Submit a privately initiated PPP proposal (PIP)
The National Treasury and Economic Planning · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Take your proposal, with a feasibility study, to the government body (ministry, state agency or county) whose mandate covers the project. If that body backs it, it sends the proposal to the PPP Directorate and the PPP Committee for approval.
- Fee
- A non-refundable review fee of 0.5% of the estimated project cost or USD 50,000, whichever is lower, paid when you submit the proposal.
- How long
- Evaluation within 90 days of the proposal reaching the PPP Directorate
- Where
- To the contracting authority (the ministry, state agency or county whose mandate covers the project), which forwards it to the PPP Directorate at the National Treasury
What you need
- Detailed project description and needs analysis, showing the benefits to society and fit with the government's infrastructure plan
- Description of the project's environmental and social features
- Financial viability: costs, revenues, a preliminary funding plan and a financial model
- Preliminary operating plan, plus the key risks and who carries them
- Any government support the project would need
- A justification for why the project should not go through open competitive tendering
Steps
- Identify the need and do a feasibility study to test that the project is viable and affordable.
- Submit the proposal to the relevant government body (the contracting authority), not straight to the Treasury.
- If the contracting authority approves it, it sends the proposal to the PPP Directorate and the PPP Committee for approval.
- If the Committee approves, negotiations start and the project goes through the remaining approvals under the PPP Act.
Watch out
- You pay a non-refundable review fee when you submit: 0.5% of the estimated project cost or USD 50,000, whichever is lower.
- Even an approved proposal does not commit the government to you. It does not guarantee you the contract.
- Before evaluation, the Directorate checks that your company is not debarred and has no corruption cases.
Who can apply
- A private company or investor that has spotted an infrastructure need under a government body's mandate.
Official sources (2)
- Frequently Asked Questions pppkenya.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- The Public Private Partnerships Act, 2021 (No. 14 of 2021) pppkenya.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026