INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST 

FOR PREQUALIFICATION FOR PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION SERVICES

Due date: 29th April 2026

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ethiopia Country Office invites Request for Express of Interest (REoI) for the pre-qualification of bidders for the Pre-Delivery Inspection Service as part of UNICEF-supported programmes and operations in Ethiopia.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• This REOI for Prequalification is open to all companies registered and having a valid business & construction license to operate in Ethiopia.
• To become eligible, the candidates shall demonstrate to have: active business experience in providing services for 3 years and successfully completed at least 3 (three) years in similar services of a nature and complexity comparable to the engineering services required above.
• Companies are required to furnish Audited Balance Sheets for the last three financial years.

THE PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THE EOI:

Interested companies that meet the eligibility requirements are encouraged to download and review the expression of interest for “REOI Response collection tool”  available at the following web link:  https://web.inform.unicef.org/x/PKkopB2H

• All the requirements are outlined in the “REoI Response Collection Tool”, companies are required to read the requirements carefully and upload the requested documents.
• In case of any queries, please contact UNICEF Supply Section by sending an email to eth-supplyqaservices@unicef.org
• Due date for submission of response is 10:00 am, 29th April 2026.

Link to 2merkato.com :  https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/69cbba430a538ac3cb000001

Link to UNGM :  https://www.ungm.org/UNUser/Notice/296389

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

• This REOI does not constitute a solicitation. We do not require bids or proposals at this stage; we merely seek your Expression of Interest in participating in future tenders.
• A response to this Request for Expression of Interest does not automatically ensure that you will be selected to participate in the tender.
• UNICEF reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the REOI and/or solicitation process. UNICEF also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final tender document or to reject any/all REOI’s without assigning any reasons whatsoever.
• Existing UNICEF Ethiopia Suppliers who have participated in UNICEF invitation to bids in the past are also requested to renew their expression of interest & participate in this process.