Tender Notice for the Business Inputs Needed by OSO Graduates Businesses

Our Sisters Opportunity (OSO)

Our Sisters Opportunity- OSO is a Non-Governmental Organization, founded in 2019. OSO is based in Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda. We seek to help vulnerable girls and young women achieve lasting economic empowerment through vocational training and creation of safe, decent, sustainable employment. We envision a poverty free world where everyone has an equal opportunity to discover and fulfil their potential. Our mission is to transform community livelihoods by providing vulnerable girls and women with skills, tools, safe space and resources they need, to create for themselves safe, decent, sustainable jobs in the areas of digital fashion and agribusiness. OSO stakeholders and right holders embody and advocate for our core values, which include empathetic, equity, innovation, leadership, integrity and excellence.

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TENDER NOTICE FOR THE BUSINESS INPUTS NEEDED BY OSO GRADUATES BUSINESSES

Tender purpose: Procurement of business inputs for OSO graduates’ SMEs

Our Sisters’ Opportunity(OSO) in partnership with Kvinna Till Kvinna under the “Promoting Women Inclusion in Business” project of GIZ Rwanda invites qualified and reputable suppliers to submit bids for the supply and delivery of business inputs and materials to support the selected Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) led by women graduates of our vocational training program.

These inputs aim to strengthen the SMEs operational capacity and sustainability, following their participation in the national business pitching competition held in July 2025.

1. Items to be supplied

The tender covers the procurement of materials and equipment required for the expansion of selected SMEs in fashion designing and tailoring, including but not limited to:

Fashion designing and tailoring materials
Furniture and fittings

A detailed list of required materials and specifications is available at the following link: OSO list of required materials.

2. Eligibility criteria

Interested suppliers must:

Be legally registered and authorized to supply the required materials
Have a proven record of delivering similar goods
Provide a valid Tax Clearance Certificate and company registration documents
Indicate delivery timelines and warranty details (if applicable).

3. Submission details

Bidders are requested to submit the following documents in their tender offers:

Company profile and relevant experience
Detailed financial quotation (including unit and total prices, VAT inclusive)
Delivery schedule and payment terms
References from at least two previous clients.

4. Submission deadline

All tender offers must be submitted via email on info@0ursistersopportunity.org and
copy ukwishakabernadette9@gmail.com with subject “Tender for supply of business inputs for SMEs”.

The submission should be done no later than October 16, 2025 at 4pm.

Late submissions will not be considered.

5. Evaluation and award

The selection will be based on compliance with requirements, quality, price competitiveness and delivery capacity. Only shortlisted suppliers may be contacted.

For inquiries:

Contact: Bernadette Ukwishaka

Email: ukwishakabernadette9@gmail.com

Phone: 0788785613

Our Sisters’ Opportunity(OSO) reserves the right to accept or reject any tender without providing reasons.

Done at Gakenke on October 6, 2025.

Delphine Uwamahoro

Founder & Executive Director

Our Sisters’ Opportunity(OSO)