The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ethiopia has issued two procurement notices for specialized services and equipment. These include an invitation to bid for calibration instruments and recruitment of a firm-level consultant for municipal governance in Hawassa City. Submission deadlines are set for early November 2025.
On October 29, 2025, Capital Newspaper published procurement notices from UNDP Ethiopia, highlighting opportunities for firms to engage in development projects. The first notice is an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for the supply, delivery, installation, configuring, and training of calibration instruments/system. This falls under Procurement Reference No. ICUNDP-ETH-00602, with detailed information available at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=399151. Bids must be submitted by November 10, 2025.
The second notice seeks recruitment of a firm-level consultant to design innovative solutions for effective municipal governance in Hawassa City. It is referenced as UNDP-ETH-00606, and further details can be found at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=398500. The submission deadline is November 4, 2025.
UNDP emphasizes its employment modalities, particularly the Individual Contract (IC) for consultancies, where technical and financial proposals are required as per the linked instructions. The organization warns against scams, stating it charges no fees at any stage of recruitment or procurement and does not request personal financial information or offer prizes via unsolicited communications. Queries related to potential fraud should be directed to scam.alert.et@undp.org.
These procurements align with UNDP's efforts to support technical and governance improvements in Ethiopia, ensuring transparency in vendor engagement. All processes are published on official UNDP websites.