Privatisation Authority: contracts awarded without a rival

Updated 17 October 2026 · Kenya · 2019-04-23 to 2025-02-27 · all of Kenya

Privatisation Authority: contracts awarded without a rival: 17 uncontested awards; 6% of its awards; 12 suppliers; 0 single bid.

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17uncontested awards
6%of its awards
12suppliers
0single bid

Privatisation Authority made 17 of its 268 public contract awards without a rival from 2019-04-23 to 2025-02-27: 17 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 12 suppliers; the most to TIVELLA TECHNOLOGIES LTD, 2.

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

TIVELLA TECHNOLOGIES LTD2uncontested4awards50%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave TIVELLA TECHNOLOGIES LTD 4 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-12-02, latest 2022-12-23.

COSEKE Kenya Limited2uncontested3awards67%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave COSEKE Kenya Limited 3 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-04-23, latest 2023-12-11.

MFI DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD2uncontested2awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave MFI DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-08-27, latest 2025-02-27.

MFI DOCUMENT SOLUTION2uncontested2awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave MFI DOCUMENT SOLUTION 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-11-02, latest 2023-12-21.

M/S THE NATION MEDIA GROUP LIMITED2uncontested2awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave M/S THE NATION MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-10-18, latest 2024-02-14.

COSEKE (K) LTD1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave COSEKE (K) LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-27, latest 2025-02-27.

ARTFUL EYES PRODUCTION LTD1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave ARTFUL EYES PRODUCTION LTD 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-10, latest 2025-02-10.

CFAO Kenya Limited1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave CFAO Kenya Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-06-05, latest 2024-06-05.

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NATION MEDIA GROUP1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave NATION MEDIA GROUP 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-28, latest 2023-02-28.

THE STANDARD GROUP1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave THE STANDARD GROUP 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-02-14, latest 2024-02-14.

STANDARD GROUP PLC1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave STANDARD GROUP PLC 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-23, latest 2023-02-23.

THE STAR1uncontested1awards100%of these awards

Privatisation Authority gave THE STAR 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-03-23, latest 2023-03-23.

Latest awards without a rival

DateSupplierHowStated reason
2025-02-27MFI DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
ocds-5whusi-229056-PC/QUOT/DP/36/2024-2025
No competition
direct
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2025-02-27COSEKE (K) LTD
ocds-5whusi-229050-PC/QUOT/DP/35/2024-2025
No competition
direct
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2025-02-10ARTFUL EYES PRODUCTION LTD
ocds-5whusi-229042-PC/QUOT/DP/47/2024-2025
No competition
direct
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2024-08-27MFI DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LTD
ocds-5whusi-PA/QUOT/DP/04/2024 - 2025
No competition
direct
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2024-06-05CFAO Kenya Limited
ocds-5whusi-PA/QUOT/DP/134/2023-2024
No competition
direct
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2024-02-14THE STANDARD GROUP
ocds-5whusi-PC/QUOT/DP/67/2023-2024-STANDARDGROUP
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.