Ethio Telecom: Notice of Bid Extension for Procurement of 600Ah Solid-State Batteries (Including Cabinets, Accessories, and Installation Services)

Notification of Bid Extension Sourcing Department| 17 April 2026 To: All Participants Followed by: Derso Marie Phone: (+251)- 910-161526 E-mail: derso.marie@ethiotelecom.et Reference: SCD/SD/TS-2/69/26 The procurement of 600Ah solid-state batteries, including cabinets, accessories, and installation services, was launched through an Open International Competitive Bidding (ICB) process under RFQ No. 4279220-2, with a floating period commencing on March 18, 2026, and will be closed dated on April 20, 2026. Subsequently, bidders requested clarifications and the clarification requestes are under review to provide appropriate and adequate clarification responses. In addition, participated bidders requested for an extension of the bid closing and opening dates. Accordingly, Ethio telecom has officially decided to grant seven (7) days bid closing and opening dates to allow to enable bidders to prepare competitive and responsive offers, as well as to complete all related processes, as detailed in the table below: No Summary of Bid Closing & Opening dates Time 1 Original Bid Closing Date New Bid Closing Date until 5:30 PM April 20, 2026 April 27, 2026 2 Original Bid Opening Date New Bid Opening Date at 10:00 AM April 21, 2026 April 28, 2026 Hence, this is to kindly inform you that the clarifications responses will be shared soon. The bid closing and opening dates have been extended as indicated in the above table to allow sufficient time for the preparation of responsive offers. Accordingly, the bid bond validity period must also be aligned with the revised bid closing date. Please use the following link for the previous tender https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/69afdf230a538a4c7e000001