KENYA · GUIDE 0262 · EDITION 4.7
Medical scrub stitching in Kenya: Startup Budget and Quotation Checklist
Editorial update: 28 October 2026 · Business planning reference · Review scope
Define what must be funded before the first order
Build a startup quotation schedule for Buyer-supplied fabric, Set trims, Twelve garment tags/cards; separate setup, operating inputs and working cash.
This is a planning reference for medical scrub stitching. The order below is an invented teaching case. It is not a completed customer job, an operating approval or a prediction of demand or earnings.
The example offer and its boundary
Fictional SCRUB-262 makes six ordinary non-PPE scrub sets S01–S06 for a clinic's authorised purchaser, each one top and trousers, twelve garments. Buyer supplies 24 m fabric with actual width recorded; layout/size mix must establish sufficiency. S02 example approved finished top chest circumference 112 cm, length 72 cm and trouser inseam 78 cm; these are fitted job targets, not medical or protective specifications.
A quotation checklist for this business
| Resource | Exact request to price | Check before accepting the quote |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer-supplied fabric | 24 m receipt with width, composition evidence and actual care requirements. | Clinic approves material for ordinary uniform; tailor does not certify clinical protection. |
| Set trims | Six sets of actual elastic/cord/closures and compatible thread. | Check skin-contact finish and laundering compatibility on approved sample. |
| Twelve garment tags/cards | S01-T/S01-P through S06-T/P, private roster. | Prevent top/trouser swaps and retain individual targets. |
Keep the budget categories separate
- Buyer-supplied fabric: 24 m receipt with width, composition evidence and actual care requirements. Confirm the quantity, landed quote and clinic approves material for ordinary uniform; tailor does not certify clinical protection.
- Set trims: Six sets of actual elastic/cord/closures and compatible thread. Confirm the quantity, landed quote and check skin-contact finish and laundering compatibility on approved sample.
- Twelve garment tags/cards: S01-T/S01-P through S06-T/P, private roster. Confirm the quantity, landed quote and prevent top/trouser swaps and retain individual targets.
- Record equipment acquisition OR an appropriate use allocation, plus the full stock/minimum-order cash requirement; do not count both as the same per-job expense.
- Obtain actual labour, premises, transport, energy/water, rework, payment and ongoing overhead amounts relevant to this activity. Identify deposits, receivables and payment dates separately.
- Resolve the guide-specific evidence gaps listed in section 10. Any activity-specific permission, testing or specialist costs require actual scope and quotations, not an invented allowance.
What the selected teaching bill includes
| Selected line | Example quantity | Assumed rate | Selected cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set trims, each | 6 | KSh 150.00 | KSh 900.00 |
| Thread allocated use, metre | 900 | KSh 0.30 | KSh 270.00 |
| Set pack/card, each | 6 | KSh 25.00 | KSh 150.00 |
| Cut stitch fit labour, hour | 22 | KSh 220.00 | KSh 4,840.00 |
| Machine energy, kWh | 4 | KSh 30.00 | KSh 120.00 |
These selected lines total KSh 6,280.00. They are a fictional operating example, not the full cash needed to start medical scrub stitching. Listed cost KSh 6280.00; cost/unit KSh 1046.67; hypothetical receipts 6×2600=KSh 15600.00; residual KSh 9320.00. This is not net profit. Tax, premises, permits, insurance, equipment acquisition/depreciation and unlisted fixed costs remain unresolved. Confirm actual stock, accepted yield, labour and delivered charges before pricing. Reusable tools are existing resources; full-pack cash may exceed allocated consumption. This rewritten example is a stitching/trims service using separately receipted customer-owned fabric. Fabric purchase is excluded; the stated metres are intake examples, not proven cutting yields. No revenue is earned for unaccepted rework items.
Close the budget before spending
For each actual quotation, record the delivered quantity, specification, cash due date, hire/purchase option and quote expiry. Keep an unknown cost blank. Reusable equipment purchase, an appropriate use allocation and refundable deposits are different records; do not count the same item twice.
- No physical stock inspection, fitting, wash trial or customer transaction is claimed. Actual materials, maker authority and supplier terms require verification.
- All inherited costs are explicitly illustrative; actual accepted yield, returns, delivery, tax and premises/equipment costs remain unresolved.
References and their limits
About Product Size Chart and Measurement — UNIQLO Malaysia
Finished-garment measurements differ from body measurements and label sizes; retailer methods below are explicitly defined for the job, not universal brand sizing. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Seam stability — AMANN
Distinguishes seam slippage from thread/seam breakage; no destructive load threshold or safety rating inferred. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Fine Tailoring — Coats
Manufacturer reference for thread and construction choices; actual machine, fabric, needle and seam sample must be assessed by competent sewer. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Care symbols — GINETEX
Interpret actual care instructions and treatment limits; no permission to invent a missing label or copy protected symbols for commercial labelling. Reference check recorded 2026-10-26.
Recorded references support only the scope stated beside them. They do not prove current supplier stock, a local quotation, actual buyer demand, operator competence or the feasibility of this particular business. Later editorial changes do not refresh earlier source-check dates.
Prepared by Business Starter Guides using AI-assisted drafting and desk editorial checks. Independent operator trials and specialist certification are not claimed. See the editorial method for the review scope.
Editorial method and evidence limits