INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE SUPPLY OF FARM INPUTS IN BULLA BARTIRE, QAMQAM, STANBUL, HAJIWEYNE AND GOBWEY VILLAGES OF KISMAYO DISTRICT JUBALAND STATE OF SOMALIA.
September 9, 2025
The Centre for Research and Integrated Development (CeRID), a reputable Somali NGO founded in 2005, is leading procurement and day-to-day implementation for the project “Improving Capacities in Nutrition-Sensitive and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Kismayo, Somalia”. CeRID is locally registered and mandated to manage procurement processes in Somalia, ensuring transparency, compliance, and local ownership.
This assignment is part of the wider GIZ-funded project “Promoting Climate Resilience in Food Security in Jubaland, Somalia”, implemented in partnership with NIRAS Germany GmbH. NIRAS, with over 40 years of global experience in agriculture, climate resilience, and institutional capacity building, provides technical leadership.
The project runs from 15.03.2025 to 30.09.2026 and targets 700 farmers, including women, youth, IDPs, and persons with disabilities. It delivers five work packages: farmer training, provision of tractors and equipment, solar-powered irrigation, post-harvest solutions, and institutional capacity building for the Jubaland Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (JMoAI).
Centre for Research and integrated Development (CeRID) is a non-governmental organization and an agent of change for peaceful and self-reliant communities founded in 2005. Our approach is grounded in the Theory of Change (ToC), enabling us to identify the desired outcomes and transformative changes that will strengthen CeRID in terms of institutional sustainability, strong partnership with both our target communities and our partners to tackle the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.
Our Strategic Focus Are these five Areas (SFAs):
(1) Climate Change Adaptation
(2) Knowledge and Skill Development
(3) Humanitarian, Development & Peace Nexus (HDPN)
(4) Partnership & Collaboration
(5) Organizational Capacity Development (OCD)
2.0 Project Objectives and Scope of Work
2.1 Project Objectives
Centre for Research and Integrated Development (CeRID) are known to work on "climate smart and resilient agriculture" and often procure such goods and services to implement similar projects involve the provision of agricultural inputs.
2.1. Scope of work
CeRID invites interested bidders with sound capacity and relevant experience in similar work to submit their quotations. The selected Supplier will be responsible for ensuring timely delivery of the supplies.
Supply and Delivery: The supplier would be responsible for providing and delivering a comprehensive uncontaminated package of agricultural inputs, which commonly includes seeds and various farm tools as per specified in the excel BoQ provided.
Quality Assurance: The supplier must ensure that all agricultural inputs are of high quality, are not expired, and are delivered in a sealed and clean condition.
Logistics and Distribution: The supplier would need to transport and deliver the inputs to the designated project sites or directly to the beneficiary households in the specified villages, which are Bulla Bartire, Qamqam, Hajiweyne, Stanbul and Gobweyn.
Technical Compliance: Suppliers would be expected to comply with specific technical requirements of the project, which may include the types of seeds suitable for the local climate, as well as providing farm tools that are appropriate for the required manual labor.
Training Component: In some cases, the tender may also include a requirement to provide training or technical support to farmers on the proper use of the inputs and the adoption of climate-resilient farming techniques.
2.2. Instructions
Interested Suppliers with sound capacity and relevant experience in similar work are here by invited to submit their Bid to the following email address**:** procurement@cerid.so before 23rd September 2025 at 12:00 noon, clearly marked with the quote reference as mentioned in the below table. Interested suppliers to submit quotation for the supply of farm inputs (modern irrigation system, seeds, tools and tools of demo plots and lead farmers) in Bulla Bartire, Qamqam, Hajiweyne, Stanbul and Gobweyn villages of Kismayo District, Jubaland State of Somalia. It shall remain the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that their bid documents reach CeRID before the deadline. Bids that are received by CeRID after the deadline indicated above, for whatever reason, shall not be considered for evaluation.
Centre for Research and Integrated Development (CeRID) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded and operational since 2005, and fully-fledged since 2010. CeRID is governed by a Board of Directors responsible for policy-level decisions,... Read More
