FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS, LEPROSY AND BURULI-ULCER CONTROL PROGRAMME
INVITATION TO TENDER
INTRODUCTION
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) is a division in the Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and is saddled with the responsibility of controlling Tuberculosis in Nigeria. The NTBLCP received a Global Fund grant for Tuberculosis for the year 2020 to 2020 and has been made a Principal Recipient. The role in the grant is to coordinate all public sector Global Fund implementation and provide national guidance.
NTBLCP is soliciting for interested and reputable Services providers, Contractors, Suppliers and Organizations with relevant experience in the following services during the grant implementation period
Lot 1 Provision of 3rd Party Logistics Services in the following Six Geopolitical Zones of the Country: 1A South West Zone consisting of Lagos, Ekiti, Oyo, Osun, Ogun and Ondo 1B South East Zone consisting of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo 1C South South Zone consisting of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo and 1D North East Zone consisting of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe 1E North West Zone consisting of Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara 1F Benue, FCT, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau Lot 2 Testing of Person with hearing impairment and supply of hearing aid Lot 3 Provision of Travel Agency services Lot 4 Repairs and maintenance of Vehicles Lot 5 Repairs and maintenance of Generator Lot 6 Provision of Internet services Lot 7 Provision of services of electrical and electronic maintenance of office building CATEGORY A: SUPPLIES Lot 8 Provision and maintenance of IT equipment and consumables
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7;
(b) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2020;
(c) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2020;
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 30/06/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Tuberculosis Leprosy and Buruli-Ulcer Control Programme 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’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2017, 2018, 2019;
(i) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(j) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
(l) Evidence of registration with pharmacist council of Nigeria (PCN) for Lot 1;
(m) Evidence of registration with International Air Transport Association (IATA) for Lot 3;
(n) 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 Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorised officer of the firm
4. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, four (4) hard copies each (one original & three copies) of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to:
The National Coordinator,
National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli-Ulcer Control Programme 3RD Floor, S.H.M. Complex, Plot 1186, Cadastral Zone B06,
Mabushi District, Abuja FCT.
The envelope should be clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 4 May, 2020.
5. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon on Monday, 4 May, 2020 at the NTBLCP conference room in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register as the NTBLCP will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact on email ntblcppsm@gmail.com will be disqualified.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
(b) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
(c) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots, failure to comply is automatic disqualification;
(d) All costs will be borne by the bidders;
(e) 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;
(f) The NTBLCP 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:
THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR,
NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS, LEPROSY AND BURULI-ULCER CONTROL PROGRAMME
