Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Digital Forensic Tool

The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) of Kenya, the statutory regulator of the Kenyan capital markets, is procuring a digital forensic tool to strengthen its enforcement, surveillance and investigations function. The tool will be used by CMA Enforcement and Market Surveillance Departments to acquire, preserve and analyse digital evidence from computers, mobile devices and cloud accounts in investigations into market misconduct, insider trading and securities fraud. The contract includes one-off supply and installation plus a multi-year maintenance and support arrangement.

Supply and delivery of a complete digital forensic acquisition and analysis platform (hardware, software, licences). Installation, configuration and integration with CMA existing IT environment. Training of CMA forensic investigators. Regular software updates and signature databases. Annual maintenance, technical support and incident response assistance. Documentation, SOPs and chain-of-custody templates.

Authorised reseller, partner or OEM of recognised digital forensic platforms. Compliance with mandatory statutory and tax requirements in Kenya. Bid security per tender document. Demonstrated prior experience supplying forensic tools to law enforcement, financial sector regulators or judicial institutions. Local technical support presence in Kenya highly desirable.

Preliminary mandatory check. Technical evaluation against detailed forensic capabilities specified in bidding document (acquisition, analysis, mobile, cloud, reporting), vendor track record, support model and training plan. Financial evaluation. Award to lowest evaluated responsive bid.