Specific Procurement Notice: Productive Use Appliances Financing Programme

IFB Number: PUE1-FA-001
Purchaser: CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform
Project: Productive Use Appliances Financing Programme
Contract title: Framework Agreement for the acquisition of productive
use equipment in West Africa (Nigeria)
Country: Nigeria
Loan No./Grant No.: 5590155000301
Procurement Method: 
OCBN No: Open Competitive Bidding (National) (OCBN)
Framework: Closed, Single-User, Multi-Supplier Framework
Agreement: Agreement – maximum three (3) Suppliers; Term of two
(2) years
Issued on: Thursday 29th October,2026

1. CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform (Access) has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”, toward the cost of the Productive Use Appliances Financing Programme (“the PU Programme”) and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under Call-off Contracts to be awarded under the Framework Agreement resulting from this bidding process for the supply of productive use appliances and related services. For this contract, Access shall process the payments using the Special Account method, as defined in the Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines and procedures for Investment Project Financing.

2. Access now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the conclusion of single user, multi-supplier Framework Agreements, with up to three (3) Suppliers, for the supply of Productive Use Equipment, including estimated quantities, locations and delivery periods, as described in Section VII, Schedule of Requirements. The Framework Agreements will establish the terms, Base Prices and procedures under which the Purchaser will award Call-off Contracts for the Goods during the Term of two (2) years. Bidders are advised that Call-off Contracts will be allocated among the Suppliers by direct call-off in accordance with FA-4.5 to FA-4.12 of the Appendix to Section I and Schedule 3 to the Framework Agreement, on the basis of declared regional coverage and the lowest aggregate Base Price, and that no Supplier is guaranteed any Call-off Contract. The quantities stated are estimates only; the conclusion of a Framework Agreement will not impose any obligation on the Purchaser to purchase any minimum quantity of the goods.

3. Bidding will be conducted through the Open Competitive Bidding (National) (OCBN) method, as specified in the Bank’s Procurement Framework dated October 2015, and is open to all eligible bidders as defined in the Procurement Framework. This bidding process is the Primary Procurement for the conclusion of a Framework Agreement with the successful Bidder. Call-off Contracts will thereafter be awarded to the Framework Agreement Supplier by direct call-off (Secondary Procurement), in accordance with the procedures described in the bidding document.

4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from the implementing agency, CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform, through the Procurement Consultant via consult[@]thevaluechain.co.ke, with cbeadealteam[@]crossboundary.com in copy. The bidding documents can be accessed during office hours (09:00 to 17:00 EAT) at the address given in section 9 below.

5. The bidding document, in English, may be obtained by interested eligible bidders upon the submission of a written enquiry to the address below. The document will be sent via email.

6. Bids must be submitted electronically to the address below on or before Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 11:00 Hours West Africa Time. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened on Tuesday, 1 December 2026 at 11:30 Hours West Africa Time, in the presence of bidders’ designated representatives and any other interested parties, via the virtual meeting link provided in the bidding document.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid-Securing Declaration.

8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Framework, which requires the Borrower (CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform) to disclose information on the beneficial ownership of the successful bidder, as part of the Conclusion of Framework Agreement (Contract Award) Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.

9. The addresses referred to above are:
CrossBoundary Energy Access Platform
Robert Waiganjo, Procurement Consultant
Email consult[@]thevaluechain.co.ke, with cbeadealteam[@]crossboundary.com in copy