DEADLINE: 24TH MAY, 2021
PRESIDENTIAL ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL (PEBEC)
ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SECRETARIAT
THE PRESIDENTIAL ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
(1.0) INTRODUCTION
The Enabling Business Environment Secretariat (EBES) assists Federal Government ministries, departments and agencies to implement the reform mandate of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). In compliance with the requirements of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and its extant guidelines, EBES requests reputable consulting Firms/Companies to submit Expressions of Interest to offer technical advisory services in the form of experienced full-time embedded consultants to support implementation of business climate reforms in the PEBEC Secretariat.
(2.0) SCOPE OF CONSULTANCY
LOT 1: Provision of experienced full-time embedded consultants at the EBES, with a proven track record in project management and public sector reform delivery in areas such as regulatory reform, tax reform, legislative and judicial reform, public-private partnership project management and civil service reform. The consultancy positions will be for an initial period of six months, with an option for renewal.
(3.0) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
For regulatory compliance purposes interested Firms/Companies should kindly submit two (2) bound Expression of Interest (EoI) documents, duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder, with supporting evidence of:
(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable;
(ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name)for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2021 with a minimum average annual turnover of N200 million;
(iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2021;
(iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2020;
(v) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2021;
(vi) Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring 31/12/2021 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
(vii) Firm/Company’s Audited Accounts for the last (3) three years-2018, 2019, 2020;
(viii) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide a credit facility for the execution of the project (if needed);
(ix) Firm/Company’s profile with the signed curriculum vitae of key staff to be deployed to the project, including copies of their academic/professional qualifications;
(x) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least two (2) similar consulting projects executed in the last three (3) years including Letters of Awards, Job Completion Certificates and at least two (2) reference letters from separate clients;
(xi) Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
(xii) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s letterhead bearing, amongst others, its registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), contact address, telephone number (preferably a functioning mobile telephone number) and email address. The letterhead must bear the names (and nationalities for non-Nigerians) of the directors of the Firm at the bottom of the page, duly signed by an authorised officer of the Firm.
(4.0) SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Interested firms/companies should kindly send an electronic version of the EoI via email to the EBES Procurement Unit – procurement@ebes.gov.ng not later than 12 noon on Monday, 24 May, 2021. In addition, kindly submit two bound copies of EoI documents in a sealed envelope, addressed to the Project Manager, Enabling Business Environment Secretariat (EBES), and clearly marked with “Expression of Interest for Consultancy Service for provision of full-time embedded consultants” Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder, and should be dropped in the tender box of the Secretariat on the 4th Floor of NIPC Building, Maitama, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 24 May, 2021.
(5.0) OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS (EOI)
The Eol documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 24 May, 2021 at the EBES Conference room (Room 402, 4th Floor, Block A, NIPC Building). Please ensure that you sign the submission register indicating company’s name, representative’s contact details (telephone number and email address).
The EBES will not be liable for mislabelled submissions or wrongly submitted bids.
(6.0) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) The EoI must be in English Language and signed by an officially authorised signatory of the Firm/Company
(ii) EoI submitted after deadline for submission shall be returned and unopened
(iii) All costs will be borne by the bidders
(iv) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording (link will be sent to firms) with the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti- Corruption/Transparency;
(v) Only shortlisted Firms/Companies will be contacted at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals.
(vi) The EBES reserves the right to reject any Firm/Company that does not comply with instructions.
(vii) The EBES is not bound to shortlist 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.
(viii) Questions and Clarifications from interested Firms/Companies may be sent via email to the EBES Project Manager, Mr. Ayokunnu Ojeniyi – ayokunnu.ojeniyi@ebes.gov.ng up till 17 hours (5:00pm) on Friday, 14 May, 2021. All answers will be collated and blind responses shared with all enquiring firms by Tuesday, May 18, 2021 to ensure transparency and a level playing field.
SIGNED:
TENDERS BOARD, ENABLING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SECRETARIAT
