CAAB Invites Bids for Customs Clearing and Shipping
CAAB invites citizen-owned companies to tender for customs clearing, forwarding and shipping services, with submissions due on 28 August 2026.
CAAB
TENDER NOTICE
Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana (CAAB) is a statutory body established as a State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) to promote safe,
regular, secure and efficient use and development of Civil Aviation in Botswana; To regulate and develop air transport, by providing air
navigation services, managing airports and advising the Botswana Government on all aspects of civil aviation.
• Tender Reference No. CAAB 04/26-27/GEN
• Tender Title: A TENDER FOR PROVISION OF CUSTOMS CLEARING FORWADING & SHIPPING SERVICE
Sealed Tender offers are invited for the PROVISION OF CUSTOMS CLEARING FORWADING & SHIPPING SERVICE
• The Procuring Entity is Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana
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Procurement Method is: Open Domestic Bidding
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Tenderers who are domiciled in Botswana must, in order to be considered for the award of the contract, be registered with the
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority in the following categories:
• Code: 135 Customs clearing, Forwarding and Shipping Sub code(s): 01 Customs clearing, forwarding & shipping
• The tender is reserved for citizens or 100% citizen contractors as stated under Section 76 (2) of the Public Procurement Act.
• Preference Margins will be applied to qualifying bidders in line with the following scheme: ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION
DRIVE (EDD) will be applied in this tender, and tenderers shall provide valid EDD certificate to benefit.
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The physical address for collection of tender documents is:
• Procurement Office, Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, plot no 17401, 1st Floor, office 1001, Gaborone, Botswana
• Documents may be collected during working hours from 14 August 2026, between 08:30hrs and 1630hrs. Offices are closed
for lunch from 1245 to 1345 hours.
• A non-refundable deposit of P250.00 or P125.00 for youth registered companies upon production of identity cards and
company documents of Shareholders, the fee is payable in cash or EFT made out in favor of the Civil Aviation Authority of
Botswana and is required on collection of the tender documents.
• Sealed Tenders clearly marked TENDER NO:CAAB 04/26-27/GEN -( PROVISION OF CUSTOMS CLEARING FORWADING
& SHIPPING SERVICE)” shall be submitted by hand to: The Chief Procurement Officer, Civil Aviation Authority of Botswana,
at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Terminal Building, Plot No.17401, Office number 1001, First Floor, Gaborone,
Botswana and should arrive not later than 28 August 2026 at 1000 hours Botswana local time. Tenders delivered after the
deadline or submitted by facsimile or email shall not be accepted. No liability will be accepted by CAAB for loss or late delivery
of tender documents.
• Tenders shall be opened at 1030 hours on 28 August 2026 at the CAAB Offices at the above address, in the presence of
bidders or their representatives who choose to attend. CAAB reserves the right to accept or reject any bid and is not bound to
accept the lowest or any tender or assign reasons for the acceptance or rejection of any bid of any tender.
• The closing date and time for receipt of sealed tender offers is 1000hours on the 14 August 2026.
• Late tender offers shall not be accepted.
• Queries or clarifications on the tender documents must be received by the Procuring Entity on or before 28 August 2026 as
stated in clause 2.26 of the Tender Data
• The Bid Submission Method is: One Envelope Submission Method in which the original and two copies of the Technical
Offer and Financial Offer are placed in one separate sealed envelope, whilst the original and two copies of the Technical and
Financial Offer are enclosed one sealed envelope.
The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Standardised Conditions of Tender for Services shall apply to this
procurement, for which all the applicable Tender Data is contained in the tender documents.
{Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing, Civil Authority of Botswana is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender offer.}
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Date Created 2026-08-17 11:33:26
Closing Date: 20-11-2026