DEADLINE: 30TH MAY, 2022
NIGERIA INCENTIVE-BASED RISK SHARING SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL LENDING (NIRSAL)
GENERAL PROCUREMENT FOR GOODS, WORKS AND SERVICES
This General Procurement Notice relates to NIRSAL Plc Procurement Policy requirements in alignment with Nigerian and global procurement standards are best practices.
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc) is a wholly-owned corporation of the Central Bank of Nigeria incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act with the key mandate of de-risking agriculture and facilitating agribusiness.
NIRSAL Plc’s de-risking and facilitation activities are aimed at catalyzing funding and investment into agriculture and agribusiness by aligning agricultural value chains with finance value chains.
To achieve its de-risking and facilitation objectives, NIRSAL Plc deploys its five pillars of Credit Risk Guarantee, Technical Assistance, Innovative Agricultural insurance products development, Stakeholders’ Rating, and incentive supper: NIRSAL Pic has broken the agricultural value chain into four standard segments comprising the Pre-upstream, Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream segments.
Over the years, NIRSAL Plc has been procuring various goods, works and services towards:
(i) Stakeholders’ engagement, sensitization and capacity building
(ii) Value chain analysis on the four segments (pre-upstream, upstream midstream, and downstream) across over 15 agricultural commodities
(iii) Development and deployment of risk management frameworks segment and crop-specific financing frameworks and products
(iv) Development and deployment of Innovative and specialized agricultural insurance products
(v) Development and deployment of stakeholders’ rating and incentive mechanisms
(vi) Development and deployment of bespoke Field ICT & date solutions and platforms for seamless de-risking and finance facilitation activities
(vii) Development and deployment of robust internal ICT platforms for seamless operations
(viii) Field Capital item acquisitions, fittings, and consumables.
This General Procurement Notice seeks to consolidate on the above (i-viii) interested consultants, suppliers and contractors should pay attention to specific procurement notices over the course of 2022.
Please note that participation in NIRSAL’s procurement activities requires consultants, suppliers, and contractors to register with NIRSAL Plc.
Registration Requirements:
(i) Evidence of Incorporation of the company by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
(ii) Evidence of Registration with Relevant Professional Bodies
(iii) Evidence of Current Tax Clearance Certificate issued in 2021/2022
(iv) Evidence of VAT Registration
(v) Company Audited Accounts for three years ending in 2021
(vi) Evidence of Compliance with the Provision of the Pension Reform Act 2004
(vii) Evidence of Compliance with industrial Training Fund (ITF)
(viii) Evidence of Compliance with Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF)
(ix) Evidence of at least 3 Similar Jobs executed in the last 3 years from 2019, including letters of award and completion certificates for the selected services
(x) Detailed Resume for Individual Consultants
(xi) Evidence of Registration/Certification with Agriculture Business Regulators such as National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), etc- For Inputs /Seed Supply Companies Only
All Registration documents are to be submitted online at: https://vendor.nirsal.com
- in English
- Attachments to be in PDF
- Registration opens from 10am, Tuesday, March 01, 2022, and closes at 4pm, Monday, May 30, 2022.
SIGNED
NIRSAL PLC MANAGEMENT
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