Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation - BITRI

SERVICE NOTICE: BITRI TELEPHONE OUTAGE (UPDATE)

Issued: Monday 4th May 2026

Stakeholders and the public are informed that the Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) is experiencing technical challenges with its telephone number (+267) 360 7500 and associated extension lines.

BITRI apologises for any inconveniences caused. We wish to assure our stakeholders that the organisation is working round the clock to restore normal service of the telephone lines.

You are advised to contact BITRI using the details that follow:

EMAIL ADDRESS
[email protected]

PHYSICAL AND POSTAL ADDRESS
Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI)
Maranyane House
Plot 50654, Machel Drive
Private Bag 0082
Gaborone, Botswana

BITRI Office Hours (Monday to Friday [Excluding Public Holidays])
0730hrs – 1230hrs
1345hrs – 1630hrs

NOTICE OF AWARD OF TENDER - SERVICE CONTRACT FOR PROVISION OFEXTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
REF: BITRI 332.63/005/2025
Details of the award decision for the procurement requirement are listed below. It is the intention of Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation (BITRI) to place a contract with the bidder named below after ten (10) working days from the date of publishing of this notice (Thursday 9th April 2026).

PROCURMENT REFERENCE NUMBER: BITRI 332.63/005/2025

SUBJECT OF PROCUREMENT: Service Contract for Provision of External Audit Services.

METHOD OF PROCUREMENT: Open Domestic Bidding

AWARDED BIDDER: Baker Tilly Certified Auditors

TOTAL CONTRACT PRICE OF THE AWARD: P832,366.41

PERIOD OF CONTRACT EX*****ON: Three Years

Publicising this notice does not constitute an acceptance of the bid described above or the formation of a contract. This notice is copied to all the bidders who submitted bids for this tender.

This notice has been authorised to be publicised on the BITRI official website and on the Facebook, X, and LinkedIn social media pages.

BITRI AND WHO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP UNDER PANDEMIC FUND PROJECT
The Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation recently welcomed a delegation from the World Health Organization at its Maranyane House head office this week to advance implementation of the WHO Pandemic Fund Project: Strengthening One Health Disease Surveillance and Response in Southern Africa – Botswana Component.

The engagement focused on establishing an integrated Information Management System designed to enhance early warning, surveillance, and coordinated response to climate driven disease outbreaks. The system will consolidate human health, animal health, environmental, meteorological, and hydrological data into a centralized and interoperable platform capable of generating real time dashboards, automated alerts, predictive analytics, and cross border data sharing within the Southern African Development Community region.

The initiative targets priority diseases including cholera, malaria, rabies, anthrax, and COVID 19, while incorporating climate indicators such as rainfall, temperature, and flooding patterns. It aligns with the One Health framework and strengthens Botswana’s pandemic preparedness obligations under the International Health Regulations 2005.

BITRI has been appointed Technical Implementation and Delivery Partner for the Botswana component of the project. The Institute will lead requirements elicitation, prototype development, and system architecture design, while overseeing quality assurance, governance, and technical coordination. Drawing on its experience in national health platforms such as the Electronic Medical Records System (EMRS) and the Master Facility List (MFL), BITRI will develop a secure and scalable system that integrates existing platforms including DHIS2 (a platform that allows for the collection, reporting, analysis and distribution of aggregate and individual-level data), the (Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) [a WHO Africa strategy that unifies surveillance, laboratory, and response systems to track priority diseases and strengthen evidence based public health action nationwide], the National Malaria Elimination Programme systems, and meteorological data infrastructure.
Through phased deployment, stakeholder engagement, and continuous monitoring, the partnership aims to strengthen multisectoral collaboration, enhance data driven decision making, and reinforce national and regional early warning mechanisms in the face of climate sensitive disease threats.

The project is implemented under the BITRI Information and Systems Technologies division led by Professor Thato Tsalaile.