Digital Monitoring and Irrigation Management System for the VPEC and NRDC 2026 Tender
In context
This is a contract notice published by a UN agency covering a mix of works, supplies and services. Delivery covers Zambia (Africa). It is classified under Water against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords.
FAO is seeking a digital monitoring and irrigation management system for the VPEC and NRDC in Zambia, based on the listing title. A bidder with irrigation technology, water-monitoring software or IoT, and experience with smallholder or public-sector agricultural programmes would fit.
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About this tender
FAO invites bids for the provision, installation and commissioning of an integrated digital monitoring and irrigation management system for the eight (8) soil-based cultivation spans of the greenhouse at the Vegetable Production Excellence Centre (VPEC), Natural Resources Development College (NRDC), Lusaka, Zambia. Reference 2026/FRZAM/FRZAM/138772, published 24 October 2026. The UNSPSC classification is 70171709 (Irrigation systems management services) under Farming, Fishing, Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services. The page does not include the technical specifications, quantities, delivery schedule or contract duration. Those details are presumably in the tender documents, which are not reproduced in the page text. The only document listed is the UNGM Bidders Instructions (EN-FR-ES, 2026).
Key requirements
- ✓Deliver a digital system for monitoring and managing irrigation at the VPEC and NRDC sites
- ✓Provide sensors, data platform or software and associated installation or integration
- ✓Support local deployment, training and handover in Zambia
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Water funding covers supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment, water efficiency, catchment management and flood risk. A large share is public procurement for infrastructure and services, alongside grants for innovation and access in underserved areas. Bidders and applicants are typically assessed on technical capacity, operating experience and community impact.
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