How to find and win government tenders in Somalia.

Somalia's public procurement framework has been progressively rebuilt under the Federal Government, with the Ministry of Finance playing a central coordination role. Procurement is also carried out by individual federal ministries, the Central Bank, and semi-autonomous agencies. Somalia's procurement landscape also involves significant volumes managed by international organisations and development partners operating under their own rules alongside government-direct procurement.

International suppliers — particularly those with experience in fragile or post-conflict markets — participate in Somali government procurement, especially in sectors such as public works, telecommunications, health supplies, and capacity-building services. Individual bidding documents will specify eligibility requirements; foreign firms should verify registration and tax requirements with the relevant contracting authority before submitting.

Procurement information in Somalia can be distributed across official portals, individual ministry channels, and international partner procurement platforms. Sell to State aggregates Somalia government procurement data into a single plain-English search interface. Save the search and turn on its alert: once a day, we email you the number of new open and awarded tenders that match it.