Supply, Installation and Commissioning of ICT Equipment for the Cybersecurity Center of Excellence - Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP)

Request for Bids Goods

(One Envelope Process)

Purchaser: National Information Technology Authority-Uganda

Name of Project: Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP)

Project ID: P171305 Credit No.: 6898-UG Country: Uganda

Contract Title: Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of ICT Equipment, Specialized Cybersecurity Tools and Services for The Government of Uganda Cyber Security Center of Excellence

Reference No.: NITA-U/UDAP/SUPLS/2025-2026/00026

Issued on: 19th June, 2026

1.The Government of Uganda represented by the National Information Technology Authority Uganda (NITA-U) has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the: Uganda Digital Acceleration Project-Government Network (UDAP-GOVNET), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of ICT Equipment, Specialized Cybersecurity Tools and Services for the Government of Uganda Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

2.National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of ICT Equipment, Specialized Cybersecurity Tools and Services for the Government of Uganda Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

• The procurement process will be conducted through open national competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers - Procurement in Investment Projects Financing” (July 2016, revised February 2025) and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.

• Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from National Information Technology Authority-Uganda and inspect the request for bids document during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours from Monday to Friday at the address given below.

5.A pre-bid meeting will be held 02nd July, 2026 at NITA-U Head Office, Palm Courts, Plot 7A, Rotary Avenue at 1100 Hours East Africa Time with an Online Virtual Meeting using zoom – A link will be shared with all registered bidders prior to the date of the meeting. The bidders who wish to attend the meeting shall register and submit their official email addresses not later than one (1) day to the date of the meeting to [email protected].

6.The request for bids document in English may be purchased by interested eligible Bidders upon the submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a nonrefundable fee of Ugx.200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand Uganda Shillings Only) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency. The method of payment will be the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Bank account number: 006550058000001, Customer name: National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (NITA-U), Account title: NITA-U Local Revenue Expenditure Account, Bank Name: Bank of Uganda Swift Code: UGBAUGKA. A PDF bidding document shall be sent to the potential bidder electronically upon receipt of confirmation of payment.

7.Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 24th July, 2026 at 1100 Hours East Africa Time Electronic procurement 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 1st Floor Boardroom, 1105 Hours East Africa Time 24th July, 2026.

8.Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of Uganda Shillings;

40,000,000 /= (Uganda Shillings Forty Million) or equivalent amount in a freely convertible currency.

The Bid Security shall be valid in accordance with Section II-Bid Data Sheet (BDS); ITB 19.1

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 referred to above is:

The Procurement Specialist

National Information Technology Authority-Uganda

Plot 7A, Palm Courts, Rotary Avenue,1st Floor Room 1

Kampala-Uganda