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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR A BANKING SECTOR CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (BS-SOC) AND A COMPREHENSIVE SECTORAL CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK FOR THE CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA

Tender Number
CBK/RFP/118/2025-2026
Submission Deadline
28 Apr 2026
6 days left
Procuring Entity
Central Bank of Kenya
Bid Bond Amount
Ksh 50,000

Tender Requirements

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Submission Deadline
28th April 2026 at 10:30am
Bid Bond Form
Bid Bond
Bid Bond Validity
Not specified
Bid Validity Period
140 days
Submission Method
Physical (Tender Box)
Number of Bid Copies
Not specified
Pre-Bid Meeting
Not specified
Pre-Bid Link
Not specified
Clarification Deadline
Not specified
Mandatory Site Visit
No

Financial Qualifications

Minimum financial criteria bidders must meet

Min Annual Turnover
Not specified
Min Liquid Assets
Not specified
Min Single Contract Value
Not specified
Min Combined Contract Value
Not specified
Cash Flow Requirement
Not specified
Audited Financials
Not specified
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Consultants and Data Sheet Section 3: Technical Proposal Standard Forms Section 4: Financial Proposal
Standard Forms Section 5: Terms of Reference & Section 6: Standard Forms of Contract Lump-Sum.
8. Please inform us using the email: supplies@centralbank.go.ke whether you intend to submit a proposal alone
or intend to enhance your experience by requesting permission to associate with other firm(s).
9. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on 16th April 2026 at 10.30 am EAT virtually. Interested bidders
intending to attend the meeting to share the details via email supplies@centralbank.go.ke.
10. Tenderers shall submit with tender an original Bid Bond of Kes. 50,000.00 (Shillings fifty thousand only)
with validity period of at least 170 days from the date of tender opening.
11. Prices quoted should be net inclusive of all applicable taxes and levies, must be in Kenya Shillings and shall
remain valid for 140 days from the closing date of the tender.
12. No security will be required for this tender.
13. The Technical Proposal and Financial proposal are to be put in different envelops clearly marked “Technical
Proposal” and “Financial Proposal” and sealed in one outer envelope. Completed Request for Proposal
documents should be deposited in the Green Tender Box No. 3 at the main entrance, ground floor of Central
Bank of Kenya along Haile Selassie Avenue, or posted using the address Director, General Services
Department, Central Bank of Kenya, P. O. Box 60000- 00200, Nairobi, Kenya, Haile Selassie Avenue to
be received on or before 28th April 2026 at 10:30am EAT.
14. The Technical Proposal document will be opened immediately after the closing time in the 6th Floor Senior
Staff Canteen, Central Bank of Kenya, Head Office in Nairobi. Interested tenderers or their representatives
may attend the tender opening. The Financial Proposals for bidders meeting the technical requirements will be
opened later during evaluation of bids in the presence of the respective bidders who shall be invited and choose
to attend.
15. Consultants are required to serialize all the pages of the bid document submitted including any addendum,
appendixes, and attachments.
Deputy Director/Head of Procurement
General Services Department/
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SECTION 2. INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSULTANTS AND DATA SHEET
Section 2(a). Instructions to Consultants (ITC)
A. GENERALPROVISIONS
1. Meanings/Definitions
a) “Affiliate(s)” means an individual or an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
under common control with the Consultant.
b) “Applicable Law” means the laws and any other instruments having the force of law in Kenya.
c) “Procuring Entity” means the entity that is carrying out the consultant selection process and signs the
Contract for the Services with the selected Consultant.
d) “Consultant” means a legally established professional consulting firm or an entity that may provide or
provides the Services to the Procuring Entity under the Contract.
e) “Contract” means a legally binding written agreement signed between the Procuring Entity and the
Consultant and includes all the attached documents listed in its Clause 1 (the General Conditions of
Contract (GCC), the Special Conditions of Contract (SCC), and the Appendices).
f) “Data Sheet” means an integral part of the Instructions to Consultants (ITC) Section2thatisusedtoreflect
specific assignment conditions to supplement, but not to over-write, the provisions of the ITC.
g) “Day” means a calendar day unless otherwise specified as "Business Day". A Business Day is any day
that is an official working day in Kenya and excludes official public holidays.
h) “Experts” means, collectively, Key Experts, Non-Key Experts, or any other personnel of the Consultant,
Sub-consultant or Joint Venture member(s).
i) “Government” means the Government of the Republic of Kenya.
j) “In writing “means communicated in written form such as by mail, e-mail, fax, including, if specified in
the Data Sheet, distributed or received through the electronic-procurement system used by the Procuring
Entity with proof of receipt.
k) “Joint Venture (JV)” means an association with or without a legal personality distinct from that of its
members, of more than one Consultant where one member has the authority to conduct all business for
and on behalf of any and all the members of the JV, and where the members of the JV are jointly and
severally liable to the Procuring Entity for the performance of the Contract.
l) “Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional whose skills, qualifications, knowledge and
experience are critical to the performance of the Services under the Contract and whose CV is considered
in the technical evaluation of the Consultant's proposal.
m) “ITC” (this Section2 of the RFP) means the Instructions to Consultants that provides the Consultants
with all information needed to prepare their Proposals.
n) “Letter of RFP” means the letter of invitation being sent by the Procuring Entity to the Consultants.
o) “Non-Key Expert(s)” means an individual professional provided by the Consultant or its Sub-consultant

Key Requirements

Instruction to Tenderer
Tender is instructed to complete the particulars required in this Form, one form for each entity if
Tender is a JV. Tenderer is further reminded that it is an offence to give false information on this
Form.
a) Tenderer's details
ITEM DESCRIPTION
1 Name of the Procuring Entity
2 Reference Number of the Tender
3 Date and Time of Tender Opening
4 Name of the Tenderer
5 Full Address and Contact Details of the 1. Country
Tenderer.
2. City
3. Location
4. Building
5. Floor
6. Postal Address
7. Name and email of contact person.
6 Current Trade License Registration Number and
Expiring date
7 Name, country and full address (postal and
physical addresses, email, and telephone
number) of
Registering Body/Agency
8 Description of Nature of Business
9 Maximum value of business which the Tenderer
handles.
10 State if Tenders Company is listed in stock
exchange, give name and full address (postal and
physical addresses, email, and telephone
number) of state which stock exchange
General and Specific Details
b) Sole Proprietor, provide the following details.
Name in full Age
Nationality
Country of Origin
Citizenship
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c) Partnership, provide the following details
Names of Partners Nationality Citizenship % Shares owned
1
2
3
d) Registered Company, provide the following details.
i) Private or public Company
ii) State the nominal and issued capital of the Company: -
Nominal Kenya Shillings (Equivalent)
Issued Kenya Shillings (Equivalent)
iii) Give details of Directors as follows.
Names of Director Nationality Citizenship % Shares owned
1
2
3
(e) DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST-Interest of the Firm in the Procuring Entity.
Entity) who has/have an interest or relationship in this firm?
If yes, provide details as follows.
Names of Person Designation in the Interest or Relationship with
Procuring Entity Tenderer
1
2
3
ii) Conflict of interest disclosure
Type of Conflict Disclosure If YES provide details of the
YES OR relationship with Tenderer
NO
1 Tenderer is directly or indirectly controlled
by or is under common control with
another tenderer.
2 Tenderer receives or has received any
direct or indirect subsidy from another
tenderer.
3 Tenderer has the same legal representative
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Type of Conflict Disclosure If YES provide details of the
YES OR relationship with Tenderer
NO
as another tenderer
4 Tender has a relationship with another
tenderer, directly or through common third
parties, that puts it in a position to
influence the tender of another tenderer or
influence the decisions of the Procuring
Entity regarding this tendering process.
5 Any of the Tenderer’s affiliates
participated as a consultant in the
preparation of the design or technical
specifications of the works that are the
subject of the tender.
6 Tenderer would be providing goods, works,
non-consulting services or consulting
services during implementation of the
contract specified in this Tender Document.
7 Tenderer has a close business or family
relationship with a professional staff of
the Procuring Entity who are directly or
indirectly involved in the preparation of
the Tender document or specifications of
the Contract, and/or the Tender evaluation
process of such contract.
8 Tenderer has a close business or family
relationship with a professional staff of
the Procuring Entity who would be
involved in the implementation or
supervision of such Contract.
9 Has the conflict stemming from such
relationship stated in item 7 and 8 above
been resolved in a manner acceptable to
the Procuring Entity throughout the
tendering process and execution of the
Contract.
f) Certification
On behalf of the Tenderer, I certify that the information given above is complete, current and accurate as at the date
of submission.
Full Name
Title or Designation
(Signature) (Date)
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2. CERTIFICATE OF INDEPENDENT PROPOSAL DETERMINATION
I, the undersigned, in submitting the accompanying TECHNICAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM to the
[Name of Procuring Entity]
for: [Name and number of tender] in response to the request
for tenders made by: [Name of Tenderer] do hereby make the
followingstatementsthatIcertifytobetrueandcompleteineveryrespect:
I certify, on behalf of [Name of Tenderer] that:
2. I have read and I understand the contents of this Certificate;
2. I understand that the Tender will be disqualified if this Certificate is found not to be true and complete in every
respect;
3. I am the authorized representative of the Tenderer with authority to sign this Certificate, and to submit the
Tender on behalf of the Tenderer;
4. For the purposes of this Certificate and the Tender, I understand that the word “competitor” shall include any
individual or organization, other than the Tenderer, whether or not affiliated with the Tenderer, who:
• Has been requested to submit a Tender in response to this request for tenders;
• could potentially submit a tender in response to this request for tenders, based on their qualifications, abilities
or experience;
5. The Tenderer discloses that [check one of the following, as applicable]:
Key Personnel
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Key Equipment
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