Good Neighbors Ethiopia (GNE) invites sealed bids from eligible, licensed, and technically qualified suppliers for the supply and delivery of Exercise Books and Blue Pens as detailed below through a national open tender

GOOD NEIGHBORS ETHIOPIA (GNE)
 PROCUREMENT OF THE EXERCISE BOOKS & PENS REF. NO. GNE/12/2026

1. Introduction

PROCUREMENT OF THE EXERCISE BOOKS & PENS REF. NO. GNE/12/2026

Good Neighbors Ethiopia (GNE) invites sealed bids from eligible, licensed, and technically qualified suppliers for the supply and delivery of Exercise Books and Blue Pens as detailed below through a national open tender:

2. Item Details & Quantifies

3. Eligibility Criteria

Interested bidders must submit the following mandatory legal and technical documents to qualify for evaluation.

• Copy of a valid and renewed Trade License for the current Ethiopian fiscal year.
• Copy of Certificate of Registration, TIN and VAT Registration Certificate.
• Copy of a renewed Tax Clearance Certificate valid for the current fiscal year.
• Bid Security: Shall be required in an amount equivalent to 2% of the total bid price, in the form of CPO only, and shall remain valid for a minimum of 45 calendar days from the bid submission deadline.
• Documents must demonstrate full compliance with all requirements stated in the tender document.

4. Collection of Tender Documents:

• Availability: Bidders can obtain the tender document starting from August 03. 2026, during office hours from Monday to Friday: 8:00AM, - 4:00 PM (East Africa Time).
• Document Fee: A non-refundable fee of ETB 1,000.00 (Birr One Thousand Only) is required, payable in cash at the GNE Finance Department. 
• Location: GNE Head Office, Ahmed Business Center, 5th floor lideta sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

5. Bid Submission and Opening

• Bids must be submitted in separate sealed envelopes (Technical: original and copy; Financial: original and copy) and clearly marked.
• Submission Deadline: Bids must be delivered in a sealed envelope no later than August 11,2026, at 10:00 AM.
• Submission Venue: Good Neighbors Ethiopia, Melkam Children Center (Commonly known as Korean School), located behind St. Lidia Orthodox Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• Bid Opening: Bids will be opened on August 11, 2026, at 10:15 AM at the Melkam Children Center (Commonly known as Korean School), located behind St. Lidia Orthodox Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in the presence of bidders or their authorized representatives.
  Note: Late or electronic (email) submissions will be rejected without exception.

6. Terms and Conditions

• Bidders are required to review the tender documents strictly; non-compliance with any stated condition will result in automatic disqualification.

Good Neighbors Ethiopia (GNE) reserves the right to accept or reject any or all parts of the bid, at its sole discretion, without providing reasons.

For any further information, please contact the GNE Procurement Unit: Address: Ahmed Business Center, 5th Floor, Lideta Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Telephone: +251-11 557 8614

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-08-11
• Bid closing time: 10:00
• Bid opening: 2026-08-11 10:15
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: Good Neighbors Ethiopia
• Buyer address: ሣር ቤት ከኦሮሚያ ቢሮዎች ፊት ለፊት ከሳልቫቶሪ ፈርኒቸር ጀርባ 300 ሜትር ገባ ብሎ ከኢትዮጵያ አቢያተ ክርስቲያን ጽ/ቤት ፊት ለፊት ይገኛል::
• Bid bond: 2%
• Bid document price: 1,000.00 ( One Thousand Birr )
• Published on: Reporter (Aug 02, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-08-03T13:42:07.000Z