Mahachi Investment Company Limited: public contracts won without a rival in Zambia: 13 uncontested awards; 30% of its awards; 0 without a competition; 13 single bid.
Assay record ASY-ZM-1UZ7TEU0N3 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Mahachi Investment Company Limited: public contracts won without a rival in Zambia”, https://assay-systems.com/register/zm/uncontested/s/mahachi-investment-company-limited/
Mahachi Investment Company Limited won 13 of its 43 public contract awards in Zambia without a rival from 2022-10-24 to 2026-04-21: 0 without a competition and 13 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited with 12.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited gave Mahachi Investment Company Limited 41 awards: 0 without a competition, 12 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-10-24, latest 2026-04-21.
Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited gave Mahachi Investment Company Limited 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-11-11, latest 2024-11-11.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited ocds-23g63a01-24461436 | Single bid limited | — |
| 2026-04-21 | Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited ocds-23g63a01-24255520 | Single bid limited | — |
| 2026-04-08 | Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited ocds-23g63a01-24908719 | Single bid limited | — |
| 2025-11-27 | Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited ocds-23g63a01-20677258 | Single bid limited | — |
| 2025-11-11 | Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited ocds-23g63a01-20666188 | Single bid limited | — |
| 2025-10-29 | Southern Water and Sanitation Company Limited ocds-23g63a01-20073223 | Single bid limited | — |
Every uncontested award in Zambia · All countries · Mahachi Investment Company Limited in the register
Source: contract awards published by the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0; awards from January 2016 to 30 September 2026, accessed 15 October 2026. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.