MUSCAT – This strategic initiative aims to foster technology localisation and enhance national digital sovereignty.

The Internal Investment Committee at the Ministry is seeking proposals for the development of essential office applications, including word processing, presentation creation, and spreadsheet management, based on open-source technologies.

These applications should be ready for deployment and use across various workplaces and meet general standard office requirements in different work environments, and particularly within government entities.
The Ministry stated that it intends to contract and purchase licenses for the developed software for a defined period, in line with the terms outlined in the announcement.

Requirements for submitting an Expression of Interest:

• Expression of Interest Letter for Investment in Open-Source Office Software Solutions for Government Institutions in the Sultanate of Oman.
• Submission of the proposal preliminary operating model.
• Submission of company profile, commercial registration, and activity-related licenses of the applying company.
• Submission of a preliminary economic feasibility study for the project.
• Submission of documents demonstrating the company’s and employees’ experience in the field of software development.
• Any additional documents that support the investor’s proposal for the project.
  All submissions must be in PDF format and emailed to: investment@mtcit.gov.om, clearly indicating the title and reference number of the EOI.
  The deadline for submission is July 20, 2025.