Supply and Installation of 300 Public Wi-Fi Hotspots — Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project

Specific Procurement Notice Request for Bids Goods (One-Envelope Bidding Process) Country: Kenya Name of Project: Kenya Digital Economy Acceleration Project Contract Title: Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of 300 Public Wifi Hots Spot in Four (4) Lots: Lot 1: 51 Public Wifi Sites; Lot 2: 90 Public Wifi Sites; Lot 3: 82 Public Wifi Sites and Lot 4: 77 Public Wifi Sites Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 7289-KE and 7290-KE RFB Reference No.: KE-ICTA-571735-GO-RFB • 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 300 Public Wifi Hots Spot in Four (4) Lots: Lot 1: 51 Public Wifi Sites; Lot 2: 90 Public Wifi Sites; Lot 3: 82 Public Wifi Sites and Lot 4: 77 Public Wifi Sites.

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 now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of 300 Public Wifi Hots Spot in Four (4) Lots as shown below: | | Lot Number | Description | Quantity | Delivery Period from Contract Signing Date | Location | Lot 1 | Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of 300 Public Wifi Hots Spot | 51 Sites | 16 weeks | Coast & North Eastern | Lot 2 | As above | 90 Sites | 16 weeks | Nairobi, Central and Eastern | Lot 3 | As above | 82 Sites | 16 weeks | North Rift and South Rift | Lot 4 | As above | 77 Sites | 16 weeks | Nyanza and Western 3.

Bidders may Bid for one or several contracts, as further defined in the request for bids document. Bidders wishing to offer discounts in case they are awarded more than one contract will be allowed to do so, provided those discounts are included in the Letter of Bid 4. Bidding will be conducted through national competitive procurement using a Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” First Published in July 2016, Revised Fifth Edition, September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”) and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from ICTA, Deputy Director Supply chain management / procurement@ict.go.ke and inspect the request for proposal document during office hours 0900 to 1600 hours East African Time (EAT) at the address given below.

• The bidding document in English may be downloaded free of charge 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 procuring entity by email with full contact details if they intended to participate, as this will facilitate issuance of notifications by the procuring entity, to all bidders where necessary. 7.

Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before November 12, 2026 at 1000Hrs EAT. Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on November 12, 2026 at 1000Hrs EAT 8.

All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security of Kes. 1 Million (Kenya Shillings One Million Only) for Lot 1, Kes. 1 Million (Kenya Shillings One Million Only) for Lot 2, Kes. 1 Million (Kenya Shillings One Million Only) for Lot 3, Kes.

1 Million (Kenya Shillings One Million Only) for Lot 4 Or Equivalent in a Freely Convertible Currency 9. 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. 10.

The address(es) referred to above is (are): Jessy K. Maruti Chief Executive Officer The Information and Communications Technology Authority 12th Floor, Telposta Towers, Along Kenyatta Avenue P.O. Box 27150-00100 NAIROBI, KENYA info@ict.go.ke/procurement@ict.go.ke