NURSING & MIDWIFERY COUNCIL OF NIGERIA
(ESTABLISHED BY NURSING AND MIDWIFERY REGISTRATION; ETC. ACT CAP N143’ LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004).
INVITATION TO TENDERS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria is a Parastatal of The Federal Ministry of Health in accordance with the provision of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, The Council hereby invites interested qualified and experienced Contractors/ Suppliers to tender for;

1Procurement of Nursing and Midwifery Demonstration Laboratory EquipmentIn a Set

NOTE: The Nursing and MIDWIFERY DEMONSTRATION LABORATORY EQUIPMENT is in a SET made up of (items required in a demonstration laboratory of a Nursing & Midwifery Training Institution) for the purpose of Accreditation.

2. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Companies interested in any of the jobs must possess the following eligibility requirements:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Article of Association including Forms CAC 2 & CAC 7,
b. Company’s current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years (2016, 2017& 2018) valid till 31st December, 2019
c. Evidence of current pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2019 (where applicable).
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Certificate valid till 31st December, 2019 (where applicable)
e. Evidence of Current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance certificate valid December 31, 2019
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st January, 2020 or a valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP).
g. Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nursing &Midwifery Council of Nigeria or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or Present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
h. Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2016, 2017 & 2018;
i. Company’s Profile with the curriculum vitae of Key Staff/Professional personnel including photocopies of relevant academic/ Professional qualifications;
j. Company’s Profile with Curriculum Vitae of key staff including photocopies of relevant academic/ professional qualification (ITIL, PMP, ICDL, etc.)
k. Verifiable Documentary evidence of at least three (3) in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the Projects
l. Letter of Authorization as representative of the original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS)
m. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/ Forwarding Letter under the Company/Firm’s letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Numbers (Preferably GSM No), and e-mail address. The letter Head paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

3.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies/ suppliers are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SDB) from the office of the Head of Procurement (Room 9) on evidence of payment of Non-refundable Tender Fees of N10,000 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, to the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria via the Remita Platform

4.0 SUBMISSION OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS
Tender document should be submitted on or before Tuesday 10th March, 2020 at 12:00 Noon in a sealed envelope labeled “Technical” or “Financial” with the name of the supply CLEARLY marked at the top left side of the envelope and thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope and dropped in the Council’s Tender Box at the office of the Head of Procurement (Room 9) Late Submission of tender documents will be returned un-opened.

The envelope should be addressed to:
Secretary General/ Registrar
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
Plot 713, Cadatsra zone, Life Camp,
After Julius Berger Camp,
Life Camp, Abuja

5.0 PUBLIC OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be publicly opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00noon on Tuesday 10th March, 2020 in Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Plot 713, Cadastral Zone, Life Camp, after Julius Berger Camp, Life Camp, Abuja. All contractors/ suppliers and their representatives that submitted tender documents, Civil/ Transparency Societies and the general public are hereby invited to attend the bids opening sessions.

6.0 DISCLAIMER AND CONCLUSION
i. The council will not be responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation and or the preparation or submission in response to an inquiry
ii. Please note that this advertisement shall not be constructed as commitment on the part of the council to award any or all of the above listed projects.
iii. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened
iv. The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria is not bound to pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED
Head of Procurement
Nursing and MIDWIFERY Council of Nigeria