What we are asked most
Payment, bid confidentiality, ARSP, verification, AI: what we are asked most.
What is PamojaBid?
A tendering platform for mining procurement in the DRC, based in Lubumbashi: mining companies publish and evaluate their tenders there, and verified suppliers answer them. PamojaBid has no link with “Pamoja”, the joint Kenya–Uganda–Tanzania bid for AFCON 2027. PamojaBid will never ask a supplier for money to access a tender or to be verified.
Do suppliers pay to answer?
No. Answering tenders is free and will stay free. PamojaBid takes no commission on contracts won.
Who can read a bid before the deadline?
Nobody. The files, their names and the price stay encrypted until the deadline, and no page shows them to the buyer, the supplier or the PamojaBid team. Even the number of bids stays hidden.
Does PamojaBid replace ARSP?
No. PamojaBid is not ARSP and does not act on its behalf. Where publication with ARSP is required, it still has to be done; the notice can say to apply through PamojaBid.
How are suppliers verified?
Our team checks the official documents (RCCM, ID Nat, NIF, statutes, share register, ARSP certificate) and the signatory’s mandate. A number already verified for another company is refused.
Does Glory make decisions?
No. Glory suggests and cites its sources; it never changes a score, a bid’s status or the award. Its conversations stay private to their author.
Do we have to drop our current procurement tools?
No. PamojaBid covers the local tender, from publication to award, and your existing tools stay in place.
Can a company be both a buyer and a supplier?
Yes. One organisation can publish tenders and answer other buyers’ tenders; a person can also work for several companies.
Do I need a password?
No. You sign in with a code sent by email. Buyers’ sensitive actions also require an authenticator.
Let’s talk about your first pilot site
A demo on one of your past tenders, with your compliance team. Write to us at contact@pamojabid.com.