacity building, planning new capital investments, andstrengthening operations and maintenance of existing WSS schemes. Havingcreated this support structure, the GoB intends to prepare a new operation focusingon improving access to quality and sustainable WSS services in 8 additionalcities of regional economic importance. These include:a) Four City Corporations: Cumilla, Mymensingh, Rangpur and Bogur...
Documents
Tender Notice
ToR-WSS-PSP-for-Seven-Regional-Cities-12152025.docx