PROCUREMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC AUCTION PLATFORM – ICTA
THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY TENDER OCTOBER 2024
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
Request for Bids Non-Consulting Services
Employer: | The Information and Communications Technology Authority |
Project: | Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project |
Contract title: | PROCUREMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC AUCTION PLATFORM |
Country: | Kenya |
Loan No. /Credit No. / Grant No.: | 7289-KE AND 7290-KE |
RFB No: | KE-ICTA-414831-NC-RFB |
Issued on: | 29th November 2024 |
1. The Government of Kenya has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Kenya Digital
Economy Acceleration Project and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract
for Procurement of an Electronic Auction Platform. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the
payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement
Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.
2. The Information and Communications Technology Authority now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders
for Procurement of an Electronic Auction Platform, to be delivered at The ICT Authority headquarters,
within a period of 2 months.
3. 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
(“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from The Information and Communications
Technology Authority, Supply Chain Department, or through procurement@ict.go.ke and inspect the
bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English may be downloaded free of charge from the ICTA’s website
https://www.icta.go.ke/tenders or PPIP https://tenders.go.ke/tenders. Bidders who download the
bidding documents are required to notify the procuring entity by email with full contact details that they
intended to participate, this will facilitate issuance of notifications by the procuring entity, to all bidders
where necessary
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 11th December 2024 at 1000hrs East African
Time 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
below on 11th December 2024 at 1000hrs East African Time.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Kes. 400,000.00 in the form of a bank guarantee from
a reputable commercial bank regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya or insurance guarantee from an
insurance firm approved by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the
successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership
Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9. The address(es) referred to above is (are):