TENDER FOR PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES

                                    DATE: 10^TH NOVEMBER 2020

TENDER REF NO: CA/PROC/0T/07/2020-2021

TENDER NAME: TENDER FOR PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES                                         

1.1           The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) is the regulatory agency for the ICT industry in Kenya with regulatory responsibilities in the areas of telecommunications, cyber security, e-commerce, broadcasting and postal/courier services. CA is also responsible for managing the country’s frequency spectrum and numbering resources, managing and administration of the Universal Service Fund (USF) as well as safeguarding the interests of consumers of ICT services through the country.

1.2           CA hereby invites interested and eligible Kenyan owned firms/bidders to participate in the tender for the provision of Security Services for a period of three (3) years with effect from 12^th April 2021 as detailed in the tender document. The scope of the required services is as follows:

 Security Services (A) – Office Premises

·                  Item 1         –        Guarding of office premises

·                  Item 2         –        Alarm in office premises

·                  Item 3         –       Temporary & additional deployment and guards                       for short periods at any CA                                               function/Installations (when required).

Security Services (B)  –  Residential Security

·                  Item 1         –        Guarding in Residential houses

·                  Item 2         –        Control room Officers/ Turnstile/Screening                             Point Officers

·                  Item 3         –        Alarm Back up in Residential Houses

·                  Item 4         –        Cash in Transit

·                  Item 5         –       Armed Escort Services

·                  Item 6         –        Temporary & additional deployment and guards                       for short periods at any CA function/                                          Installations (when required).

1.3           The tender is open to interested and eligible firms.  The potential Bidders may view and obtain further information and inspect the printed tender documents from the CA Centre on Waiyaki Way, Procurement Division, 2^nd  floor – Wing A, between 9 am to 4pm, Monday to Friday excluding Public Holidays and weekends, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kshs.1,000.  The payment can be remitted through Pay-Bill No.522522 and a receipt obtained from our Accounts office, located at the Ground Floor, CA Centre.

1.4           The tender document can be accessed and downloaded from the Authority’s website https://ca.go.ke/about-us/do-business-with-us/open-tenders/ or Public Procurement Information Portal (PPIP) supplier portal (http://www.tenders.go.ke/website/tenders/index free of charge.

1.5           The firms that download the document must however arrange to forward their particulars/contacts to the Head of Procurement, Communications Authority of Kenya, through email address tenders@ca.go.ke before the closing date for records and for the purposes of receiving clarifications and/or addendum, if any. Additional information relating to this tender, if any, will be availed through the Authority’s website and PPIP from time to time.

1.6           Prices quoted should be net inclusive of all taxes and delivery costs, must be expressed in Kenya shillings and shall remain valid for a period of 150 days from the closing date of the tender.

1.7           Duly Completed tender documents, in a plain sealed envelope clearly marked; CA/PROC/OT/07/2020-2021– “PROVISION OF SECURITY SERVICES” should be deposited in the CA tender box on the ground floor of the CA Centre along Waiyaki Way on or before WEDNESDAY, 25^th November 2020 at 10.30 a.m.

1.8           Bidders are required to serialize all bid documents as per the requirements of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act (PPADA), 2015 clause 74(1)(i).

1.9           Tenders will be opened immediately thereafter on the Ground Floor, Meeting Room 2, in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend.