SIG ICT Services
Ministry of Finance and Treasury
P.O. Box 26
Honiara Solomon Islands

Letter of Invitation

The Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT), through SIG ICT Services, invites eligible and interested contractors to submit sealed tenders for the Provision of ICT Services for SIG-Connect in Honiara and the Provinces, Solomon Islands.

The objective of this tender is to engage a qualified service provider to deliver ICT services and SIG-Connect connectivity to Honiara and provincial sites across the Solomon Islands. The required internet connectivity, bandwidth and associated ICT services are divided into six (6) lots as outlined below:

Tenderers may submit bids for one lot, multiple lots, or all six (6) lots. Full details of the requirements, scope of services and deliverables are provided in the attached Technical Specifications and Activity Schedules for each lot.

To qualify for the tender, suppliers must;

• Be registered with the Company Haus with a Certification of Business Registration or be a Registered Company, a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from Inland Revenue Division, a Bank Account and must be in business for the last five (5) years.
• Have successfully completed at least one similar work of a similar size or value in similar conditions in the last five (5) years,
• Have the qualified and experienced personnel.
• Have earned an annual gross sale worth at least twice the total tender price in any one year in the last five (5) years.
• Show evidence in its financial statements of the availability of liquid assets, net of outstanding contractual commitments of at least 20% of the total tender price. Alternatively, must show evidence of access to a credit line with a reputable local bank to finance the contract.
• Not have been blacklisted nor suspended by a SIG ministry or agency; it must have no record of poor or failure of past performance in any of its previous contracts.

Tendering will be conducted through the SIG Standard Competitive Tendering Procedures, and is open to all Eligible tenderers as defined in the Tender Documents.

A complete set of Tender Documents can be obtained by interested Tenderers from address below upon providing receipt of non-refundable fee of SBD$250 which can be paid at MOFT Cashier.

Interested eligible Tenderers may obtain soft copy of Tender documents from SIG ICT Services, Ministry of Finance & Treasury; Attention Charlie Tuzakana and Stephanie Ene  Phone24580/27667.Email: tenders@sig.gov.sb, ctuzakana@sig.gov.sb and Sene@sig.gov.sb, upon presentation of receipt. 

Interested eligible tenderers are also invited to attend a Pre-bid/Tender briefing on Friday 20^th November 2026 at MOFT Leaf hut. Time: 10:00am to 12pm.

Tenders, must be delivered to the address below at or before 2:00pm on Thursday 3^rd December  2026, at CTB counter at MOFT. Electronic tendering shall not be permitted. Late tenders will be rejected. Tenders will be opened physically in the presence of the tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in person at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury Leaf Hut on the same day of the submission, shortly after the due time at 2:00pm.

Tenderers must submit their bids in separate, sealed envelopes for each lot, clearly marked with the appropriate tender details and lot number as follows:

• CTB C88/26 – “REQUEST FOR PROVISION OF ICT SERVICES FOR SIG-CONNECT FOR HONIARA AND THE PROVINCES

All Tenders to be marked the “Tenderer’s Name” on the outside of the envelope and Tenderers must ensure they fill in the “Lodgement Register” at the CTB Office cashier, upon the submission of the tender.

The Central Tender Board (CTB) reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the tenders.