SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING OF ENTERPRISE CYBER SECURITY TOOLS

THE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY TENDER MAY 2025 

Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project (KDEAP)

ICTA-Program Implementation Unit

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

REQUEST FOR BIDS GOODS

(TWO-ENVELOPE BIDDING PROCESS)

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 Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Enterprise Cyber Security Tools. 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, except for those payments, which
   the contract provides to be made through letter of credit.
2. The Information and Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders
   for Supply, Delivery, Installation & Commissioning of Enterprise Cyber Security Tools: Security Firewalls:
   a) Item 1: High Performance Internet Gateway Perimeter Firewalls, Quantity Six (6)
   b) Item 2: High Performance Internal (DMZ) Firewalls, Quantity Two (2)
   c) Item 3: Firewall Central Management Appliance, Quantity One (2)
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as
   specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” First Published July 2016 and
   Revised fifth Edition 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 ICTA, Deputy Director, Supply Chain Management
   through email 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 by interested eligible Bidders from the
   ICTA’s website https://www.icta.go.ke/tenders or Public Procurement Information Portal website
   https://www.tenders.go.ke Bidders who download the bidding documents are invited to notify the purchaser
   by e-mail with full contact details if they intended to participate, as this will facilitate issuance of
   notifications by the Purchaser during the procurement process, to all bidders where necessary.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 31st July 2025 at 1000 hours EAT. Electronic
   Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. The outer Bid envelopes marked “ORIGINAL BID”,
   and the inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’
   designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below on 31st July 2025 at
   1000 hours EAT. All envelopes marked “SECOND ENVELOPE: FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened
   and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public opening.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Kes. 7 Million (Kenya Shillings Seven Million) or equivalent
   in a freely convertible currency.
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):
   Stanley Kamanguya, OGW
   Chief Executive Officer
   The Information and Communications Technology Authority
   12th Floor, Telposta Towers, Kenyatta Avenue
   P.O. Box 27150-00100,
   Nairobi, Kenya.
   (+254) 20 667 6999
   info@ict.go.ke / procurement@ict.go.ke , www.icta.go.ke