Foreign firms can bid, but local preference is strong. Fully government-funded tenders below about KSh 50 million (about US$500,000) are generally reserved for Kenyan firms.
بوابات المشتريات
كيفية المشاركة
- Find notices on tenders.go.ke (also buyer websites and local press)
- Register with the NCA before signing construction or infrastructure contracts
- For construction, subcontract or form a JV with an NCA-registered local firm for at least 30% of contract value
- Prepare a local content plan covering jobs and technology transfer
- Appeals go to the Public Procurement Administrative Review Board (PPARB)
أفضلية المحلي والقيود
- Preference for Kenyan-owned firms and Kenyan-made goods
- At least 30% of procurement reserved for firms owned by women, youth or persons with disabilities
- 20% of county tenders reserved for county residents
- 75% of jobs for Kenyan citizens on awarded contracts (20% of those professional/management)
لغة العطاء · Check each tender (mostly English)
مشاريع بنوك التنمية
Projects financed by the World Bank, AfDB, EIB, JICA and others follow the lender's procurement rules, which are more open to foreign firms.
معلومات مفيدة
- Price, payment terms and financing weigh heavily
- Growing use of PPPs
- Violations bring debarment of at least three years, including directors
المصادر
ملخص لمصادر عامة. تحقق من الأصل ومن أحدث القواعد قبل التقدم بالعطاء.
