EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE PROVISION OF PROVISION FOR CORPORATE TAXI SERVICE

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE PROVISION OF PROVISION FOR CORPORATE TAXI SERVICE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Safaricom Ethiopia would like to have a credible partner provision for corporate taxicab service on a need basis approach across the country and issued this expression of interest to identify potential corporate taxi service suppliers. The Potential and interested supplier will be expected to offer service for Day and Nighttime works to Safaricom Staff across the country.

This Expression of Interest (EOI) document is intended to lead to the identification of suppliers that can demonstrate and have sufficient capacity to provide these services in the best possible way and in a manner that enables Safaricom Ethiopia to meet its expectations.

EOI REQUIREMENTS

Safaricom is therefore soliciting interested and capable service providers that may submit their Expression of Interest by providing the information and documents listed below:

Provide the company’s documents:
A. The supplier should have available pool in any of the listed cities; Addis Ababa and Sheger, Diredawa, Jigjiga, Hawassa, Arbaminch, Adama, Jimma, Bahirdar, Dessie, Gambella, Mekelle, Semera and Assossa.

B. The supplier should have the business license of the region that the above cities mentioned and can submit more than one license if the supplier operates in different cities. 

C. Company Profile, Business License, Business Registration, TIN certification, 
and Memorandum of Association.

D. Years of experience as a corporate taxi service provider and minimum requirement is two (2) years and provide list of corporate clients. 

E. Confirmation of financial capacity of the company - Audited Statement of Accounts and/or bank statement.

F. Evidence of tracking and status update -and provide 7/24 access to  information's on location of hired vehicle.

G. Provide data on vehicle tenancy, insurance documents and driver’s license and training documents.

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE BY INTERESTED CANDIDATES  STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE ITEM DESCRIPTION

A. Commitment to providing consistently-quality service 7/24 from the very first contact as per the request throughout Ethiopia.
B.  Licensed by relevant authorities to provide high level taxi service
C.  Facilitate efficient taxi service delivery with consultation with the fleet & transport management team.
D. Demonstrable capacity to offer roadworthy vehicles, trained drivers and services with no exceptions.
E. Adherence to the Safaricom Absolute Safety Rules

F. Able to track all hired vehicles and can provide the data whenever requested all over Ethiopia.

SUBMISSION OF RESPONSES

Interested suppliers should submit their response, comprising the documents listed above and the statement of compliance to the following email address, bids@safaricom.et no later than Tuesday 2nd of June 2026 at 5:00 pm (GMT+3).
• All submissions to email should be less than 20MB in size, and if larger should be shared on a google drive link. Please indicate the mail title as “PROVISION FOR CORPORATE TAXI SERVICE ”

NEXT STEPS

Once the responses are received the further process will follow the steps below

• Review of submitted Expressions of Interest qualification of shortlisted suppliers
• supplier onboarding, qualification and issuing of tender to prequalified suppliers

NOTE:
• Only the suppliers who meet our minimum requirements will be
considered for further discussions.
• No prices should be provided with this EOI.
• The receipt of a response shall not bind Safaricom to any contractual agreements with the prospective bidder. Such arrangements shall only come in place once an award has been issued to a successful bidder after a tender process.
• Any costs associated with the preparation and submission of the response to the EOI shall be borne by the EOI respondent.

NOTE:
Safaricom reserves, at its sole discretion, the right to select or reject, either in totality or partially, any or all proposals made in the context of this EOI. Any such
decisions made will be final and no correspondence will be engaged in, other thanto inform the bidders of the outcome of the process.

Safaricom and its authorized representatives are hereby authorized to conduct any inquiries or investigations to  verify the documents and information submitted in connection with this application.

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-06-02
• Bid closing time: 17:00
• Bid opening: 2026-06-02 17:00
• Bid opening (note): Not specified
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Safaricom Ethiopia
• Buyer TIN: 0073915295
• Published: May 23, 2026
• Posted at: 2026-05-23T13:41:09.000Z