DEADLINE: 28TH DECEMBER, 2022
NIGERIA DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (NDIC)
PLOT 447/448 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA
E-MAIL: info@ndic.gov.ng
WEBSITE: www.ndic.gov.ng
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR AUDIT COMMAND LANGUAGE (ACL) TRAINING FOR THE CORPORATION’S BANK EXAMINATION DEPARTMENT.
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) hereby request reputable and competent firms with good track records of performance and experience to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) for Audit Command Language (ACL) Training for the Corporation’s Bank Examination Department.
2.0 SCOPE OF THE TRAINING SHOULD INCLUDE:
- Provide adequate proof of capacity building on CAATS (Computer Assisted Audit Techniques) tool. This would include knowledge transfer on ACL Analytics, Structure Query Language (SQL) and Advance Microsoft Excel, handholding and automation sessions.
- Offer expert knowledge transfer in Business Intelligence (BI); Comprehensive Training on BI
- Develop Skills on interactive dashboards, using Microsoft Power BI, for quick insight into bank’s performance based on identified KPIs.
- Recommend appropriate and scalable: hardware, interfaces, storage, retrieval and network architecture to support the process.
- Provide support for Automation of specific use-case study for the participants in the course of the training sessions.
- Supply specialized ready for use branded Laptop to all participants with the requisite applications excluding ACL licenses.
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Firms that wish to respond to this request for EOI should submit their company profile along with the following documents:
i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable;
ii) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2022, with minimum average annual turnover of N150 million;
iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
iv) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2022 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
v) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2022;
vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers
by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2022 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
vii) ICT jobs: Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
viii) Sworn Affidavit:
-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation 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;
-that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
-that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
-That the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months;
ix) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2019, 2020 & 2021, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
xi) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
xii) 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;
xiii) Evidence of Firm’s current Registration with the Centre for Management Development (CMD);
xiv) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner);
xv) 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.
xvi) Provide Proof of Concept (POC) as part of the technical bidding process.
EOI should have a Table of Content, legible and be paginated as failure to do so would amount to disqualification.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS
Three (3) bound copies of Expression of Interest documents in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Expression of Interest for the Building Management System for the Corporation addressed to:
Director, Procurement and Management Services Department,
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC),
Plot 447/448 Constitution Avenue,
Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria.
5.0 CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION
The closing date for submission is 11:00a.m. Wednesday, 28th December, 2022. Furthermore, each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box on the Ground floor, reception area at the Head Office Building not later than 11:00a.m. Wednesday, 28th December, 2022.
Please, ensure that you sign the EOI Submission Register in the Procurement and Management Services Department, 2 floor, as NDIC would not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted documents. Further requisite information required can be obtained from the following e-mail address info@ndic.gov.ng.
6.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The opening would hold immediately after the deadline for submission at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, 28th December, 2022, on the Ground Floor, Visitors Waiting Room at the NDIC Head Office Building in the presence of interested Consultants or their representatives.
7.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
i) EOI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
ii) Any submission received after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
ii) Due diligence exercise shall be conducted to verify all the claims made by bidders
iv) Failure to comply with the instructions will lead to disqualification.
v) Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
vi) NDIC 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.
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
