🇪🇹 East Africa · Public procurement
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.
Procurement agencies
- ·Public Procurement & Property Administration Agency (PPPAA)
- ·Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency (EPSA)
- ·Ministry of Agriculture
- ·Industrial Parks Development Corporation
Common instruments
- ·Open National Bidding
- ·International Competitive Bidding (donor-funded)
- ·Framework Agreements via EPSA
Cold-chain lot categories
- ·Vaccine & pharma cold chain (EPSA hubs)
- ·Agri post-harvest cold rooms
- ·Industrial-park cold logistics
- ·Hospital pharmacy refrigeration
Tender languages
AmharicEnglish
Common Incoterms
- ·CIF Djibouti
- ·DAP Addis Ababa hub
- ·CIP Bole Airport (air-freight vaccine)
Key regulations
- ·Federal Public Procurement Proclamation No. 649/2009
- ·Directive No. 24/2015
- ·EFDA regulations for pharma cold chain
Active donor / DFI presence
- ·World Bank
- ·AfDB
- ·Gavi
- ·UNICEF
- ·Global Fund
Buyer & bidder checklist
- 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
Official tender portals
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