For tenders relating to the supply of five (05) new buses for transporting SONARA employees
September 28, 2026- Objet:
The purpose of this invitation of candidacies is the renewal of the suppliers administratives documents for the supply of good and services less than or equal to 25 000 000 TTC in the SONARA suppliers list for the 2027 – 2028 year.
- Presentation of SONARA:
The National Refining Company Ltd (SONARA) was created by presidential decree n°73/135 of 24 March 1973, incorporated on 07 December 1976 with an establishment convention put in place by the government of Cameroon on 11 January 1978. The company was inaugurated in 16 March 1981.
It is a Limited liability company with a Board of Directors governed by the provisions of the OHADA Uniform Act relating to commercial companies and Economic Interest Groupings, and by law n° 99/016 of 22 December 1999 on general statutes of public institutions of the public and Para public sector.
The capital of SONARA stands at CFA 184 923 335 000 with a majority of the shares owned by the state of Cameroon.
The main goal of SONARA is to operate a crude oil refinery to primarily satisfy the needs of the Cameroonian market in refined petroleum products such as: butane, super, gas oil, distillate, fuel oil, kerosene and jet fuel.
SONARA has the ISO 9001v2015 certification and has attained level 8 of the International Safety Rating System (ISRS).
- Objective :
SONARA launches an invitation to candidacies to Cameroonian-based companies in good standing with the tax administrations, with a view to restricted consultations and / or quotation requests for the supply of Goods and Services below 25.000.000 CFA F, all taxes inclusive, in the following types of services to be carried out in SONARA for the 2027 and 2028 fiscal years
- Supplies ;
- Works;
- Services/ Intellectual services.
- Activities
- Supplies
- General supplies
| 1 | PRINTED DOCUMENTS |
| 2 | OFFICE STATIONERIES AND PAPERS |
| 3 | GENERAL HARDWARE STORE |
| 4 | OFFICE FURNITURE, HOUSE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT |
| 5 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT |
| 6 | DRUG STORE, HYGIENE AND MAINTENANCE PRODUCTS |
| 7 | ACCESSORIES AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND OFFICE AUTOMATION |
| 8 | ARMES AND AMMUNITIONS |
| 9 | ELECTRO APPLIANCES, BATTERY AND KITCHEN UTENSILS |
| 10 | MATERIALS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT |
| 11 | SPARE PARTS OF VEHICLES (AUTOMOBILE) |
| 12 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT |
| 13 | ELECTRO-APPLIANCES/AUDIO VISUALS AND ACCESSORIES |
- Industrial equipment
| 1 | FITTINGS, SCREWS, BOLTS |
| 2 | INDUSTRIAL SEALING |
| 3 | PIPPING |
| 4 | INSTRUMENTATION SPARE PARTS |
| 5 | ELECTRICITY/AIR CONDITION SPARE PARTS |
| 6 | SAFETY APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT//INSPECTION, FIGHT AGAINST FIRE AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
| 7 | CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT |
| 8 | LUBRICANTS |
| 9 | LABORATORY EQUIPMENT |
| 10 | PRECISION EQUIPMENT (METROLOGY) |
| 11 | INDUSTRIAL VALVES |
| 12 | MECHANICAL SPARE PARTS |
| 13 | INDUSTRIAL/ MEDICAL GAS |
- Works
- General works
| 1 | BUILDING/ PUBLIC WORKS ( CIVIL ENGINEERING) |
| 2 | PRINTING/ SCREEN PRINTING |
| 3 | MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND GREEN SPACE |
| 4 | SPACE PLANING |
| 5 | APPAREL/CLOTHING |
| 6 | MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF VEHICLES AND ENGINES |
| 7 | DESINSECTISATION/ RAT EXTERNALIZATION/ SNAKE EXTERNALIZATION |
| 8 | METAL CARPENTRY AND HARDWARE |
| 9 | GARBAGE REMOVAL |
| 10 | WEEDING/TREATING/TREE TREEMING |
- Industrial works
| 1 | CONSTRUCTION AND ET MAINTENANCE OF NETWORKS AND ELECTIC APPLIANCES |
| 2 | ELECTRIC MOTOR REWINDING |
| 3 | ENGINEERING AND METALIC CONSTRUCTION |
| 4 | INDUSTRIAL PIPPING |
| 5 | INDUSTRIAL PAINTING |
| 6 | INDUSTRIAL CLEANING/ CLEANING OF DRAINS/ DRAINING OF GUTTERS (HYGIENE AND SANITATION) |
| IN | MACHINING OF WORKSHOP PARTS |
| 8 | AIR CONDITIONING |
| 9 | CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF TELEPHONE AND COMPUTER NETWORKS |
| 10 | INDUSTRIAL MECHANICAL WORKS |
| 11 | SHEET METAL WORKS |
| 12 | REFACTORY WORKS |
| 13 | INSTRUMENTATION WORKS |
| 14 | REFURBISHING OF PRECISION EQUIPMENT |
- Services / Intellectual services
| 1 | TRAINING |
| 2 | AUDIT AND CONSULTANCY |
| 3 | STUDIES |
| 4 | RENTAL OF VEHICLES/ENGINES |
| 5 | PUBLICITY |
| 6 | PLACEMENT OF WORKERS |
| 7 | WATER ANALYSIS |
| 8 | VARIOUS EXPERT ASSESSMENTS |
| 9 | DRIVING SCHOOL |
| 10 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT |
- Domain of activities:
The activities presented above are grouped into the following three main areas:
- SUPPLIES AND GENERAL WORKS ;
- SUPPLIES AND INDUSTRIAL WORKS ;
- SERVICES/ INTELLECTUAL SERVICES.
NOTA: Candidate companies are required to submit a file for a single domain of activity and to specify their preferred activity.
A candidate firm may not be registered as a supplier or a service provider for more than 10 (ten) activities in a domain.
- Composition of candidacies :
Candidacies written in French or in English must be presented in 2 (two) parts:
- Administrative file,
- Technical file mainly made up of references
- Supplies and general works
| ADMINISTRATIVE FILE |
| Valid tax compliance certificate |
| Valid certificate of non-bankruptcy |
| Business registration |
| Valid taxpayer’s card |
| Certificate of localization signed by the competent taxation office |
| Certificate of non-conviction of the manager not older than 3 months |
| Certificate of non-exclusion from public contracts for the current year |
| Attestation of submission, the National Social Insurance company (CNPS) |
| Staff and organizational structure |
| Presentation brochure of the company |
| Legalized signature of the manager |
| REFERENCES |
| Past performances in quality, safety and environment |
| Present and past partners |
| Recent technical references (list of customers, attestation of job well done) |
| Catalogue of products/services |
- Supplies and industrial works
| ADMINISTRATIVE FILE |
| Valid tax compliance certificate |
| Certificate of non-bankruptcy |
| Registation certificate |
| Valid taxpayer’s card |
| Certificate of localization signed by the competent taxation office |
| Certificate of non- conviction not older than 3 months |
| Certificat de non exclusion des marchés publics de l’année en cours |
| Attestation of submission, the national social insurance |
| Staff and organizational structure |
| Presentation brochure of the company |
| Legalized signature of the manager |
| REFERENCES |
| Catalogue of products and/or services |
| Experience in the domain, projects or services already carried out elsewhere within the last three years and/or in SONARA) |
| Compliance certificate of products and services |
| Policy and environmental management plan / Plan Quality, safety and environment (attach detailed document ) |
| Past performances in terms of deadlines, technicality, reliability, quality, safety and environment. (attach contract/job/purchase order and delivery report) |
| Past and present partners |
| Organization, human resource management plan (attach organizational chart) |
| CV of the specialized technical staff (signed by the recipient and approved by the manager of the company) |
- Services/intellectual services
| ADMINISTRATIVE FILE |
| Valid tax compliance certificate |
| Valid certificate of non-bankruptcy |
| Registration of company |
| Valid taxpayer’s card |
| Certificate of localization of company signed by the competent taxation office |
| Certificate of non-conviction not older than three months |
| Certificate of non-exclusion from public contracts for the current year |
| Attestation of submission, the National Social Insurance (CNPS) |
| Staff and organizational structure |
| Brochure of activities of the company |
| Legalized signature of the manager |
| REFERENCES | |
| 1 | Catalogue of services |
| 2 | Experience in the domain, projects or services rendered elsewhere and/or in SONARA within the last three years |
| 3 | Past performances in terms of deadlines, technicality, reliability, quality, safety and environment. (attach Contract/purchase/job order/and delivery report ) |
| 4 | Past and present partners |
| 5 | Organization, Human Resource Management plan (attach organizational chart) |
| 6 | CV of the specialized technical staff (signed by the recipient and approved by the manager of the company) |
- Selection criteria by domain
7.1. Eliminatory criteria (Valid for all domains)
- Non specified domain of activities in a sealed envelope;
- Falsified declaration or forged document;
- Failure to obtain at least 80% of the yes during the addition of points of essential criteria;
7.2. Essential criteria
The examination of essential criteria shall consist in verifying the compliance of bids of the tenderers with the required administrative and technical documents required for each domain of activity as follows:
DOMAIN 1
7.2.1. Supplies and general works
| ADMINISTRATIVE FILE | CONFORMITY (yes/no) | |
| Valid tax compliance certificate | ||
| Valid certificate of non-bankruptcy | ||
| Registration of company | ||
| Valid tax payer’s card | ||
| Certificate of localization signed by the competent taxation office | ||
| Certificate of non-conviction of the manager of the company not older than 3 months | ||
| Certificate of non-exclusion from public contracts for the current year | ||
| Attestation of submission to the national social insurance company | ||
| Staff and organizational structure | ||
| Presentation brochure of the company | ||
| Legalized signature of the manager | ||
| Good presentation of the file | ||
| REFERENCES | CONFORMITY (yes/no) | |
| Past performances in quality, safety and environment for the past 3 years | ||
| Present and past partners | ||
| Recent technical references (list of customers, attestations of job well done) | ||
| Catalogue of products/services | ||
DOMAIN 2
7.2.2. Supplies and industrial works
| ADMINISTRATIVE FILE | CONFORMITY (yes/no) | |
| Valid tax compliance certificate | ||
| Valid certificate of non-bankruptcy | ||
| Registration of the company | ||
| Valid taxpayer’s card | ||
| Certificate of localization signed by the competent taxation office | ||
| Certificate of non-conviction of the manager not older than 3 months | ||
| Certificate of non-exclusion from public contract for the current year | ||
| Attestation of submission from the national social insurance (CNPS) | ||
| Staff and organizational structure | ||
| Presentation brochure of the company | ||
| Legalized signature of the manager | ||
| Good presentation of the file | ||
| REFERENCES | CONFORMITY (yes/no) | |
| Catalogue of products and/or services | ||
| Experience in the domain, projects or services already rendered elsewhere and/or SONARA within the last 3 years | ||
| Compliance certificate of products and services | ||
| Policy and environmental management plan / quality hygiene safety and environment Plan (attach detailed document) | ||
| Past performances in terms of deadlines, technicality, reliability, quality, safety and environment. (attach Contract/purchase / job order and delivery report) | ||
| Past and present parteners | ||
| Organization,Human Resource Management plan (attach organizational chart) | ||
| CV of specialized technical staff (signed by the recipient and approved by the manager of the company) | ||
DOMAIN 3
7.2.3. Services/Intellectual services
| ADMINISTRATIVE FILE | CONFORMITY (yes/no) | |
| Valid tax compliance certificate | ||
| Valid certificate of non-bankruptcy | ||
| Registration of company | ||
| Valid taxpayer’s card | ||
| Certificate of localization signed by the competent taxation office | ||
| Certificate of non-conviction of the manager not older than 3 months | ||
| Certificate of non-exclusion from public contracts for the current year | ||
| Attestation of submission from national insurance company | ||
| Staff and organizational structure | ||
| Presentation brochure of the company | ||
| Legalized signature of the manager | ||
| Good presentation of the file | ||
| REFERENCES | CONFORMITY (yes/no) | |
| Catalogue of services | ||
| Experience in the domain, projects or services already rendered elsewhere and /or in SONARA within the last 3 years | ||
| Past performances in terms of deadlines, technicality, reliability, quality, safety and environment. (attach Contract/purchase /job order/ and delivery report) | ||
| Past and present partners | ||
| Organization, Human Resource Management Plan (attach organizational chart) | ||
| CV of the special technical staff (signed by the recipient and approved by the manager of the company) | ||
- Submission of candidacies
candidacies written in French or in English will be produced in 01 (one) sealed envelop clearly stating the domain of activity requested and mentioning the following:
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE RENEWAL OF FILES OF SONARA SUPPLIERS
« To be opened only during the tender opening session »
They must be submitted upon acknowledgement receipt at the Procurement Division of SONARA) latest on the 16th november 2026.
- Further information
Further information can be obtained during working hours at the NATIONAL Refining Company Ltd (Maintenance Department/ Procurement Division/Purchase and sub-contracting service) BP 365 Limbe, Tel 233 42 38 15 or 233 33 22 38.
- Publication of results
Results of this invitation to tender will be made known within the month of December 2026.
- Withdrawal of unsuccessful candidacies
Candidates whose candidacies shall not be retained will be invited to the Purchase and sub-contracting service within a deadline of 15 (fifteen) days after the publication of the list of accredited SONARA suppliers, to withdraw their candidacies.
After this deadline, candidacies which shall not be withdrawn shall be destroyed and can no longer be claimed by the issuers.
Limbe, the 27th/10/2026
BAKO HAROUNA
General Manager
