Primary school textbooks and teacher guides
A twelve-month framework covering approved primary curriculum titles for Grades 1 to 6, with teacher guides supplied alongside each learner title. Schools order directly against the agreed price list. There is no minimum volume and no obligation to order.
The detail
- Category
- Textbooks
- 55.10 Printed publications
- Buying group
- Primary schools, nationwide
- Open to
- all registered suppliers
- Closing date
- 06 Aug 2026
- Example closing date, 06 Aug 2026
- Indicative value
- Ksh 84,000,000
- Indicative only. No volume is guaranteed to the winning supplier.
Member institutions are never obliged to order against the result. A framework sets the price and the terms; each institution decides for itself whether to use them.
What you will need
These are checked before a bid is evaluated. Documents carry expiry dates and we track them, so a lapsed certificate will hold up a submission that is otherwise complete.
- Certificate of Incorporation or business registration
- Valid KRA Tax Compliance Certificate
- Publisher authorisation or distribution agreement for each title bid
- Evidence of delivery to at least twenty institutions in the last two years
- Delivery capability across all forty-seven counties, whether direct or through named agents
How to take part
- 1
Register as a supplier
Send us your company details and what you supply. We open a supplier account and issue a compliance checklist for this category.
- 2
Clear prequalification
Upload the documents listed above. Each one is checked and you can see what is still outstanding. Most first applications need one clarification, which is normal and does not count against you.
- 3
Submit before the deadline
Bids stay sealed until the closing date. Nobody sees a price before then, and that includes us.
- 4
Evaluation and award
Bids are scored against the published criteria and their weightings. Price carries the most weight in most categories, though delivery lead time and past performance are scored too. The award recommendation goes to the association for endorsement.