During the 2023/24 financial year, the Central Procurement Board of Namibia awarded 30 procurement tenders totalling N$8,035,760,803.
The health sector led with 60.55% of the total procurement value. All five awards in this sector were granted to Namibian companies, with Supremo Pharmaceuticals (PTY) Ltd winning three tenders worth N$166,517,808 for the supply and delivery of clinical/pharmaceutical products and antiretrovirals (ARVs).
The construction sector ranked second, comprising 24.90% of the procurement value. Eleven awards were issued, five to Namibian companies and six to foreign entities.
Namibia JV, a foreign company, secured five contracts worth N$975,616,649 for projects including the NAMFISA Head Office, Phase Two of the Ohangwena Regional Council, the renovation and addition of the Justicia Building, and pipeline replacements in Ondangwa and Keetmanshoop.
Salini, another foreign entity, received a contract worth N$58,110,137 for emergency procurement of the Neckartal Dam Pump.
In terms of regional distribution within the construction sector, Windhoek received 33% of the total procurement, followed by the Ohangwena Region with 14.9%, Oshakati with 13.8%, Rosh Pinah with 13.5%, Ondangwa with 5.8%, //Kharas with 3.7%, and the Zambezi Region with 3.5%.
The culinary sector accounted for 7.08% of the total procurement value, primarily for supplying and delivering meals to hospitals across nine regions.
James and Young Trading Enterprise CC was awarded a contract valued at N$39,485,206 to supply and deliver meals in the regions of //Kharas, Hardap, and Omaheke.
Stream Two Properties was awarded a contract valued at N$153,914,905 to supply and deliver meals in the regions of Oshikoto and Oshana.
A contract valued at N$59,980,167 was awarded to Oshipaya Investment CC for the region of Kavango East & West and Omusati.
In the Khomas and Ohangwena Region, ATR Investment received an award valued at N$121,634,321.
The ICT sector came in fourth, representing 3.59% of the total procurement value and 16.67% of the total contracts.
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (CRAN) received an award valued at N$7,280,440 for supporting CRAN’s WAN, web hosting, SAN infrastructure, and telephone system for 36 months.
Three of the four contracts in this sector, valued at N$281,010,012, were awarded to non-Namibian companies, with Huawei Telecommunications Technologies securing two contracts and ZTE Corporation Haufull International Limited securing one.
The food and beverage sector accounted for 2.19% of the total procurement. This contract was awarded to Namibian companies for the quarterly supply and delivery of food items for the marginalized communities programme over three years.
Other sectors, comprising 0.94% of the total contract value, included two contracts for fuel procurement and one for printing the New Era newspaper, totaling N$75,783,838. The security sector, representing 0.74% of the total procurement value and 13.33% of the total contracts, saw Nahole Security Services and Collection and Omambudu Security Services each receiving two contracts valued at N$3,829,486 and N$8,286,136, respectively
