TENDER: Provision of Site Medical Services – CNOOC Uganda

CNOOC Uganda Limited (CNOOC) a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation, is an oil and gas exploration and production company, and Operator of the Kingfisher Development Area located in Hoima and Kikube Districts.

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INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EO)/PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES (CFT REF: RFP-CUL-LD-00782)

CNOOC invites Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from suitably qualified, competent and experienced companies for the provision of site medical services to support remote field operations at Kingfisher.

The scope of services includes the provision of on-site medical personnel, ambulance rental services, the supply of medicines, medical equipment, medical consumables and other related medical services as highlighted below

Highlights of the Scope of Work:

  1. Provision of comprehensive, high-quality, and timely medical services for CNOC Uganda employees and contractors;
  2. Provide licensed Medical Personnel (Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics and others) to support Company. remote field operations at Kingfisher Development Area (KFDA) or any other area as the need arises;
  3. Provision of standby ambulance rental services at company remote sites to support road medical emergence evacuations to Regional and National Referral medical facilities;
  4. Supply of essential drugs in accordance with the Ministry of Health
    Essential Drugs list to cater for Primary Health Care needs at company clinics in Kampala and Kingfisher Development Area;
  5. Supply of medical equipment, related consumables and accessories as well as provision of maintenance and calibration services to company medical equipment for purposes of maintaining them in good working state at all times.

Bidders Expressing Interest shall submit documents in the Company COIBID system that meet the following minimum requirements (Note:BBidders can submit miscellaneous information to satisfy the scope).

  • Evidence of valid registration on the National Supplier Database (NSD) maintained by the Petroleum Authority of Uganda for service providers in the Oil & Gas sector;
  • Certificate of Incorporation/Registration
  • Articles and Memorandum of Association
  • Beneficial ownership forms from URSB
  • Tax registration Certificate
  • Tax Clearance Certificate
  • NSSF registration certificate
  • NSSF clearance certificates
  • Where Joint Ventures are applicable, the parties shall submit Joint Venture agreements approved by PAU especially between Ugandan and Non-Ugandan Companies
  • EOls from suitable partnerships and consortiums/ventures for the provision of the required services and/or equipment are encouraged.
    Preference shall be given to suitably qualified in-country registered entities demonstrating commitment to statutory National Content requirements for oil and gas operations.
  • Companies bidding in partnerships/consortiums/Joint Ventures shall submit consortium/teaming agreements showing their partnership arrangements and the leading party with the percentages.
  • Evidence of implementation of Management Systems that guarantee Quality Assurance/ Control, Occupational Health and Safety as well as Environmental and Sustainability Management, such as valid ISO certificates, approved QHSE policies and SOPs relevant to the SOW.
  • Evidence of experience, resources and operational capacity to provide the scope of services, products and/or equipment;
  • Performance and /or provision of similar services, products and/or equipment in Uganda, East Africa or international;
  • Financial capacity to undertake the eventual contract;
  • Compliance with the Local and National Content statutory laws and regulations of the Government of Uganda;
  • Possession of relevant certification/licensing from the regulator as well as other national and international bodies;
  • Possession of relevant certification/licensing from national and international bodies.
  • Bidders should strictly comply with Regulation 9 (Priority of Ugandan goods and services during procurement) and Regulation 10 (Contracts for goods and services to be exclusively provided by Ugandan citizens and companies) of THE PETROLEUM (EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION) (NATIONAL CONTENT) REGULATIONS, 2016.
    Any non-compliance may lead to direct disqualification and bidders should solely bear all the risks and consequences caused by the non-compliance.
  • Parent company and its subsidiary are not allowed to participate in the bidding for the same lot (section) of a tender, or a tender not splitting into lots (sections). Otherwise, both the parent company and its subsidiary’s bidding proposals shall be treated as null and void,

Minimum requirements can be submitted into the Company COIBID System as follows:

i. First create an account in the system by logging intohttps:/ com and follow instructions to create an account as Supplier.

(Note: Instructions to create supplier account can be downloaded from: https://cloud.cnoocuganda.com/s/iSLMPpNAtT9XBzr

ii. Once your account is ready from step-1 above, login into the system to submit minimum requirements mentioned above no later than November 13, 2026 by 1700hrs/5pm (EAT).

iii. Only bidders who successfully and timely submit the requisite minimum requirements into the system shall be considered for PQ evaluation.

iv. Only bidders that successfully pass the PQ stage, shall receive Request for Proposal.

v. For any support regarding using the system, contact the following persons by email or by mobile phone for technical support: