Kenya Railways: contracts awarded without a rival

Updated 17 October 2026 · Kenya · 2020-10-01 to 2025-03-07 · all of Kenya

Kenya Railways: contracts awarded without a rival: 15 uncontested awards; 5% of its awards; 15 suppliers; 0 single bid.

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15uncontested awards
5%of its awards
15suppliers
0single bid

Kenya Railways made 15 of its 310 public contract awards without a rival from 2020-10-01 to 2025-03-07: 15 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 15 suppliers; the most to BOC KENYA LIMITED, 1.

An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.

Suppliers it awarded without a rival

BOC KENYA LIMITED1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave BOC KENYA LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-05-17, latest 2024-05-17.

AWAD AUTO LIMITED1uncontested7awards14%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave AWAD AUTO LIMITED 7 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-10-22, latest 2024-07-13.

Hass Petroleum (K) Limited1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave Hass Petroleum (K) Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-07-27, latest 2023-07-27.

NUMERICAL MACHINING COMPLEX (NMC) LTD1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave NUMERICAL MACHINING COMPLEX (NMC) LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-21, latest 2024-03-21.

UJENZI QUARIES LIMITED1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave UJENZI QUARIES LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-05-20, latest 2024-05-20.

Ujenzi Quarries Limited1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave Ujenzi Quarries Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-06-06, latest 2023-06-06.

TRANSBUILD AFRICA LTD1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave TRANSBUILD AFRICA LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-05-13, latest 2024-05-13.

KENYA AIRPORTS PARKING SERVICES LIMITED1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave KENYA AIRPORTS PARKING SERVICES LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-10-01, latest 2020-10-01.

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Esri Eastern Africa Limited1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave Esri Eastern Africa Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-20, latest 2023-02-20.

M/S MURISHI LIMITED1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave M/S MURISHI LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-01-30, latest 2023-01-30.

EMBARQ LIMITED1uncontested2awards50%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave EMBARQ LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-09-14, latest 2024-05-22.

VIPEL LIMITED1uncontested4awards25%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave VIPEL LIMITED 4 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-04-24, latest 2025-03-07.

NEW KENYA CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES LIMITED1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave NEW KENYA CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-20, latest 2025-02-20.

VIVO ENERGY KENYA LIMITED1uncontested2awards50%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave VIVO ENERGY KENYA LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-07-29, latest 2023-12-18.

SHAMMY HOMES LTD1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Kenya Railways gave SHAMMY HOMES LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-11-06, latest 2023-11-06.

Latest awards without a rival

DateSupplierHowStated reason
2025-02-20NEW KENYA CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERIES LIMITED
ocds-5whusi-233292-KR/QTN/DPR/032/2024-2025
No competition
direct
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2024-06-07AWAD AUTO LIMITED
ocds-5whusi-KR/SCM/DPR/060/2023-2024
No competition
direct
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2024-05-22EMBARQ LIMITED
ocds-5whusi-KR/QTN/DPR/063/2023-2024
No competition
direct
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2024-05-20UJENZI QUARIES LIMITED
ocds-5whusi-KR/SCM/DPR/073/2023-2024
No competition
direct
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2024-05-17BOC KENYA LIMITED
ocds-5whusi-221861-KR/SCM/DPR/028/2023-2024
No competition
direct
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2024-05-13TRANSBUILD AFRICA LTD
ocds-5whusi-KR/SCM/DPR/071/2023-2024
No competition
direct
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Every uncontested award in Kenya · All countries

Source: contract awards published by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority of Kenya (PPRA) in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), licensed under open publication; awards from January 2016 to 30 September 2026, accessed 15 October 2026. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.