Request for Bids | Small Works (One-Envelope Bidding Process) tender at National Information Technology Authority- Uganda (NITA-U)

Employer: National Information Technology Authority-Uganda
Project: Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP)
Contract title: Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Integrated Site Infrastructure and ICT Connectivity Systems for the Proposed Establishment of Telecenters in the Refugee Host Communities (Lot 1 - West Nile, Lot 2 - Northern Uganda, Lot 3 - South Western Uganda)
Country: Uganda
Loan No./Credit No./ Grant No.: 6808-UG
RFB No: NITA-U/UDAP/WRKS/26-27/00025

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 towards payments under the contract for Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Integrated Site Infrastructure and ICT Connectivity Systems for the Proposed Establishment of Telecenters in the Refugee Host Communities (Lot 1 - West Nile, Lot 2 - Northern Uganda, Lot 3 - South Western Uganda)
2. The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the Design, Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Integrated Site Infrastructure and ICT Connectivity Systems for the Proposed Establishment of Telecenters in the Refugee Host Communities (Lot 1 - West Nile, Lot 2 - Northern Uganda, Lot 3 - South Western Uganda)
3. 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" - Procurement in Investment Project Financing" July 2016, revised February 2025) ("Procurement Regulations"), and is open to all Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from National Information Technology Authority-Uganda and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours from Monday to Friday at the address given below.
5. The bidding 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 per Lot (Two Hundred Thousand Uganda Shillings Only) or equivalent in a freely convertible currency.
   The method of payment will be:
   a) Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Bank account number: 006550050500001, Customer name: National Information Technology Authority, Uganda (NITA-U), Account Title: NITA-U Local Revenue Expenditure Account, Bank Name: Bank of Uganda.
   b) Payment of Tender Fees: Interested bidders shall pay the prescribed non-refundable tender fee indicated in this advertisement through the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Portal by generating a Payment Registration Number (PRN). To generate the PRN, bidders should visit the URA Portal and navigate to eServices > Payments > Payment Registration; select Other Non-Tax Revenue (Other NTR), enter the required identification and contact details, and select National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) as the Ministry, Department or Agency (MDA). Bidders shall thereafter select the applicable tender fees category, enter the prescribed tender fee amount, choose their preferred payment method, complete the registration process, and generate the PRN. Payment may be made through designated banks, mobile money platforms, or URA-supported payment agents. Bidders shall retain proof of payment for submission when applying for the bidding document.
   A PDF bidding document shall be sent to the potential bidder electronically upon receipt of confirmation of payment.
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 3rd December 2026 at 11:00am Ugandan Time. 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 3rd December 2026 at 11:15am.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of

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 addresses) referred to above is (are):
   The Procurement Officer,
   National Information Technology Authority-Uganda
   Palm Courts, Plot 7A Rotary Avenue,
   1st Floor