THE WORLD BANK
SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE
REQUEST FOR BID
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
(DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT/CUSTOMIZATION, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
OF AN ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (E-GP) SYSTEM
(WITHOUT PREQUALIFICATION)
PURCHASER: BUREAU OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (BPP).
NIGERIA
PROJECT: NIGERIA: FISCAL GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS PROJECT (FGIP)
CONTRACT TITLE: DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT/CUSTOMIZATION, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT (E-GP) SYSTEM
COUNTRY: NIGERIA
CREDIT NO.: IDA 6288
RFB NO: BPP/FGIP/2018/1S/01
ISSUED ON: JANUARY 9, 2020
1. The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of Fiscal Governance and Institutions Project (FGIP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Design Development/Customization, Supply, Installation and Maintenance of an Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System.
2. The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) now invites sealed Bids from eligible Bidders for the design, development/customization, supply, Installation and maintenance associated with the introduction of an e-Government Procurement System to support the procurement activities of the Government of Nigeria. The resulting system and e-GP service operation will be owned by the Government of Nigeria. The successful Firm will be responsible for the operations and support of the system including provision of resources to support quarterly releases of the system application to address any new requirements and fix any outstanding or new issues arising from user complaints or issues raised.
3. Bidding will be conducted through international competitive procurement using Request for Bids (RFB) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers dated July 2016, revised November 2017 and August 2018 (“Procurement Regulations”), and is open to all eligible Bidders as defined in the Procurement Regulations. Interested bidders must meet the following minimum criteria, amongst others:
a. Experience in Information System contracts in the role of prime supplier, management contractor, JV member or subcontractor for at least the last seven (7) years prior to the applications submission deadline
b. Participation as a prime supplier, management contractor, in at least two (2) projects within the last five (5) years, similar nature, scope and complexity of public sector e procurement system delivery, that have been successfully and substantially completed and that are Similar to the proposed Information System described in this solicitation. The system must have been delivered to a National or Regional Government client:
c. Minimum average annual turnover of N1,100,000,000.00 (or its equivalent of US$3.5) million, calculated as total certified payments received for contracts in progress or completed, within the last three (3) years (2016,2017,2018);
d. The Bidder must demonstrate access to, or availability of, financial resources such as liquid assets, unencumbered real assets, lines of credit, and other financial means, other than any contractual advance payments to meet the following cash-flow requirement: N146,000,000.00 (or its equivalent of US$475,000).
4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further Information from Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), FGIP Procurement Officer with E-mail address: nigeriaegp@bpp.gov.ng and inspect the bidding document during office hours 0900 to 1700 hours at the address given below.
5. The bidding document in English language may be downloaded from the BPP’s website (www.bpp.gov.ng) or using this link: https://forms.gle/VYXLPPWyqHhgJPps7
6. Bids must be delivered to the address below on or before 2pm Nigeria Local Time on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 with the outermost envelope labelled “Bid for Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System” at the top right-hand side corner Electronic Bidding will not be permitted. Late Bids will be rejected. Bids will be publicly opened in the presence of the Bidders designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend at the address below on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 2pm Nigeria Local Time.
7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security of N23, 000,000.00 (Twenty-three million Naira only) or equivalent in freely convertible currency.
8. Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful bidder’s beneficial ownership, as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the bidding document.
9. The address referred to above is:
Attention: Mr. Aliyu E Aliyu (FGIP Project Officer)
Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP)
11, Suleiman Barau Crescent, Aso-Villa, Asokoro, Abuja-FCT,
Nigeria.
