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.
Portales de adquisiciones
Cómo participar
- 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)
Preferencia local y límites
- 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)
Idioma de la oferta · Check each tender (mostly English)
Proyectos de bancos de desarrollo
Projects financed by the World Bank, AfDB, EIB, JICA and others follow the lender's procurement rules, which are more open to foreign firms.
Conviene saber
- Price, payment terms and financing weigh heavily
- Growing use of PPPs
- Violations bring debarment of at least three years, including directors
Fuentes
Resumen de fuentes públicas. Consulte el original y las normas más recientes antes de presentar una oferta.
