AVSI Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-governmental humanitarian and development organization, founded in Italy in 1972 with a mission to promote the dignity of the person through development cooperation activities. AVSI Foundation began operations in northern Uganda in 1984, with its interventions now reaching all the regions of Uganda, focusing on education, economic empowerment and livelihoods, health, disability, HIV and AIDS, nutrition, child protection, energy, humanitarian emergencies, sanitation and hygiene. AVSI Foundation remained a direct supporter of communities and partner organizations throughout the two-decade civil conflict in the northern region of the country, demonstrating commitment and capacity to adapt to volatile circumstances. Today, through public private partnerships, AVSI Foundation engages with private sector players, government and communities to build capacity of children, youth and households across Uganda through a comprehensive family-centered approach that builds resilience and contributes to sustainable development, responding to the real needs of people.

Project Background:

Fondazione AVSI together with World Vision Uganda, Community Technology Empowerment Network (CTEN) and Rural Initiative for Community Empowerment (RICE) Community based organizations with funding from the European Union are implementing the Water Supply and Self Reliance for Refugees (WASER) action; component one, in two refugee settlements of Kiryandongo in Kiryandongo District and Ebididi in Yumbe District in West Nile Region. The Action will target 7,000 Refugee and host community households and 47,000 individuals within a 36-month period (November 2025 to Aug 2028).

The WASER Action’s overall objective is to support increased resilience and transition of services and graduate refugees into self-reliance. This will be achieved through improving self-reliance and resilience and access to sustainable livelihoods. The Action will deliver the tested Graduation Approach; a sequenced, multisectoral and time bound intervention that includes seven core graduation components; coaching, consumption support, referrals and linkages, savings, core technical and market skills training, asset transfer and business mentorship to enable extremely poor households graduate out of poverty.

Supplies:

AVSI Foundation invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the supply of the following project equipment:

Currency:

Tenderers’ offers (prices) for Lot No: 001, 002, and 003 may be expressed/indicated in USD duty-free while the rest of the Lots MUST be indicated in Uganda Shillings Only.

Please download detailed bid documents from the following link. https://www.avsi.org/en/calls-tenders

All sealed bids should be addressed to:
AVSI Foundation Operations,
P.O. Box 6785, Pilot 1119, Ggaba Road, Kampala, Uganda.

All bids MUST be marked with the corresponding Tender No. AVSI-UGA-KAM08099/PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT FOR WASER PROJECT – JANUARY - 2026 – 001 and the corresponding Procurement Lot numbers of interest, hand delivered to the above-mentioned address.

Bids not strictly conforming to tender specifications will not be considered. AVSI Foundation reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, including the lowest bid received.

CODE OF ETHICS ACCEPTANCE CLAUSE

The Code of Ethics is an official AVSI Foundation document, approved by the Board of Directors, which contains principles and rules of conduct to be followed by anyone who works or deals with the Foundation, including suppliers and consultant. The Code was adopted by AVSI Foundation Board of Directors on 2013, April 30 with immediate effect and is available on the Foundation website: https://www.avsi.org/en/policies-and-guidelines

AVSI Foundation Management will officially notify successful bidders only within 3 weeks after the deadline date.

For any inquiries please email logistic.kampala@avsi.org OR Call +256 (0) 312 280036.

The deadline for submission of bids is Wednesday, 11th February 2026 at 1.00 p.m. EAT Late bids will not be accepted.