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Tenders & calls open right now
These are members-only opportunities. Get full details and official application links for every one of them, and all other members-only categories, with the Opportunities Pass.
Tenders, requests for proposals (RFPs), expressions of interest (EOIs) and requests for quotations from NGOs, UN agencies and development programmes in Africa. For consultancy firms, suppliers, NGOs seeking sub-grants and individual consultants.
Open tenders & calls
Each listing links to the issuing organisation's official notice. Check the submission method, clarification deadline and required documents on the original notice.
Understanding the notice types
- EOI (Expression of Interest): a first-round shortlist. Send your profile, experience and team; full proposals come later.
- RFP (Request for Proposals): full technical and financial proposal, usually scored on quality and cost.
- RFQ (Request for Quotation): price-led purchase of clearly specified goods or services.
- ITB (Invitation to Bid): formal sealed bid, usually lowest compliant price wins.
- Call for Proposals: grants or sub-grants for NGOs and CBOs to deliver a programme.
A winning submission checklist
- Registration certificate, tax compliance and any required licences
- Two to three relevant past contracts with references
- CVs of the proposed team that match the terms of reference
- A methodology and work plan that answer every evaluation criterion
- A separate financial proposal in the requested currency and format
- Signed declarations (conflict of interest, anti-fraud, safeguarding, sanctions)
Where else to look
- UN Global Marketplace (UNGM), tenders from UN agencies
- UNDP procurement notices
- African Union bids
- African Development Bank procurement
- Kenya Public Procurement Information Portal
Never pay for tender documents unless the official notice says so and payment goes to the issuing organisation's official account.
