Open Tenders in Zanzibar

Ports · Blue economy · Consultancy · Open

Chuini fishing port: integrated project preparation

UNDP Tanzania · Development partner

UNDP has published reference UNDP-TZA-00445 for environmental and social assessments, climate resilience, economic and financial analysis, and structuring of private-sector components for Chuini Fishing Port. The assignment excludes Shumba Mjini in Pemba. Potential financing remains subject to appraisal and approval.

16 November 2026, 12:00 EAT (04:00 New York time)

Reference: UNDP-TZA-00445 · related earlier notice UNDP-TZA-00441

Review UNDP-TZA-00445 and its documents in the UNDP Quantum Supplier Portal, subscribe for amendments and submit directly through the UNDP system. No submission is made through Discover Zanzibar.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Chuini, Unguja, Zanzibar · Pemba excluded from the published scope

Agriculture · Laboratory fittings · Goods · Open

Plant Health Laboratories: fittings and furniture

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

FAO invites bids for fittings and furniture to be delivered to Plant Health Laboratories in Zanzibar. Offers must be submitted through the UNGM portal in accordance with the attached bidder instructions.

8 November 2026, 23:30 EAT

Reference: FAOTZ/ITB/2026/022 · 2026/FRURT/FRURT/138717

Register with FAO at the required UNGM level, review the official notice and attached bidder instructions, and submit only through the UNGM portal.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Zanzibar

Agriculture · Engineering consultancy · Open

Livestock breeding centre: engineering design and construction supervision

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources and Livestock – Zanzibar · C-SDTP / IFAD

Consulting-firm EOI for design and supervision of a liquid-nitrogen / artificial-insemination centre under the Climate-Smart Dairy Transformation Project. Covers architectural and engineering designs, bills of quantities, specifications and construction supervision. This is a livestock-infrastructure assignment, not an artificial-intelligence project.

9 November 2026, 15:30 EAT

Reference: TZA-2000003937-0369-CS-CQS · C-SDTP · IFAD loan 2000004915

Submit a written EOI using the specified forms to C-SDTP at Nyangumi House, Maruhubi, Zanzibar, following the official notice. Consultant Qualification Selection applies; confirm delivery requirements in the original document.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Zanzibar

Construction · Tourism · Open

Nungwi: tourism infrastructure and coastal public spaces

Ministry of Finance and Planning · Government of Zanzibar

Construction of a village square, tourist information and entrepreneurship centre, fish-market improvements, parking, public spaces, tide-defence works and food stalls under BIG-Z.

10 November 2026, 11:00 EAT

Reference: OP00473952 · TZ-POFP-575401-CW-RFB

Written bids delivered to the BIG-Z Project Coordinator, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Vuga Street, Zanzibar. Electronic bidding is not permitted. Read the original notice before submitting.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Zanzibar

Municipal equipment · Waste management · Open

Road-sweeping trucks for Zanzibar municipalities

Ministry of Finance and Planning · Government of Zanzibar

Supply of road-sweeping trucks under BIG-Z to support municipal street cleaning. Consult the bidding documents for quantities, specifications and delivery requirements.

10 November 2026, 11:00 EAT

Reference: OP00473971 · TZ-POFP-575402-GO-RFB

Written bids delivered to the BIG-Z Project Coordinator, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Vuga Street, Zanzibar. Electronic bidding is not permitted. Read the original notice before submitting.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Zanzibar

Construction · Blue economy · Deadline unconfirmed

Seaweed processing units: Upenja/Kiwengwa, Kidoti and Bweleo

Buyer unverified · Secondary procurement listings

Zabuni lists construction of a seaweed processing unit at Upenja/Kiwengwa and processing units at Kidoti and Bweleo. Ajirazetu separately lists construction of three seaweed processing units. These are grouped as one lead until the official package structure can be confirmed.

Zabuni reports 17 November 2026, but no official invitation, buyer, exact deadline or submission instructions have been verified. Ajirazetu’s detailed notice requires access. The relationship between the listed packages remains unconfirmed; this is not presented as an open invitation.

Reference: Construction of seaweed processing units · secondary listings dated 19 October 2026

Reviewed 2026-10-27 · Unguja, Zanzibar · Locations reported by secondary source

Blue economy · Seaweed infrastructure · Deadline unconfirmed

Unguja and Pemba: rehabilitation of solar dryers and steel racks

Government of Zanzibar reported by secondary listing · Contracting authority unverified

Secondary listings identify rehabilitation of solar dryers and steel drying racks in Unguja and Pemba. The underlying official invitation and contracting authority have not been retrieved.

Zabuni reports 28 October 2026, but the official deadline, time zone, tender reference and amendments have not been verified. Mabumbe publicly confirms only the title, Zanzibar location and publication date; full details are restricted. This is a lead to follow, not a confirmed open tender.

Reference: Rehabilitation of solar dryer and steel racks · secondary notice published 29 September 2026

Reviewed 2026-10-27 · Unguja and Pemba, Zanzibar

Agriculture · Food security · Consultancy · Deadline unconfirmed

Zanzibar food security and nutrition policy: review and studies

IFAD / C-SDTP · Buyer to be confirmed in official invitation

Secondary listings report an expression of interest for policy review and studies related to food security and nutrition in Zanzibar under the Climate-Smart Dairy Transformation Project.

Secondary listings published 16 October report 30 October 2026. Official invitation, precise deadline and issuing authority have not been verified. This is a lead to follow, not a confirmed open tender.

Reference: Policy review and studies (Zanzibar Food Security and Nutrition Policy)

Reviewed 2026-10-19 · Zanzibar

Environment · Climate consultancy · Deadline unconfirmed

Miombo: climate vulnerability assessments and adaptation

Vice President’s Office · United Republic of Tanzania

Consultancy covering climate vulnerability assessments, household baseline surveys, capacity building and mainstreaming climate adaptation in target areas of mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Secondary notice reports 22 October 2026. The official NeST documentation, closing time and any amendments remain unverified.

Reference: 26/2026/2027/C/20 · NeST suffix S001

Search the reference on NeST and confirm eligibility and the Zanzibar scope in the original terms of reference.

Reviewed 2026-10-15 · Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar

Public services · Facilities management · Deadline unconfirmed

UDSM and IMS Zanzibar: cleaning and sanitary-bin services

University of Dar es Salaam · Public university

Interior cleaning and sanitary-bin services for the University of Dar es Salaam main campus and its Institute of Marine Sciences in Zanzibar.

Secondary listing reports 19 October 2026. Official tender reference, deadline and lot allocation have not been verified.

Reference: Secondary notice 119217826

Confirm the notice and Zanzibar service requirements with UDSM and NeST before preparing a bid.

Reviewed 2026-10-15 · Dar es Salaam and IMS Zanzibar

Environment · Circular economy · Deadline unconfirmed

Pemba: plastics strategy and action plan

IUCN ESARO · Development partner

Consultancy to help Pemba’s authorities prepare and operationalise an island-wide plastics strategy and action plan under IslandPlas. This is IUCN procurement, not a government-issued tender.

Conflicting secondary deadlines: 15 October 2026, 20:59 UTC in one notice, and 20 October in other listings. The current IUCN procurement record has not been verified. Confirm the deadline before acting.

Reference: IUCN-26-09-CONSULTA DEVELOP PEMBA PLASTIC-881

Reviewed 2026-10-15 · Pemba, Zanzibar

Environment · Municipal services · Consultancy · Closed · deadline passed

Kibele landfill and solid-waste management: consultancy EOI

UNON on behalf of UN-Habitat · Development partner

Expression of interest for consultancy on Kibele landfill condition, operations, environmental performance, institutional and financial arrangements, and options for upgrading or remediation. The EOI supports selection for an upcoming Request for Proposal; it is not that RFP itself.

29 October 2026, 06:59 EAT (28 October, 23:59 GMT−4 in UNGM)

Reference: EOIUNON24801 · UNGM 318215

The EOI deadline has passed. Retained for history; this entry does not invite current submissions. Check UNON / UN-Habitat for any subsequent RFP.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Zanzibar

Agriculture · Laboratory equipment · Contract award published

Agricultural research laboratory equipment and supplies

Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources and Livestock · Government of Zanzibar

The World Bank has published a contract award for agricultural research laboratory equipment, tools, chemicals and reagents for Kizimbani, Unguja. The record identifies ZAN EQUIP COMPANY LIMITED with JV PRIME FOR SCIENTIFIC DMCC as the awarded bidder.

Award record published 15 October 2026; it states that notification of award was issued 5 October 2026. The earlier invitation contains conflicting dates and remains part of the history. This is an award record, not a current bidding opportunity.

Reference: TZ-MAINRL-551529-GO-RFB · Award OP00475499 · Invitation OP00475361

No bid submission is invited by the award notice.

Reviewed 2026-10-26 · Unguja and Pemba, Zanzibar

Digital government · ICT · Closed · published closing date passed

MUTM: local-government revenue system upgrade

Ministry of Finance and Planning · Government of Zanzibar

Assessment and upgrade of the local-government revenue collection system, GIS enablement, integration with public payment and revenue systems, deployment across 12 local authorities and staff training.

Official invitation text confirms 20 October 2026. The World Bank metadata time (23:45) has no verified time zone and is not treated as a confirmed exact cutoff. The date has now passed; retained as closed history, not an open invitation.

Reference: OP00471767 · TZ-POFP-573107-CS-QCBS

The published closing date has passed. No extension was found in the World Bank notice feed checked on 22 October; contact BIG-Z for any subsequent amendments.

Reviewed 2026-10-22 · Zanzibar

Geospatial data · Consultancy · Closed · published closing date passed

ZanSDI: spatial-data policy and governance framework

Ministry of Finance and Planning · Government of Zanzibar

Policy and legal review, institutional coordination, data-sharing agreements, metadata and quality protocols for Zanzibar’s national spatial-data infrastructure.

Official invitation text confirms 20 October 2026. The World Bank metadata time (23:45) has no verified time zone and is not treated as a confirmed exact cutoff. The date has now passed; retained as closed history, not an open invitation.

Reference: OP00471770 · TZ-POFP-673105-CS-QCBS (notice text); TZ-POFP-573105-CS-QCBS (metadata)

The published closing date has passed. No extension was found in the World Bank notice feed checked on 22 October; contact BIG-Z for any subsequent amendments.

Reviewed 2026-10-22 · Zanzibar

Blue economy · Digital platforms · Closed · deadline passed

Zanzibar seaweed value chain: integrated digital platform

FAO · United Nations development partner

Development of an integrated digital platform for Zanzibar’s seaweed value chain. This is an FAO procurement, supporting the sector in Zanzibar.

22 October 2026, 23:30 EAT

Reference: 2026/FRURT/FRURT/138177 · FAOTZ/RFP/2026/007

The official deadline has passed. Retained for procurement history; no current bid submission is invited by this listing.

Reviewed 2026-10-23 · Zanzibar

Water · Consultancy · Closed · deadline passed

Water resources management: individual technical expert

Ministry of Water, Energy and Minerals · Government of Zanzibar

Individual-consultant technical advisory services for water-resource monitoring, groundwater assessment, climate resilience, allocation and institutional capacity in Zanzibar under SRWSSP Phase II.

28 October 2026, 10:00 EAT

Reference: OP00475907 · TZ-MOWEM-576846-CS-INDV

The published deadline has passed. Retained as procurement history; this listing does not invite current submissions.

Reviewed 2026-10-28 · Zanzibar

Maritime services · Port logistics · Recorded deadline passed · extension unverified

Handling of an Indian Coast Guard ship at Zanzibar

High Commission of India · Government of India

Ship-handling services at Zanzibar. This is procurement by the Government of India, with delivery in Zanzibar, rather than a Zanzibar government contract.

The official portal previously listed 29 October 2026 at 11:00, now passed. Its time zone was not confirmed. The portal timed out on 30 October; no extension, cancellation or award was verified. Last successful source check remains 15 October 2026.

Reference: DAR/DEF/02/2026/Ship Visit

The recorded deadline has passed. Consult the High Commission of India for any officially published amendment; this entry does not invite current submissions.

Reviewed 2026-10-15 · Zanzibar

Energy · Consultancy · Recorded deadline passed · extension unverified

ZECO: feasibility study for a 220 kV transmission line

ZECO · Government of Zanzibar

Expression of interest for consultancy services to undertake a feasibility study for a 220 kV transmission line. The official portal provides the consultant invitation and participation requirements.

16 October 2026, 14:00 EAT

Reference: tender_61900 · rfq_88141

Recorded deadline: 16 October 2026, now passed. The official portal returned HTTP 401 on 19 October; no extension or award has been verified. Last successful source check remains 30 September 2026.

Reviewed 2026-09-30 · Zanzibar

ICT · Supplies · Recorded deadline passed

Supply and installation of antivirus

Government of Zanzibar · eProcurement

Supply and installation of antivirus software. Technical specifications are available in the official notice; bidders should confirm licensing, scope and eligibility against those documents.

5 October 2026, 10:30 EAT

Reference: SMZ/F0111/G/MVP/2026~27/04 · rfq_89821

The last confirmed deadline has passed. The official portal could not be reached on 5 October 2026, so any extension or other amendment remains unverified. Check the contracting authority before taking further action.

Reviewed 2026-09-30 · Zanzibar

Blue economy · Consultancy · Recorded deadline passed

Aquaculture and fisheries value-chain advisory services

GIZ · Development-partner procurement

Technical advisory services under ProsperBlue / Stawi Bluu supporting aquaculture and fisheries businesses, market access and capacity development. The assignment covers coastal mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar and has a stated duration of 34 months.

8 October 2026, 12:00 German local time (13:00 EAT)

Reference: 10032984 · CXTRYY6DYYZZ6DHR

The last confirmed deadline was 8 October 2026, 12:00 Berlin time (13:00 EAT), and has passed. Current amendments or an award could not be verified on 9 October 2026. Check the official GIZ portal before taking further action.

Reviewed 2026-10-01 · Coastal mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar

Energy · Reported deadline passed · extension unverified

Last-mile electricity connection materials

TANESCO · African Development Bank notice

Three lots cover distribution materials, 236 pole-mounted transformers and 100,000 prepayment meters. Quantities cover the full procurement, including mainland Tanzania and Unguja and Pemba, not Zanzibar alone.

Secondary listings report 14 October 2026, now passed. No official extension has been verified.

Reviewed 2026-09-30 · Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar

Public administration · Procurement plan

Zanzibar Judicial Modernization Project (Zi-JUMP)

World Bank · Project P500588

A procurement plan for the Zanzibar Judicial Modernization Project was disclosed on 8 September 2026.

A procurement plan is not an invitation to bid. Individual procurement notices must be checked separately.

Reviewed 2026-09-30 · Zanzibar

Social services · Consultancy · Reported deadline passed · extension unverified

Review and update psychosocial support manuals and protocols

Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children · aggregator listing

A consultancy opportunity concerning psychosocial support manuals and protocols in Zanzibar is listed by Zabuni and DDO Tenders. The original procurement notice has not yet been independently verified.

Secondary listings report 2 October 2026, now passed. No official extension has been verified.

Reference: TZ-MOCDGEC-572431-CS-CQS (reported by DDO Tenders)

Reviewed 2026-09-30 · Zanzibar

Blue economy · Fisheries · Consultancy · Contract award published

TASFAM: fisheries post-harvest loss assessment contract awarded

World Bank · TASFAM government project award record

World Bank award record for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of post-harvest losses in tuna, octopus, prawns, reef fish and small and medium pelagic fisheries across mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. The awarded firm is Global Dynamics Consulting; the recorded contract price is TZS 370,000,500 and duration is 13 months.

Award notice published 29 October 2026; notification of award was issued 15 October 2026. This is a contract award, not an invitation to bid. Zanzibar is part of a combined mainland-and-islands scope; the contract value is not a Zanzibar-only allocation.

Reference: TZ-MBEF-528730-CS-CQS · TASFAM P179969 · IDA-78520

Retained as procurement history. No bid submission is invited by this award notice.

Reviewed 2026-10-31 · Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar · combined contract scope

Blue economy · Vehicles · Procurement history · Contract award published

TASFAM: vehicles for the Deep Sea Fishing Authority awarded

Deep Sea Fishing Authority · World Bank-financed TASFAM

The World Bank has published a direct-selection award for vehicles for the Deep Sea Fishing Authority in Zanzibar under TASFAM. The awarded supplier is United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); the recorded contract duration is 10 months.

Award record published 30 October 2026; notification of award was issued on 9 June 2026. This is an existing contract award, not a new open invitation.

Reference: TZ-DSFA-568253-GO-DIR · OP00478260 · TASFAM P179969

Retained as procurement history. No current bid submission is invited by this award record.

Reviewed 2026-11-02 · Zanzibar · DSFA project implementation and office use