Ethio telecom hereby notifies all interested bidders that the closing and opening dates for the procurement of Fiber Optic Splice Protection Sleeves, 12V/5V Converter Cables, and Fiber Cleavers and Optical Fiber Cleaver Blades under RFQ Nos. 4286950, 4286948, and 4286952 have been extended.

NOTIFICATION OF BID EXTENSION5 September 2026 To: ALL PARTICIPANTS Followed by: Redet Tsegay Phone: (+251)-913865819 E-mail: Redet Tsegaye @ethiotelecom.et Reference: SCD/SD/TS-3/346/26 It is to be remembered that Ethio telecom has launched National competitive bid NCB for the procurement of Fiber Optic Splice Protection Sleeve, 12V/5V CONVERTER CABLE, and FIBER CLEAVER AND OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVER BLADE with RFQ 4286950 4286948, 4286952. The bid is under floating starting from August 27, 2026, and was to be closed on September 21, 2026. In connection with this, ethio telecom has received bid closing date extension to due to clarification response and new year holiday to have sufficient time for bid preparation and submission. Accordingly, ethio telecom decided to extend the bid closing date by 10 days to give sufficient time for bid preparation and submission of responsive bid offer. Hence, the bid closing & opening extension as summarized in the tables below: No Summary of Bid Closing & Opening dates Time 1 Original Bid Closing Date New Bid Closing Date until 5:30PM September 21, 2026 September 30, 2026 2 Original Bid Opening Date New Bid Opening Date at 10:00AM September 22, 2026 October 01, 2026 Therefore, this is kindly to inform you that the bid closing and opening date is extended as indicated above in the table to help you prepare offer. Best Regards; Please use the following link for the previous tender https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/6a8547890a538a955e000001