Board cancels tender awarded to Olive Technologies to supply Standard One laptops

Pupils with laptops. [PHOTO: STANDARD/FILE]

By STANDARD REPORTER

NAIROBI, KENYA: The Sh24.6 billion tender awarded to an Indian firm to supply laptops to Standard One pupils has been nullified.

The Public Procurement Administrative Review Board has cancelled the tender award to Indian firm Olive Technologies to supply and install laptops for Standard One Pupils.

In a ruling made Wednesday afternoon, the board chaired by Josephine Mong'are reversed the tender and ordered the procurement committee to retender within 45 days.

The board said its decision was informed by the fact that Olive Technologies lacked financial ability to carry out the project.

Olive Technologies had been awarded the Sh24.6 billion tender in February after beating other shortlisted suppliers, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Haier.

It was expected to begin the first phase of supplying laptops in April.