CBK 对数十亿先令硬币铸造招标候选人进行资格预审

肯尼亚中央银行（CBK）已开始对价值数十亿先令的铸币招标候选者进行资格预审，由于过去围绕其采购实践的争议，此举受到密切关注。

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has invited applications from coin minters for prequalification in a multibillion-shilling tender.

肯尼亚中央银行（CBK）已邀请铸币厂申请资格预审，招标金额达数十亿先令。

This move comes amid scrutiny of past controversies surrounding the bank's procurement practices.

此举是在对过去围绕该银行采购实践的争议进行审查之际做出的。

The pre-qualification process aims to identify qualified candidates for the hotly contested tender, which will be awarded to a qualified coin minter.

资格预审过程旨在为竞争激烈的投标确定合格的候选人，并将投标授予合格的铸币厂。

This public tender contrasts with the previously much-criticised $109.42 million (Sh15 billion) tender for new currency notes, which was awarded to a German firm, Giesecke+Devrient Currency Technologies (G+D), amid concerns about a lack of transparency in the tendering process.

此次公开招标与之前备受批评的价值 1.0942 亿美元（150 亿先令）的新纸币招标形成鲜明对比，该招标被授予一家德国公司 Giesecke+Devrient 货币技术公司 (G+D)，原因是人们担心该项目缺乏透明度。招标过程。

“The Central Bank of Kenya intends to prequalify candidates for coin minting services,” CBK said.

“肯尼亚中央银行打算对铸币服务候选人进行资格预审，”CBK 表示。

“A minimum requirement for qualification is to have successfully carried out Coin Design, Minting and Supply services in the past to a Central bank or currency-issuing authority.”

“资格的最低要求是过去曾成功为中央银行或货币发行机构提供过硬币设计、铸造和供应服务。”

This public tender marks a shift towards a more transparent approach by the CBK.

此次公开招标标志着 CBK 向更加透明的方式转变。

READ: CBK unveils updated banknotes

阅读：CBK 推出更新版纸币

CBK Governor Kamau Thugge earlier defended the secrecy, citing the sensitive nature of currency printing and the need to protect national security, which critics say could lead to corruption and unfair practices.

CBK 行长 Kamau Thugge 早些时候为保密性进行了辩护，理由是货币印刷的敏感性和保护国家安全的需要，批评者称这可能导致腐败和不公平行为。

“The classified procurement process for currency became necessary on account of… an imminent stockout of the banknotes, particularly the Sh1,000, which would have resulted in serious economic and security implications for the country,” Dr Thugge said.

Thugge 博士表示：“由于纸币即将缺货，尤其是 1000 先令，货币的分类采购流程变得必要，这将对国家经济和安全造成严重影响。”

“There was thus an urgent need for the currency procurement. The previous supply contract had lapsed and Dela Rue had already shut down the Nairobi factory and dismissed all the staff.”

“因此迫切需要货币采购。之前的供应合同已经失效，德拉鲁已经关闭了内罗毕工厂并解雇了所有员工。”

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu, in a recent report, raised concerns about the lack of competitive bidding in the previous tender.

审计长南希·加通古 (Nancy Gathungu) 在最近的一份报告中对上次招标中缺乏竞争性招标表示担忧。

This public prequalification process for coin minting appears to address those concerns by allowing any eligible coin minter to participate.

这种铸币公开资格预审程序似乎通过允许任何符合资格的铸币商参与来解决这些问题。

De La Rue Plc suspended its printing operations in Kenya in 2023, citing reduced orders and a poor economic climate, paving the way for German banknote printer Giesecke & Devrient.

De La Rue Plc 于 2023 年暂停了在肯尼亚的印刷业务，理由是订单减少和经济形势不佳，为德国纸币印刷商 Giesecke & Devrient 铺平了道路。

De La Rue recently revealed that it took a hit of Sh2.1 billion in winding down its Kenya operations following the loss of business.

De La Rue 最近透露，由于业务损失，该公司在关闭肯尼亚业务方面遭受了 21 亿先令的打击。

“In financial year (FY) 23, the Group announced that owing to current market demand, and no expectation of new banknote orders from the Central Bank of Kenya for at least the next 12 months, De La Rue Kenya (a subsidiary with a material non-controlling interest held by the Government of Kenya) has suspended banknote printing operations in the country,” it said on December 12.

“在第 23 财年，集团宣布，由于目前的市场需求，并且预计至少在未来 12 个月内不会收到来自肯尼亚中央银行的新纸币订单，De La Rue Kenya（一家拥有材料的子公司）肯尼亚政府持有的非控股权益）已暂停该国的印钞业务”，12 月 12 日表示。

“As a result of the mothballing of operations in Kenya, an exceptional charge of £1.3 million was made in H1 24, including redundancy charges of £0.2 million, property, plant and equipment asset impairments of £1.1 million and other costs of £0.1 million, offset by £0.1 million of proceeds from the sale of previously impaired inventories.”

“由于肯尼亚业务的封存，24 年上半年产生了 130 万英镑的特殊费用，其中包括 20 万英镑的裁员费用、110 万英镑的财产、厂房和设备资产减值以及 0.1 英镑的其他成本百万英镑，并被出售先前受损库存的收益 10 万英镑所抵消。”

“No costs were incurred in relation to H1 25. Since this program commenced, £13.8 million of costs have been incurred in relation to this. No further costs are expected in relation to this project in FY25.”

“25 年上半年没有产生任何费用。自该计划开始以来，已产生了 1380 万英镑的相关费用。预计 2025 财年该项目不会产生更多费用。”

The German firm, which is now printing the new-look currency notes, had previously been involved in a bitter fight with De La Rue, which had a stranglehold on Kenya’s lucrative money printing business except for the period between 1966 and 1985 when another UK firm, Bradbury Wilkinson, did the job.

目前正在印制新版纸币的这家德国公司此前曾与 De La Rue 展开过激烈的斗争，De La Rue 控制着肯尼亚利润丰厚的印钞业务，除了 1966 年至 1985 年期间，另一家英国公司布拉德伯里·威尔金森完成了这项工作。

Other firms which fought for lucrative currency printing contracts include Crane Currency (United States) and Oberthur Fiduciaire of France.

其他争夺利润丰厚的货币印刷合同的公司包括克瑞货币公司（美国）和法国的欧贝特信托公司。

The latest CBK coin minting prequalification document outlines the minimum requirements, including a successful track record of supplying coins to central banks or currency issuing authorities.

最新的 CBK 铸币资格预审文件概述了最低要求，包括向中央银行或货币发行机构供应硬币的成功记录。

“Only candidates prequalified under this prequalification process will be considered for invitation to tender for Coin design, minting and supply,” said CBK.

CBK 表示：“只有根据资格预审程序获得资格的候选人才会被考虑邀请进行硬币设计、铸造和供应招标。”

“Canvassing or lobbying for the prequalification of the above tender directly or through a proxy shall lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder.”

“直接或通过代理人拉票或游说上述投标的资格预审将导致投标人自动取消资格。”

Governance experts say the CBK faces the challenge of balancing transparency with the need to maintain some level of confidentiality in the coin minting process.

治理专家表示，CBK 面临着平衡透明度与在铸币过程中保持一定程度保密性的需要的挑战。

The tender documents are likely to contain sensitive information about the specifications and security features of the coins.

招标文件可能包含有关硬币规格和安全特征的敏感信息。