Cold-Chain Tenders in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency (PPPAA) governs federal tenders. Cold-chain lots are concentrated in the Ministry of Health (EPHI + EPSA vaccine and pharma supply), Ministry of Agriculture (post-harvest loss programs) and industrial parks corporations.
- ·Public Procurement & Property Administration Agency (PPPAA)
- ·Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA)
- ·Ministry of Agriculture
- ·Industrial Parks Development Corporation
- ·Open National Bidding
- ·International Competitive Bidding (donor-funded)
- ·Framework Agreements via EPSA
- ·Vaccine & pharma cold chain (EPSA hubs)
- ·Agri post-harvest cold rooms
- ·Industrial-park cold logistics
- ·Hospital pharmacy refrigeration
- ·CIF Djibouti
- ·DAP Addis Ababa hub
- ·CIP Bole Airport (air-freight vaccine)
- ·Federal Public Procurement Proclamation No. 649/2009
- ·Directive No. 24/2015
- ·EFDA regulations for pharma cold chain
- ·World Bank
- ·AfDB
- ·Gavi
- ·UNICEF
- ·Global Fund
- Register on PPPAA's e-GP electronic government procurement portal
- Submit bid in Amharic or English with certified translation of technical annexes
- Include EFDA registration for any pharma-grade equipment
- Bid bond typically 2% of bid value; performance bond 10%
- Provide local agent representation where required for after-sales service
For projects of USD 250,000 or more, submit one project request with your scope and technical schedule. The ColdMatch team reviews it, contacts suitable suppliers on your behalf and presents organized responses. ColdMatch does not bid, act as a tender adviser or promise a number of offers.
Content on this page is public-procurement guidance based on official regulations and agency portals current at the time of publication. Bidders must verify current rules and deadlines directly with the procuring entity before submission. ColdMatch Group is not a procurement agent for any listed authority.