DEADLINE: 3RD JULY, 2023
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 E-LEARNING COURSES DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT CONVERSION APPLICATION FOR THE CORPORATION.

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 E-learning courses development and content conversion application for the Corporation.

2.0 SCOPE OF THE PROJECT SHOULD INCLUDE:

I. The timeline for E-learning courses development shall be 6-8 weeks and the projected courses shall include:

i) Work ethics and values.

ii) Work ethics and corporate culture.

iii) Overview of Nigeria’s Macro-economic environment and its linkage with Supervision,

iv) Concept of banking Supervision and prudential regulation.

vii) Other critical subjects of interest to the Premium Assessment. Performance Management Corporation.

II. The courses will be SCORM-Compliant and compatible with NDIC current Learning Management System (LMS)

III. The courses should have simple intuitive interface for both technical and non-technical staff and create user-friendly learning environment.

IV. The content should have video, learning games, illustrative images, interactive graphics and simulation etc. to make learning more engaging.

V. Provision of top quality media content to support each course and ability for compatibility with other learning resources.

VI. Customization for the local environment (Using NDIC staff as actors to introduce courses).

VII. Involvement of NDIC workforce during development and implementation of the application.

VIII. There shall be meticulous quality assurance of courses to ensure correctness of the course content on the platform.

IX. Provision of post implementation support after development of courses.

3.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Interested Firms who 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 Form CAC or CAC, and CAC,. 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 31st December, 2023, with minimum average annual turnover of N150,000,000.

iii) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023 (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 31st December, 2023 (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 31st December, 2023;

vi) Evidence of Registration with the National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2023 or valid certificate issued by BPP.

vii) 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 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;

viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2020, 2021 & 2022).

ix) Reference letter from a reputable deposit money bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when required.

x) Detailed Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications.

xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least one (1) similar jobs executed within the last three (3) years including Letter of Awards, Valuation Certificates and Job Completion Certificate.

xii) Evidence of Firm’s current registration/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);

xiii) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided. Where a bid is submitted by a joint venture (JV) partners each member of the JV must fulfil requirements i to vii under eligibility criteria.

xiv) 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.

xv) Provide Proof of Concept (POC) as part of the technical bidding process.

xvi) Technical Evaluation Bid should have Table of Content and be paginated.

4.0 SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF (EOI) DOCUMENTS
Three (3) bound copies of Expression of Interest documents in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Expression of Interest for E-learning courses development and content conversion 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 Monday, 3rd July, 2023 at 11:00am. Furthermore, each sealed envelope should have 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 11:00am Monday, 3rd July, 2023.

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement and Management Services Department, 2nd 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 11:00a.m. on Monday, 3rd July, 2023, on the Ground Floor, Visitors Waiting Room at the NDIC Head Office Building in the presence of the bidders 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.

iii) All documents must be paginated and items required under eligibility criteria are to be arranged in the order of sequence and legible.

iv) Due diligence exercise shall be conducted to verify all the claims made by bidders

v) Failure to comply with the instructions will lead to disqualification.

vi) The EOI will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the EOI’s opening online;

vii) Only shortlisted Consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;

viii) 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

The advertisement is approved on the condition that the procurements in this advertisements are contained in the Entity’s Approved Procurement Plan.