INVITATION FOR VARIOUS BIDS (IFB) FEBRUARY 2026 – MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT TENDER FEBRUARY 2026 

STATE DEPARTMENT FOR LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT

KENYA LIVESTOCK COMMERCIALIZATION PROJECT (KELCOP)

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN)

1. The Government of Kenya (GoK) through the National Treasury has received financing from the International Fund for Agricultur­al Development (IFAD) and intends to apply a part of the pro­ceeds of the financing to the procurements activities above. The use of any IFAD financing shall be subject to IFAD’s approval, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the financing agree­ment, as well as IFAD’s rules, policies and procedures. IFAD and its officials, agents and employees shall be held harmless from and against all suits, proceedings, claims, demands, losses and liability of any kind or nature brought by any party in connection with Kenya Livestock Commercialization Project (KeLCoP) under the State Department for Livestock Development.
2. The Kenya Livestock Commercialization Project (KeLCoP) is a six-year project jointly funded by: Government of Kenya (GoK), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Heifer International, and Participating Financial Institutions (PFI) and Beneficiary communities. The Project came into force on 05 March 2021 with a Completion date of 31 March 2027 and Loan Closing date of 30 September 2027. The Project Goal is to con­tribute to the Government’s agriculture transformation Agenda of increasing rural small-scale farmers’ incomes, food and nutri­tion security. The development objective is to increase incomes of 110,000 poor livestock and pastoralist households, especially youth and women, in an environmentally friendly manner, in se­lected project areas of the 10 participating counties. The Project areas are Semi-Arid counties (Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo), Arid counties (Marsabit and Samburu).and other areas are Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega, Siaya, Nakuru and Trans Nzoia.
3. This IFB follows the General Procurement Notice that appeared on the IFAD website, KeLCoP website, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development website and The Star Newspaper (My- Gov publication) on 16th September 2025.
4. The purchaser now invites sealed bids from eligible entities (bid­ders) and calls for proposals from interested applicants for grants for the above mentioned procurement activities. More details on these goods and related services are provided in the bidding documents and grant Application forms and grant guidelines for the matching grants and full grants to the Group or the individual entrepreneur through the Project Management and Coordinating Unit (PMCU) to value chain actors and drivers in the 10 counties where KeLCoP operates.
5. This IFB is open to all eligible bidders who wish to respond. Sub­ject to restrictions noted in the bidding document, eligible enti­ties may associate with other bidders to enhance their capacity to successfully carry out the procurement.
6. Bidding will be conducted using the methods, the evaluation procedure for which are described in the bidding documents, in accordance with the IFAD Procurement Handbook which is pro­vided at www.ifad.org/project-procurement and Public Procure ment and Asset Disposal Act 2015 and the application forms for grants. The bidding process, as described, will include a review and verification of qualifications and past performance, including a reference check, prior to the contract award for procurement activities number 2 to 4.
7. Bidding documents and Grants application forms may be viewed and obtained electronically for free from the https://kilimo.go.ke/ , https://tenders.go.ke/ , www.kelcop.or.ke websites. Tenderers who download the documents and form must forward their particulars immediately to pmcu.kelcop@gmail.com  to facilitate any further clarification or adden­dum.
8. All interested bidders are required to continually check every Tuesday the mentioned websites for any bid addendums or clar­ifications that may arise before the submission date.
9. Bidding documents obtained electronically will be free of charge.
10. Bids must be delivered to the address below and in the manner specified in the bid data sheet -no later than time and date spec­ified to:

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