EthSwitch Share Company invites bids for two separate lots: Lot 1 for the procurement of Thales HSM 10K (PayShield) License Renewal and Lot 2 for the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a man trap/security vestibule system.

INVITATION TO BID

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BID (NCB)

PROCUREMENT OF DIFFERENT LICENSE RENEWAL & SECURITY VESTIBULE SYSTEM

1. EthSwitch Share Company, which is the owner and operator of the National e-payment Switch of Ethiopia, invites this bid for interested and eligible bidders for the procurement of the below-mentioned different license renewal & security vestibule system.

2. Interested bidders can purchase a complete set of bidding document from the Company starting on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, upon payment of a non-refundable fee of ETB 300 (Birr Three Hundred Only) for each lot deposited to EthSwitch S.C. at A/C CBE 1000089578737 or Zemen Bank A/C 1035110049135018. in the name of the bidder's organization, during the specified working hours.

• Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-12:00 PM and 1:30-5:00 PM

3. The bid proposal shall be submitted & open as per the following schedule: -

Late bidders will be rejected & technical proposals will be opened at the presence of the bidders or their representative.

4. EthSwitch Share Company is located on the 21st floor of Zemen Bank Head Office, in front of Addis Ababa University School of Commerce, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

5. The Bids shall be submitted in two separate sealed envelopes: technical proposal and financial proposal envelopes, each having one "original" and one "copy", and marked with the title Bid Document for Procurement of the above-listed different license renewal & security vestibule system in the name of the bidding Company.

6. The bid must be delivered in person to EthSwitch S.C. on or before the date stated in number 3 above.

7. Bidders' Proposal must be accompanied by the bid security, i.e, CPO or unconditional Bank

8. EthSwitch S.C. reserves the right to cancel the bid either partially or totally.

For further information, please contact EthSwitch S.C. at the following addresses:

ETHSWITCH S.C

Administration Department

Telephone: +251-11-557-1204/05

Fax: +251-11-557-1115

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-10-15
• Bid closing time: 10:30
• Bid closing (note): Different for the various lots
• Bid opening: 2026-10-15 10:45
• Bid opening (note): Different for the various lots
• Region: Addis Ababa
• Publishing entity: EthSwitch S.C.
• Bid bond: Different for the various lots
• Bid document price: 300.00 Birr for each lot
• Published on: Reporter (Oct 07, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-10-08T12:29:05.000Z
• Source: Qelal Tenders