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 the course of 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. This is an open national tender under the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015. Bidders submit physically at CMA offices in Embankment Plaza, Upper Hill, Nairobi.

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

Bidders must be authorised resellers, partners or original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of recognised digital forensic platforms. Compliance with all mandatory statutory and tax requirements in Kenya. Bid security amount and form per the tender document. Demonstrated prior experience supplying forensic tools to law enforcement, financial sector regulators, central banks or judicial institutions. Local technical support presence in Kenya is highly desirable.

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