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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOCRAPHY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (RFP-CUL-LD-00794)

CNOOC Uganda Limited (CNOOC), a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is an oil and gas exploration and Production Company, and the Operator of the Kingfisher Discovery Area located in Kikwube District, in the Albertine-Region.

CNOOC Uganda Limited invites Expressions of Interest from qualified service providers with demonstrated capability in professional photography, videography, and event management services. The services are intended to support accurate documentation of project activities, milestones, community engagements, and corporate events, while enabling consistent visual storytelling and effective stakeholder engagement.

Minimum Requirements:

a) Registration on the National Supplier Database (NSD) maintained by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda for service providers in the Oil & Gas sector;
b) Experience of QHSE policy, procedure and process in compliance with the Ugandan petroleum regulations, the IFC Performance Standards and the international industry standards;
c) Performance and/or provision of similar services, in Uganda, East Africa or international;
d) Suitably qualified and experienced personnel;
e) Operational capacity to provide the scope of services and equipment in a given package;
f) Financial capacity to undertake the eventual contract;
g) Compliance with the Local and National Content statutory laws and regulations of the Government of Uganda;
h) Possession of relevant certification/licensing from national and international bodies;
i) Preference shall be given to suitably qualified in-country registered entities demonstrating a commitment to statutory National Content requirements for oil and gas operations.
j) Bidders should strictly comply with Regulation 9 (Priority of Ugandan goods and services during procurement) and Regulation 10 (Contracts for goods and services to be exclusively provided by Ugandan citizens and companies) of THE PETROLEUM (EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION) (NATIONAL CONTENT) REGULATIONS, 2016. Any non-compliance may lead to direct disqualification. And bidders should solely bear all the risks and consequences caused by the non-compliance.
k) Parent company and its subsidiary are not allowed to participate in the bidding for the same lot (section) of a tender, or a tender not splitting into lots (sections). Otherwise, both the parent company and its subsidiary’s bidding proposals shall be treated as null and void.

The minimum requirements shall be submitted through the Company COIBID system as follows:

i. First create an account in the system by logging into https://www.coibid.com and follow instructions to create an account as Supplier.
ii. (Note: Instructions to create supplier account can be downloaded from https://cloud.cnoocuganda.com/sl/LMPpNATt9XBzr
iii. Once your account is ready from step-1 above, login into the system to submit minimum requirements mentioned above no later than February 13, 2026 by 1700hrs/5pm (EAT).
iv. Only bidders who successfully and timely submit the requisite minimum requirements into the system shall be considered for PQ evaluation.
v. Only bidders that successfully pass the PQ stage, shall receive Request for Proposal.
vi. For any support regarding using the system, contact the following persons by email or by mobile phone for technical support: