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Expression of Interest – Bio-input producers to partner in the BLOOM Project

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  • Position / Assignment Title: Invitation for Expression of Interest from bio-input producers to partner in the BLOOM Project
  • Reference Number: EOI/KE/2026/11
  • Location: Murang’a County
  • Duration: 24 Months / 2 Years
  • Closing Date: Friday, 20th November 2026
  1. Background

Practical Action is a global community taking practical action against poverty and today’s environmental crises. Across Africa, Asia and Latin America we partner with people experiencing these challenges, especially those who are unheard and excluded. Our approach is to identify what works on a local level, then adapt and amplify it across different regions, countries and continents. All of Practical Action’s work is focused on two connected areas for action – livelihoods and climate resilience – and we’re working to deliver three big, global changes:

Big change on food – to sustain people and planet

Big change on energy – clean and accessible for everyone

Big change on climate risk – safer lives, stronger livelihoods

  1. Objective of the Assignment

Bio-inputs through Local Organic Opportunities and Market Partnerships (BLOOM) is an 18-month public-private partnership funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and implemented by Practical Action Kenya, Murang’a County Government and GODAN (Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition). Murang’a was the first Kenyan county to adopt an Agroecology Policy, yet farmer demand for bio-inputs outpaces a supply that is costly, poorly distributed and not tailored to local soils.

BLOOM responds by building a local bio-input market system in Murang’a, from organic waste feedstock to certified products in farmers’ hands. Selected producers will be engaged as consultants under a results-based financing model, paid on verified milestones agreed at contracting.

  1. Required Qualifications and Experience

Eligible organizations must meet the following minimum criteria.

  1. Registration in Kenya.
  2. At least two years of commercial bio-input production.
  • A production facility able to serve Murang’a County.
  1. Valid KRA tax compliance.
  2. Product certification, or a documented certification application in progress.PCPB registration is mandatory for Lot 2.
  3. Willingness to co-invest and to work under milestone-based financing.

Priority will be given to OFIMAK members operating in Murang’a County.

  1. Submission Requirements

Interested producers should submit an EOI responding to each of the technical questions below, in no more than half a page per question:

  1. Current and potential monthly production, and equipment needed to scale.
  2. Lot 1: feedstock sources and willingness to use Gikono MRF material. Lot 2: field efficacy evidence by crop and pest.
  3. Product certification status and OFIMAK membership.
  4. Current distribution in Murang’a and plan to reach smallholders.
  5. Pricing and pack sizes for smallholders, and proposed co-investment.

How to Apply

A detailed expression of Interest  can be accessed from the website download section.

Submissions should be sent to Kenya.Tender@practicalaction.or.ke with the subject line “Expression of Interest: BLOOM Bio-input Producers, Lot [1/2]” to reach Practical Action on or before Friday, 20th November 2026

All information/data provided will be handled with utmost confidentiality and will only be used for engagement purposes.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted .

Note: Practical Action reserves the right to accept or reject any application

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