DEADLINE: 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2023
NATIONAL HOSPITAL, ABUJA
PLOT 132 CENTRAL DISTRICTS (PHASE II) GARKI, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL BIDS FOR 2023 ROUTINE PROCUREMENTS

1. INTRODUCTION
In compliance with Section 25(2)(1) of Public Procurement Act 2007, the National Hospital, Abuja hereby invites interested, competent and reputable general contractors/suppliers, original equipment manufacturers and their authorized agents, pharmaceutical companies and their agents with relevant experience to submit their technical bids for Routine Procurements for 2023 operations, under the National Competition Bidding Category.

2. SCOPE OF SUPPLIES

a) SCOPE 1: General goods, Supplies and Services.

b) SCOPE 2: General Hospital Consumables.

c) SCOPE 3: Drugs and related Pharmaceutical products Medical Equipment and devices.

d) SCOPE 4: Routine Works.

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are required to submit the following documents in their technical profiles:

  • Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC or CAC, and CAC;
  • Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31 December, 2023;
  • 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);
  • 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);
  • Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31 December, 2023;
  • Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31 December, 2023 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
  • Sworn Affidavit:

-disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Hospital, Abuja 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; Drugs: Evidence of Firm’s current Licence issued by Pharmacists Council of Nigeria

  • Medical & Health Equipment: Letter of Authorisation from the Original Equipment Manufacturers listed in the Approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria;
  • Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years-2020, 2021 & 2022;
  • Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed; Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their practice Licence such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc.;
  • Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
  • Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease Agreement; 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);

Note: 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 PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The technical documents are to be submitted in two (2) Hardcopies, must be neatly bound and sealed in envelopes clearly marked, at the top right corner of the envelope with the title of the project. e.g. “Technical Bid for Scope 4: Medical Equipment and Devices and address to:

The Chief Medical Director
National Hospital
Plot 132 Central District (Phase II)
P. M. B. 425 Garki
Abuja.

and drop in the Tender Box in front of the Chief Medical Director’s Office on or before 12:00 noon on Monday, 25th September, 2023.

5. OPENING OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The envelopes containing the Technical Bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 25th September, 2023, at the Board Room National Hospital. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register with the security man by the Tender Box, as the National Hospital Abuja will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Department.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder; Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
  • All documents submitted shall be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication;
  • Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Scopes;
  • All costs will be borne by the bidders;
  • Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date to collect tender documents; The National Hospital, Abuja 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:
Management

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