Tender notice for supply of Agriculture equipment- Sustainable Growers ( Deadline: 03/11/2025)
Sustainable Growers Rwanda
INVITATION TO BID
Title of Tender:Supply of Premium Sharing Reward Awards
Tender Reference Number: SGR PRS /OT/10-2025
Procurement Method: Open Tender
Date of Issue: 24th October 2025
Submission Deadline: 3 November 2025
INTRODUCTION.
Sustainable Growers is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that specializes in innovative coffee cultivation training techniques for smallholder women coffee farmers, with the goal of increasing their visibility in the coffee supply chain. Bloomberg Philanthropies has supported Sustainable Growers since its inception. This partnership along with the commitment of the governments of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania to women’s economic empowerment has transformed the lives of over 56,000 women farmers, creating a secondary impact on 235,132 family members.
Background and rationale in this perspective, Sustainable Growers Rwanda is looking for potential qualified companies to supply Premium Sharing Rewards (Wakoze Neza Muhinzi) under different lots outlined below.
Specifications and pricing guidelines
Lot: 3: Agriculture equipment
Specific pricing guideline
| SN | Category | Specifications | Picture | Quantity | Unit price tax inclusive | Total cost | |
| 1 | Agriculture equipment | ||||||
| 1.1. | Motorized sprayer pumps | Engine model: 1E34FPower type: Single cylinder, 2 stroke, air coolingDisplacement: 25.6CCRated output power: 1.2 HPFuel mixture ratio: 25:1Water tank capacity: 25 LWorking pressure: 15-25KG/CM2 Gross/Net Weight: 10/9kg |  | 15 | |||
| 1.2. | Chainsaws | Chainsaw 20cm blade size (Gas Chainsaw, 58CC 20 Inch Chainsaw Gas Powered, 2-stroke Handheld Cordless Petrol Chain Saws, Gasoline Chain Saw for Forest Trees Wood 20Inch). Brand Stihl, Edon, or Makita |  | 15 | |||
| 1.3. | Secateurs | Shape: Beak Blade Material: Stainless Steel Handle Material: Steel Folded: Unfolded Finishing: PTFE Coated |  | 1,200 | |||
| 1.4. | Hand hoes | Isake model Dimensions for a digging hoe blades: L × W could be roughly 230 mm × 180 mm (for a rectangular blade), with a blade weight of ~1.1 kg and a handle length of ~900 mm (90 cm). |  | 1,200 | |||
| 1.5. | Hand saws | Blade length: 210–330 mm (8.5″ – 13″) Blade material & treatment: SK-5 or high-carbon steel, impulse-hardened teeth and/or triple-ground teeth for longer life and cleaner cuts. Teeth profile: Triple-ground or razor-tooth/three-sided tooth profile for efficient cutting on pull stroke and reduced clogging; ~6–8 TPI (choose coarser for quick cuts, finer for cleaner cuts). Weight: 300–600 g (approx) |  | 1,200 | |||
STANDARD PROVISIONS
Delivery information
The contracted suppliers will be required to deliver Home and personal equipment/ appliances, Domestic Animals and Agriculture equipment to Sustainable Growers Rwanda Offices, the specific quantities to be delivered with 3 days after receiving the Notification Letter or email and after the contract negotiation phase.
Submission Requirements
Interested candidates should submit ONE SINGLE PDF file containing the following documents (except the financial offer):
- A technical proposal, with a clear specification of each item, as much as possible provide picture of the item, and delivery timeframe.
- A financial offer detailing the various costs associated with the delivery of the above services, in PDF format and must be a separate document from the technical offer.
- Evidence of the suppliers experience in doing similar assignments: Copies of similar assignments (with evidence for good completion of the previous similar assignments);
- Submit at least 3 reference certificates of good completion with their contacts and addresses.
Rwandan firms will submit:
- Company profile.
- RDB certificate,
- VAT registration certificate.
- RRA tax clearance certificate.
- RSSB tax clearance certificate (when applicable).
Other Requirements:
- Detailed breakdown of prices must be provided in Rwandan Francs (RWF) and must include all taxes
- Prices shall not change for the duration of the contract.
STANDARD PROVISIONS
Guidelines, policies and ethics
All bidders must commit to the guidelines in the SGR Procurement Procedures Manual. The procedures followed by Sustainable Growers Rwanda in making any award and contract resulting from this tender, will be in accordance with the:
- SGR Procurement Manual,
- SGR Anti-terrorism and Anti-money laundering Policy
- SGR Anti-fraud, bribery and corruption Policy.
Conflict of Interest and Disqualification Provisions
Bidders shall not have a conflict of interest, such as submission of more than one bid in the same process, except as alternative offers permitted under the rules; association with a staff member involved in the awarding of the bids and also a bidder must disclose any relation with a staff member.
Sustainable Growers Rwanda encourages all bidders to conduct themselves with integrity. Sustainable Growers will automatically disqualify the bidder that attempts to:
- Change or omit any information related to this RFQ
- Inappropriately influence this Procurement Process.
- Enter an arrangement with any other party that such party shall refrain from submitting a tender response.
- Enter into any arrangement with any other party (other than another party that forms part of your consortium bid or is your proposed sub-contractor) as to the prices submitted.
- Engage in direct or indirect bribery, corruption or canvassing by you or your appointed advisers in relation to this Procurement Process
- Obtain information from any of the employees, agents or advisors of the Sustainable Growers concerning this Procurement Process (other than as set out in these RFQ Conditions) or from another potential supplier or another tender response,
Additionally, Sustainable Growers will automatically disqualify the bidder that:
- Are currently blacklisted by the Public Procurement Authority or Sustainable Growers Rwanda itself;
- Have received corruption-related convictions in Rwanda or elsewhere
- Have unresolved disputes with previous service contracts
- Are in bankruptcy proceedings
- Are excluded under applicable regional or international conventions
- Is received after the submission deadline
- Contains omissions, gaps, misrepresentations, errors and/or uncompleted sections
- Contains handwritten amendments with no initial of the authorized signatory.
- Contains ambiguous information that might mislead the tender evaluators.
proposals.
Withdrawal
Sustainable Growers reserves the right to withdraw this tender at any time and without notice and liability. Sustainable Growers reserves the right to accept or reject any quotation without being obliged to give any reasons in this respect.
Tender costs
You are responsible for obtaining all information necessary for preparation of your tender response and for all costs and expenses incurred in preparation of the tender response. Sustainable Growers Rwanda will not be responsible of any cost you incurred during the preparation of this procurement, irrespective of whether or not your tender response is successful.
Confidentiality and Information Governance
All documents related to this RFQ shall remain the property of Sustainable Growers. Sustainable Growers reserves the right to disclose all documents relating to this Procurement Process, including without limitation your tender response, to any employee, third party agent, adviser, or other third party involved in the procurement in support of, and/or in collaboration with Sustainable Growers.
Notification of tender award
In accordance with the evaluation criteria in this RFQ, all bidders shall receive formal notification of bidding outcomes. Successful bidders shall receive detailed award documentation.
RFQ Validity period
The bid validity period shall be 60 days.
GUIDELINE FOR BID SUBMISSION
Interested and qualified companies must submit their bid documents electronically via: recruitment@sustainablegrowers.org not later than 3rd, November 2025 at 5:00PM (17h00) local time. Late bids will be automatically rejected.
Questions regarding the technical or administrative requirements of this RFQ may be submitted by email to: recruitment@sustainablegrowers.org by 31st October 2025, 05:00pm.
Sustainable Growers Rwanda may at any time request further information from potential bidders to verify or clarify any aspects of their tender response or other information they may have provided.
In case you do not provide supplementary information or clarifications to Sustainable Growers Rwanda by any deadline notified to you, your tender response may be rejected in full and you may be disqualified from this Procurement Process.
Done at Kigali, on 24th October 2025.
Jimmy Gahima.
Execuitve Director
Sustainable Growers Rwanda.
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