Tender Description

Invitation to Tender (ITT): Construction of Guudcade Milk Market, Installation of Solar-Powered Cold Storage Facilities, and Supply of Milk Handling Equipment. 

ITT Ref NO: WISOM/JUNE/019/2026 

 INTRODUCTION 

Windle International Somalia, in consortium with ADRA and READO, is implementing the Advancing Circular 

Technologies for Infrastructure and Value-chain Enhancement (ACTIVE) Project, funded by the European Union (EU). The project aims to strengthen Somalia’s economic resilience by strategically integrating renewable energy solutions across agriculture, livestock, and fisheries value chains, with a strong focus on inclusive and sustainable development. 

The ACTIVE Project is designed to catalyze green economic growth by expanding access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. By embedding renewable energy technologies within productive sectors, the intervention enhances efficiency, reduces operational costs, and improves productivity for smallholder farmers, pastoralists, and agribusiness actors. In doing so, the project directly addresses systemic constraints, particularly limited energy access and high energy costs, which continue to undermine competitiveness, value addition, and income generation within Somalia’s agri-food systems. 

A core pillar of the project is the promotion of circular economy principles, ensuring that investments deliver both economic and environmental returns. Through improved resource efficiency, climate-smart infrastructure, and renewable energy-powered solutions, the ACTIVE Project supports the transformation of agri-food value chains into systems that are financially viable, climate-resilient, and environmentally sustainable. 

The project also places strong emphasis on market-driven and gender-responsive approaches, ensuring that interventions respond to real market needs while promoting economic inclusion, particularly for women and youth. By strengthening linkages between producers, markets, and value chain actors, the initiative contributes to more resilient local economies and improved livelihoods. 

In this context, Windle International Somalia intends to construct and equip a modern milk market facility in Guudcad, Puntland. The intervention aims to strengthen the dairy value chain through the development of market infrastructure, installation of renewable energy systems, provision of cold storage facilities, and supply of milk handling equipment. The investment will improve milk collection, storage, preservation, and marketing while reducing post-harvest losses and improving income opportunities for dairy producers and traders. 

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