Tender for Supply Delivery Installation Configuration and Support of a Next-Generation Firewall

TENDER FOR SUPPLY DELIVERY INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION AND SUPPORT OF A NEXT-GENERATION FIREWALL

SUPPLY, DELIVERY, INSTALLATION, CONFIGURATION AND SUPPORT OF A NEXT-GENERATION FIREWALL (NGFW) APPLIANCE

Tender number: KARU/824/0139/2026-27

Procuring entity: KARATINA UNIVERSITY

Procurement category: Goods

Procurement method: Open Tender

Bidding access: Open

Source of funds: GoK

Bid security: KES 100,000

Technical evaluation: Yes/ No Basis

Evaluation basis: Grand total wise

Bid validity: 120 days

Clarifications until: 14 Nov 2026 09:00 (Nairobi time)

Published: 09 Nov 2026 23:01 (Nairobi time)

Closing: 24 Nov 2026 12:30 (Nairobi time)

Bid opening: 24 Nov 2026 12:31 (Nairobi time)

Eligibility documents required

- SELF-DECLARATION FORMS (FORM SD1 & SD2) - BID SECURITY (TENDER BOND) OF KSHS. ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND ONLY (KSHS 100,000.00) VALID FOR 150 DAYS (DAYS TO START FROM TENDER OPENING DATE)

- ICTA SECURITY ACCREDITATION: VALID ICT AUTHORITY ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATION SECURITY, CATEGORY 2 AND ABOVE

- VALID TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE - CURRENT (ISSUED NOT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS TO THE DATE OF TENDER OPENING) FORM CR12 (FOR COMPANIES) AND IDENTITY DOCUMENTS (NATIONAL ID’S OR PASSPORTS) FOR THE ALL THE DIRECTORS/PROPRIETOR - POWER OF ATTORNEY SIGNED BY ALL THE DIRECTORS WITNESSED BY AN ADVOCATE - MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZATION FORM (MAF): VALID, SIGNED, AND STAMPED MAF FROM THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, EXPLICITLY REFERENCING THE KARATINA UNIVERSITY TENDER NAME AND NUMBER

- DATA PRIVACY ACCREDITATION: VALID ODPC DATA CONTROLLER AND DATA PROCESSOR CERTIFICATION.

- VALID PARTNERSHIP, RESELLER, DISTRIBUTOR, OR CHANNEL PARTNER CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER/VENDOR OF THE PROPOSED SOLUTION, DEMONSTRATING AN ACTIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND AUTHORIZATION - Table Header : - NAME OF THE TENDERER NAME OF THE PERSON DULY AUTHORIZED TITLE OF THE PERSON SIGNING THE TENDER SIGNATURE DATE Table Footer : NOTE: **: IN THE CASE OF THE TENDER SUBMITTED BY A JOINT VENTURE SPECIFY THE NAME OF THE JOINT VENTURE AS TENDERER. **PERSON SIGNING THE TENDER SHALL HAVE THE POWER OF ATTORNEY GIVEN BY THE TENDERER. THE POWER OF ATTORNEY SHALL BE ATTACHED WITH THE TENDER SCHEDULES LOCAL LABOUR : FOREIGN TENDERER 40 PERCENT RULE Table Header : - SR.NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKS ITEM DESCRIBE LOCATION OF SOURCE COST CURRENCY COMMENTS, IF ANY Table Footer : - B. SUB CONTRACTS FROM LOCAL SOURCES : FOREIGN TENDERER 40 PERCENT RULE Table Header : - SR.NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKS ITEM DESCRIBE LOCATION OF SOURCE COST CURRENCY COMMENTS, IF ANY Table Footer : - C. LOCAL MATERIALS : FOREIGN TENDERER 40 PERCENT RULE Table Header : - SR.NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKS ITEM DESCRIBE LOCATION OF SOURCE COST CURRENCY COMMENTS, IF ANY Table Footer : - D.USE OF LOCAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT : FOREIGN TENDERER 40 PERCENT RULE Table Header : - SR.NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKS ITEM DESCRIBE LOCATION OF SOURCE UNIT COST CURRENCY COMMENTS, IF ANY Table Footer : - E. ADD ANY OTHER ITEMS : FOREIGN TENDERER 40 PERCENT RULE Table Header : - SR.NO DESCRIPTION OF WORKS ITEM DESCRIBE LOCATION OF SOURCE COST CURRENCY COMMENTS, IF ANY Table Footer : - TOTAL COST LOCAL CONTENT : FOREIGN TENDERER 40 PERCENT RULE Table Header : - TOTAL COST LOCAL CONTENT PERCENTAGE OF CONTRACT PRICE Table Footer : - TECHNICAL EVALUATION EXPERIENCE CRITERIA AND AUDITED ACCOUNTS : TECHNICAL EVALUATION Technical Evaluation Process :

- Consider for Technical Evaluation:

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