MAY 12, 2026•OCDS & BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Detecting Cartel Bidding & Beneficial Ownership Conflicts Before Contract Award
Ella Navarro
Head of Integrity Analytics
Uganda's Procurement
Intelligence Infrastructure
Sentalica transforms every public procurement event into trusted intelligence that brings greater transparency, accountability and confidence to public spending.
Contracts Tracked
+50.8% e-GPe-GP 2.0 Digital
UGX 18.4T
$4.9B USD
Legacy Manual
UGX 11.2T
$3.0B USD
31K+
Indexed Tenders
84 Days
Avg Award Velocity
Government Entities
Real-time406+PDE indexed
International 45%
Central 25%
Local 20%
Suppliers Profiled
8,000+ ActiveUGX 100M - 1B
Peak Award CohortUGX 100M - 1B Range
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WORLD BANKAAFDB
GOU
SECUREPPDA
URSB OBS
OAG
About Us
Why Uganda Needs
Sentalica Now
Across the World Bank, African Development Bank, the Ministry of Finance, auditors, banks, journalists, and contractors, the diagnosis converges: the problem is not a lack of rules alone.
Public procurement is constrained by deep data fragmentation, slow decisions, payment uncertainty, and low traceability. Sentalica provides the unified intelligence layer to resolve these bottlenecks and build trust.
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Data
Fragmentation
Procurement documents are locked in disparate, slow-loading portals, scanned PDFs, and physical registries.
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Contract Misinterpretation
Physical project deliveries frequently drift from planning estimates and initial contract parameters.
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Low Traceability
Tracing beneficial ownership networks and linking previous audit failures to active bidders is extremely difficult.
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Payment Uncertainty
Severe cash-flow latencies and treasury IFMS settlement backlogs strain contractor liquidity and completion.
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Slow Cycle Times
Evaluation delays, compliance loops, and signature bottlenecks extend tender cycles to multiple months.
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Pricing Inflation & SME Exclusion
Opaque price benchmarks lead to inflated contracts while over 50% of local suppliers face administrative exclusion.
Diagnostic Intelligence
Procurement Confidence Index (PCI)
The flagship index measuring public sector system health. Backed by automated data extraction and AI-powered document analysis, Sentalica translates millions of unstructured public records into an unalterable, 12-pillar diagnostic index.
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sentalica e-GP 2.0 Connected
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API & Custom Feeds
Connect PCI stream directly to your risk compliance API
SOVEREIGN / UGANDA•pci index
Procurement Confidence Index77 / 100 (HIGH)
12-pillar diagnostic index tracking public sector efficiency and risk parameters.
Q3 2026 UGANDA PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT
Sovereign Rating: HIGH
System Efficiency Pillars (6)
Risk & Compliance Pillars (6)
Score Rating Scale:85+ Very High75-84 High60-74 Med<60 Critical
Sovereign Index Country● Republic of Uganda
77 /100
PMI EQUIVALENTHIGH
Confidence Interval: ±2.5%Jul 2026 Release
Pillar Deep-Dive InspectorMed
2. Procurement Velocity
Cycle times average 84 days against a 60-day target. Evaluation committee review loops remain the primary bottleneck.
Calculation Formula
Score = 100 - (Avg Cycle Days / Benchmark Days * 30)Key Performance Metrics
Avg Cycle: 84 Days✓ Verified
Evaluation Lag: 32 Days✓ Verified
Sign-off Lag: 14 Days✓ Verified
How Sentalica maps hidden ownership networks, detects cartel bidding, and secures pan-African public procurement
14.3M+
Relationships Mapped: AI-powered entity connections, PEP directors & e-GP procurement nodes
Pan-African Supply Chain Operations
“Sentalica turned procurement oversight from reactive post-auditing into real-time risk intelligence. We can instantly trace ultimate beneficial owners across borders, flag collusion before awards, and safeguard public infrastructure investments.”
DR. EMMANUEL AKANDWANAHO
DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT, EAST AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY
88%
Faster detection of collusive bidding & beneficial ownership conflicts
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The Sentalica™
Live e-GP NetworkProcurement Intelligence Mesh • OCDS Standards • Beneficial Ownership Traceability
Total Active Tenders
1,024 +12%
UGX 4.2 Trillion Value
Red Flag / Risk Rate
3.2% -0.8%
33 Flagged Entities
Mapped Suppliers
2,847 +8.4%
98% OCDS Compliant
Audited Contracts
184FY 2024/25
OAG Verification Live
Procurement Volume & Spend Velocity
Monthly contract award trajectory and donor disbursements
2024 Trajectory
UGX 840 Billion
Peak Q3 Disbursements
Sector Spend Distribution
Contract value by public sector domain
42%Water & Env
Water & Infrastructure
42%Highways & Civil Works
28%Digital & Power Grids
18%Interactive Knowledge Mesh
9 Nodes RenderedQuick Focus:
100%
Interactive Node Dossier
Click any node in the Sentalica network to inspect real-time OCDS compliance, beneficial owners, and audit flags.
❖ Tip: Click Seyani Brothers or Gulu Water
Featured Procurement Feed
Real-time active awards logged in e-GP 2.0 with OAG verification badges
Awarded ContractUGX 14.2 BillionGulu Municipality, Northern Region
Gulu Urban Water Network Expansion
PE-024-001•24 Months•100% Funded
Winner: Seyani Brothers Verified
Real-Time Activity
Live Procurement Intelligence Feed
Data Freshness: 18 sec ago
Status: Synchronized
Today's Live IndicatorsActive Session
New Tenders Extracted+142
Contracts Awarded+18
Best Evaluated Bidder Notices+11
Supplier Suspensions+2
Addenda & Clarifications+18
Total Relationships Mapped
14,283,112
Live relationship paths across Uganda's procurement system
Activity FeedLive Update
Updated automatically from government procurement portals
What You Can See
Intelligence Profiles
Sentalica pulls every scattered record into one complete profile. See examples of what our profiles look like.
Compliance ClearID: UG-SUP-82910
Seyani Brothers & Co. Uganda Ltd
Civil Engineering, Bulk Water Infrastructure & Road Contractors
Reliability Rating
92/100
Win Rate
34%
Performance Index
84
Projects Mapped
UGX 124B
Total Awarded
11 Days
Average Project Delay
Low
Risk Assessment
Administrative Integrity
Technical Rejections4 (Cleared)
Statutory Appeals filed2 (None Pending)
Suspensions on Register0 Active
Disbursement & Funding Map
World Bank Funded Projects65%
African Development Bank (AfDB)20%
Local GOU Central Budget15%
Joint Venture Index
Frequently partners with international engineering firms.
Corporate Linkage Map
S. K. Seyani
Principal Managing Director
Seyani Bros Kenya Ltd
Nairobi Branch Office Entity
M&E Consultants
Supervising Architect/Engineer
Audit Ledger
Linked Findings PE-024-C08
From Plan to Audit
How We Track Every Contract, Start to Finish
Sentalica tracks every contract from the first planning document to the final audit—and connects the dots at every step.
Select Pipeline Stage
Stage Details
Planning
AI Insights
Scanned Documents
- PPDA Form 1
- Annual Procurement Budget Excel
- Scope of Works Draft
Key Entities Found
- Ministry of Water
- District Councils
- Project Management Office
Risk Flags
Unbudgeted Project Anomalieslow
No unbudgeted anomalies detected on current fiscal plan
Splitting Procurement packagesmedium
Slight package clustering matches possible subnational threshold bypasses
AI Insights
Sentalica monitors changes in annual plans to predict upcoming bid windows 6 months before they publish, giving contractors early strategic intelligence.
Total Plotted Value
UGX 14.8T
M&E Projects Monitored
4,281
Actionable Loss Prevention Utilitye-GP Post-Mortem WorkspaceReduce administrative failure rates from 21% to 0%.
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