National Competitive Bid/NCB EDR/Catering Service/10/001/2026

This document is prepared in accordance with the Federal Public Procurement and Property Administration Proclamation No. 1333/2024 and the Federal Government-Owned Enterprises Procurement Execution Directive No. 1070/2025. It is intended to promote transparent, competitive, and efficient procurement processes. The objective of this procurement is to establish long-term (Two years) strategic partnerships with qualified Employee Catering Service Delivery at competitive prices and within agreed delivery schedules, place and location. These partnerships will support EDR in ensuring a reliable supply chain, im- proving procurement efficiency, and achieving value for money. This Strategic Framework Agreement establishes the general terms and special conditions gov- erning future purchases during its validity period.

Bid Reference	Lot No.	Description	Delivery Place or location	Bid Security
EDR/ Catering Service/10/ 001/2026	LOT 1	Employee Canteen Catering Service	Lebu and Dire Dawa	ETB 1,000,000.00
	LOT 2	Employee Canteen Catering Service	GMP 1 and 2	ETB 200,000.00
	LOT 3	Employee Canteen Catering Service	Adama, Methara and Mieso	ETB 100,000.00
	LOT 4	Employee Canteen Catering Service	Adigala and Dawale	ETB 100,000.00
	LOT 5	Employee Canteen Catering Service	Sebeta, Bishoftu, GMP Fright yard, Feto, Sirba kurkur, Bike, Mojo, Ayisha & Arewa.	ETB 50,000.00

1. The bid security shall be in the form of Cash Payment Order (CPO) or unconditional bank guarantee in the Name of “Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Rail- way Share Company (EDR)”, enclosed in a separate envelope and presented inside the original technical proposal of the bid document envelope valid at least for 90 days.

2. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the open National competitive tendering procedures contained in the Public Procurement Proclamation of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and EDR procurement Directives and is open to all bidders from eligible source countries.

3. Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information from EDR and inspect the bidding document at the address given below at 11 (a) from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm including on Saturdays.

4. A complete set of bidding documents in English may be purchased by interested bidders at Procurement office number 107 immediately upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 8,000.00 Birr for bid. The method of payment will be in cash.

5. Bid must be delivered to the Address below at 11 (a) on or before 10:00 AM on Monday, November 16, 2026. (for National competitive bid, NCB). Any accompa- late submission after 10:00 AM must be rejected. All bids must be nied by a bid security in the form of CPO or Unconditional Bank guarantee from recognized Bank.

6. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below at 11 (a) at 10:30 Am on Monday, November 16, 2026.

7. Technical and Financial Bid Documents for the lot must be submitted in separate envelopes, otherwise the submitted documents will be rejected from the bid at preliminary stage.

8. (a) Documents will be issued at “Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company

(b) Bid must be delivered to “Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company < Furi Labu, Procurement department office number 107.

9. EDR reserves the right to accept or reject the bid partly or fully as it is stipu- lated the procurement laws

10. Furthermore, all the bidders shall submit the price for all items under the lots they prefer to apply for. Missing the price items under lots will be rejected.

11. For further information, please reach out to:

a. Tell: +251-91 125-0653 EDR Labu Head office.
b. Email…. procurement@edrsc.com 

Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway 
Share Company (EDR)