TBC tenders for over 85 per cent of its purchases. The TBC tendering process is fully explained in the TBC Procurement Manual.
Open tenders are issued for:

1. Regular camp supplies, where the supplier is responsible for delivery to camps.
Tendered commodities include cooking oil, charcoal, salt, and fish paste. There are two tenders per annum for each camp. Where possible, deliveries to camp are required each month, but due to bad road conditions to some camps it is necessary to deliver wet season supplies during the dry season, to be stockpiled in the camp.

2. Rice (25% White Rice)
Rice to be delivered to refugee camps; there are tenders every two months for all camps (six times per annum).

3. Yellow Split Peas
CIF Bangkok Port terms, as this commodity is not available from domestic sources. There are tenders every three months for all camps (four times per annum).

4. AsiaReMIX (fortified blended flour)
Ex-factory terms, three tenders per annum for the total requirement of all camps.