TENDER FOR PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICE OF BOREHOLE PUMPS, WATER BOOSTER PUMPS AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AT CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA, HEAD OFFICE, EXTELCOMS HOUSE, CBK-IMS, MUTHAIGA RESIDENCE, MOMBASA AND KISUMU BRANCHES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS.Closed

Overview

The Central Bank of Kenya invites open tenders for the provision of comprehensive maintenance services for borehole pumps, water booster pumps and associated infrastructure at CBK locations for a period of three years. Suitable bidders are engineering/service firms with pump maintenance expertise, English-language documentation, and the ability to operate within Kenya (foreign bidders must meet local-content rules). The tender is issued as a National Open Tender and must be executed in Kenyan Shillings.

Requirements

• Eligibility and qualifications: JV allowed; no conflicts of interest; compliance with anti-corruption and competition rules; JV must appoint a representative (as per ITT sections).
• Foreign bidder local-content: foreign tenderers must source at least 40% of contract inputs from Kenyan nationals/suppliers (40% local content requirement).
• Tender security: KSh 50,000, valid for 170 days from tender opening (original form or bank/insurance guarantee as specified) (see ITT 21.1–21.4).
• Documentation and conformity: evidence that services meet Section VII specifications; include Form of Tender, JV documents if any, and all required qualification/eligibility documents (Section IV–VI).
• Tax and compliance: Kenyan tenderers must provide tax compliance certificate; verification of ownership/control and absence of debarment; ongoing compliance throughout procurement.
• Language, currency, and validity: tenders in English; prices in Kenya Shillings; tender validity typically 140 days from closing date.
• Pre-tender steps: site visit and/or pre-tender meeting availability to be confirmed in the TDS; minutes and addenda issued as needed (see ITT 7–9, 8).

How to Apply

• Obtain documents: download from www.tenders.go.ke or www.centralbank.go.ke; (see TENDER DOCUMENT).
• Clarifications/addenda: if downloaded, email supplies@centralbank.go.ke to receive updates (see ITT references).
• Submit: physically in a sealed envelope to Green Tender Box No. 3, ground floor, CBK Head Office, Haile Selassie Ave, Nairobi, by 24 August 2026 at 10:30 A.M.; electronic tenders are not permitted (see ITT 7, 24, 23).
• Required submissions: Form of Tender; Tender Security; Schedule/Activity Schedule; Joint Venture documents (if applicable); evidence of eligibility and qualifications; conformity to specifications; tax clearance where applicable.
• Site/briefing: check TDS for mandatory/optional briefing or site visit details (if any).
• Post-submission: tender opening is public; standstill period of 14 days after notification of award; subsequent contract signing and performance security as per GCC/SCC (see ITT 42–47).

Document filename for reference: (TENDER DOCUMENT).