How to Register as a Government Supplier in Kenya: PPRA, AGPO & IFMIS Step-by-Step Guide (2026)

You've identified a promising government tender. The budget is there. Your company can deliver. But when you go to submit your bid, you realise you're not registered on the right portals.

Before you can win a government contract in Kenya, you need to exist in three key systems: PPRA, AGPO (if you qualify), and IFMIS. Miss any one of them and your bid goes nowhere — not because you lacked the skills, but because you lacked the paperwork.

This guide fixes that. Let's get you registered.

Kenya's public procurement system runs on three overlapping platforms:

| Portal | What It Does | Who Needs It | |--------|-------------|--------------| | PPRA (Public Procurement Regulatory Authority) | Oversees all government procurement, publishes tender notices | All suppliers wanting to do business with government | | AGPO (Access to Government Procurement Opportunities) | 30% of government contracts reserved for Youth, Women, PWD enterprises | Youth (18–35), Women-owned, or PWD-owned businesses | | IFMIS (Integrated Financial Management Information System) | Government's payment and financial system — where invoices get processed | All registered suppliers who receive government payments |

Think of them as three doors in the same hallway. You need to walk through all three.