INVITATION FOR TENDER
Bid Reference No: ICB/PV/PH/001/2026
Bidding Process: International Competitive Bidding (ICB)
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BID - REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR PURCHASE OF CT & MRI MACHINES
INTRODUCTION
Pharo Ventures
is the profit-arm of Pharo Foundation which is a mission-driven foundation working to build a vibrant, productive, and self-reliant Africa. Pharo Ventures is building commercially sustainable businesses across East Africa to create thousands of jobs and generate inclusive economic growth. We complement the development work above by running for- (profit ventures with our current interest being in agri-business and healthcare sectors.
Pharo Health Ethiopia
will be a portfolio company within Pharo Ventures and intends to transform the healthcare landscape in the Horn of Africa region by providing access to a network of premium specialty centers. At the first stage, Pharo Health will establish a centrally located one-stop health service hub in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This hub will be fully furnished with state-of-the-art advanced medical equipment, driven by in-house specialist consultants, thereby providing quality world-class healthcare.
The facility will provide:
• Outpatient, in-patient and emergency services
• Radiology Services (imaging diagnostic)
• Medical Laboratory services
• Pharmacy services
The center aims to meet national regulatory requirements and align with international standards for healthcare facility design, patient safety, workflow efficiency, infection prevention, and quality customer centric service delivery.
To achieve this objective, Pharo invites qualified and experienced imaging equipment suppliers to submit quotations and required documents detailed below..
Interested and competent bidders can access and purchase the tender documents on the
2merkato.com
(
Link
:
https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/6a198f1e0a538a4262000001
) with
1,000 ETB (One Thousand Birr)
and may obtain further information by email
edessalegn@pharoventures.con
until June 19, 2026 4PM (EAT).
Bidders shall submit their complete bid documents electronically through the designated secured email address on or before 28 June 2026 at 4:00 PM East Africa Time (EAT).
BID Submission Email Address
:
tender.et@pharoventures.com
(this email is strictly only for bid document submission).
All documents shall be submitted in PDF format and separated into individual files using the following file names:
1. Technical Proposal.pdf
2. Financial Proposal.pdf
3. Bid Security.pdf
4. International Certifications.pdf
5. Other Supplementary Documents.pdf
Submission Subject Line
: The subject line of the submission email shall be:
“Pharo Ventures: BID DOCUMENT - RFP for MRI and CT Machines” ICB Ref No: ICB/PV/PH/001/2026 – [Bidder Company Name]
In cases where the file size exceeds 20 MB , bidders may submit their documents through a secure downloadable link indicated in the email body. The downloadable link must:
• remain active and accessible until the completion of the bid opening process;
• not require additional access approval after submission;
• contain all required documents properly labeled as stated above; and
• be included within the official submission email before the submission deadline.
Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring that all files, attachments, and downloadable links are complete, readable, accessible, virus-free, and successfully submitted before the deadline as per the official detailed bid document.
The company won’t consider submissions after the stated date and time deadline.
Submission Deadline
: June 28, 2026, 4:00 PM East Africa Time (EAT)
***** Late submissions will not be accepted and considered*****