SOS Children's Villages invites eligible suppliers to submit open tender bids for the procurement of food items (wheat, lentils, and edible oil) for the Wejerat area project (Ref No: MK/ADM-1865/11/2026).

Reference No-MK/ADM-1865/11/2026
Date November 06 /2026
INVITATION to OPEN TENDER for FOOD ITEMS purchase
LOCATION: SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGE’S Mekelle
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: November 16 /2026

SOS Children’s Village, DRA Funded Acute Crisi Management Project, wants to procure wheat, pulse and cooking oil for Wejerat area project participants with a detailed specification listed here below & invites suppliers who fulfill the following legal preconditions to submit a tender as per the varieties of the details, instructions to bidders, and General Terms and conditions of purchase as described hereunder:

Therefore, those who only fulfil the following mandatory criteria below are cordially invited to participate in the open bid.

1. Possessing a legally renewed trade license in the provision of food items

2. Those who have the newly issued receipt with QR code

3. These who have audited report of 2018 E.C

4. These who have 2018 E.C tax clearance

5. Providing TIN certificate’s visible copy and a VAT registered who have a declaration of 2026 G.C /2018/9 E.C (if legally exempted, a witness letter from concerned gov’t office needed)

6. Those who can provide a legal formal witness letter that the supplier has registered license in the fiscal year to provide the listed food items services

7. Providing all necessary documents with legal stamps and signatures.

8. The Food items to be procured under this bid shall be taken from the supplier’s store on our transportation cost.

9. The wheat grain shall be locally produced / ‘’SHEHAN’/ which is clean, uniform in size, and consistent in color across all sacks.

10. The lentil shall be locally produced dry green lentils(solid), clean, uniform in size, and consistent in color across all sacks.

11. Both wheat grain and lentils shall be packed in 50 kg sacks. The packaging materials must not display any logo, color, or marking of other organizations.

12. All packaging materials shall be durable, properly sealed, and free from tears, leakage, or damage.

13. The edible oil must have an expiry date no earlier than end of 2029 G.C.

14. The winning seller must make a formal agreement with us in Five days from the time he/she is notified as a winner

15. Competitors are expected to take the bidding formats from our office Mekelle program location located at Industry Kebele near Trans Ethiopia

16. Competitors will be submitting a collateral of Birr 1,000,000.00 /One Million Birr/ in CPO form written in the name of SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES from well-known legal banks on the date of the bid submission.

17. The bid process will be closed on November 16, 2026, at 2:00 pm and open at 2:30 pm in the presence of the bidding parties or with their legal representatives.

18. Our firm will not abide by the bidding process in case any better alternative is found, and this may include fully cancelation.

19. After opening the bid, we have the privilege to add or deduct the amounts up to 20% of the total amounts proposed.

20. The format for filling the price for bid is tabulated here below, and bidders must fill their unit price on this and put their signature along with their stamp.

21. The unit cost filled must include all additional costs such as VAT or TOT and loading cost from store.

SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES MEKELLE PROGRAM LOCATION

Tender details

• Deadline: 2026-11-16
• Bid closing time: 14:00
• Bid opening: 2026-11-16 14:30
• Region: Tigray
• Publishing entity: SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia
• Buyer TIN: 0001266077
• Buyer's registered address: Bole Sub City, Kebele 03/05 H.No 2/229, Namibia Street beside Meti Building
• Bid bond: Birr 1,000,000.00 /One Million Birr/
• Published on: Qelal Tenders (Nov 06, 2026)
• Posted at: 2026-11-06T12:57:12.000Z
• Source: Qelal Tenders