DEADLINE: 27TH NOVEMBER, 2023
NIGERIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (NCDC)
ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS
PLOT 800/801 EBITU UKIWE STREET, JABI, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER AND EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR 2023 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1. INTRODUCTION
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to undertake the procurement of various Goods, Works and Services under the 2023 capital appropriation and in accordance with Extant Provision of Section 25 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
The Centre therefore invites all experienced and competent contractors, suppliers and consultants/service providers with relevant experience for consideration for the execution of the following projects.
2. SCOPE OF WORK
The scope of works/supply/service for the projects earmarked for execution are categorized as follows:
| LOT NO | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| ESTABLISHMENT OF EBS CENTRES IN 10 STATES | |
| LOT-A1 | Provision of working Tool, construction and installation of work station. |
| LOT-A2 | Hardware for call Center setup |
| LOT-A3 | Local Area Network (LAN) for call center setup |
| PURCHASE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND COMMODITIES FOR THE NCDC LABORATORY NETWORK AND COLLABORATING LABORATORIES IN THE 36 STATES IN NIGERIA AND THE FCT | |
| Lot-A4 | Procurement of Laboratory Equipment to support the NCDC Public Health Laboratory Network |
| REDEVELOPMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURAL AND EQUIPMENT SUSTENANCE OF THE NATIONAL REFERENCE LABORATORY, GADUWA, ABUJA TO MEET INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS | |
| Lot-A5 | Purchase of laboratory reagents and consumables |
| Lot-A6 | Purchase of office equipment and laboratory furniture. |
| Lot-A7 | Provision of office equipment |
| Lot-A8 | Procurement of Heavy Equipment Trolly and Cold Room Kits for the logistics unit at NRL Gaduwa |
| Lot-A9 | Procurement of power Back-up Inverters to support Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Diagnostics Stewardship at Sentinel sites. |
| Lot-A10 | Renovation of ICT network infrastructure |
| Lot-A11 | Procurement of Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment |
CATEGORY B: INVITATION TO TENDER (WORKS)
Interested reputable contractors are invited to submit bids for the following projects
LOT NO PROJECT DESCRIPTION CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE ACCOMODATION AT NCDC ANNEX Lot-B1 Upgrade/renovation of office accommodation at NCDC Annex CATEGORY B: REQUEST OF EXPRESSION OF INTERST ESTABLISHMENT OF EBS CENTRES IN 10 STATES Lot C1 Consultancy services for establishment of EBS Centre in 10 States Lot C2 Software for call center setup CARRY OUT A NATIONWIDE RESEARCH ON CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS Lot C3 Assessment of IDRS implementation in tertiary health facilities in Nigeria. DIGITALIZATION OF INTEGRATED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE (IDSR) USING SURVEILLANCE OUTBREAK RESPONSE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (SORMAS) IN ALL THE 36 STATES AND THE FCT INCLUDING OTHER RELEVANT MDAs AS NEEDED Lot C4 Procurement of internet data for SORMAS tablets to aid real time surveillance and laboratory data reporting Lot C5 Procurement of mobile device management software to track and manage SORMAS devices online Lot C6 Provision and Maintenance of Toll-free short code (6232) Number services for Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Lot C7 Microsoft Azure Subscription Lot C8 Clearing agent for Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention Lot C9 Engagement of Travel Agent for NCDC Lot C10 Engagement of Insurance companies for group life and group personal accident insurance services for NCDC Lot C11 Provision of Internet and licence support across all 3 locations of NCDC
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
i. Verifiable Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1).
ii. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2023;
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023
v. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2023;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal 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 Centre for Disease Control and Prevention or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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;
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2020, 2021 & 2022);
ix. Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. Company profile with the curriculum vitae of key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their academic/professional qualifications such as COREN, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc;
xi. 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;
xii. List of Plants/Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease agreement;
xiii. For ICT: evidence of firm’s registration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and computer professionals Registration Council of Nigeria
xiv. For supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEMs)
xv. For Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment: letter of Authorization from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) listed in the approved policy for procurement of health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria, for bidders of affected lots;
xvi. For joint ventures/partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (all the eligibility requirements are compulsory for each JV partner).
xvii. Verifiable Evidence of certificate of the firm’s registration/accreditation/operational license and all necessary, valid and legal documentations with relevant professional body e.g COREN/QSRBN/CORBON/SURCON/Construction, CPN/NITDA/Information Technology, ICAN/ANAN/Financial Reporting Services, NAICOM/Insurance etc FOR LOT C only where applicable;
xviii. Evidence of short code and special number valid licenses from the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC)for lot c6;
xix. Evidence of partnership with at least 2 telecommunication operators e.g interconnect clearing houses or Mobile Network Operators for lot C6;
xx. Evidence of the firm’s compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), Lot C6
xxi. All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email address. The letter head paper must bear the Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
Note: that all documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the sequence/order as listed in i-xxi above.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
CATEGORIES A & B – INVITATION TO TENDER (GOODS AND WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Office of the Head of Procurement, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ground floor, Administrative Headquarters plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe street, Jabi, Abuja) between 10am-3pm, Mondays to Fridays, upon showing evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only per lot, paid into the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention’s remita account in any commercial bids. The TSA account number is to be obtained from the Centre’s Central Pay Office).
5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
CATEGORIES A & B– INVITATION TO TENDER (GOODS AND WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of the financial bid in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Administrative Headquarters plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe street, Jabi, Abuja and clearly marked with the name of the project and lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and deposited in the tender box at the address in 4.0above, not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 27th November, 2023.
6. OPENING OF BIDS DOCUMENTS
CATEGORIES A & B – INVITATION TO TENDER (GOODS AND WORKS)
Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission by 12:00 noon on Monday 4th December, 2023 at the Centre’s Situation Room Administrative Headquarters plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe street, Jabi, Abuja in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept unopened. Please ensure that you sign the bid submission register at the address stated in 4.0 above, as the Centre will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7. CATEGORY C– EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Expression of Interest (EOI) documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission by 12:00 noon on Monday 27th November, 2023 at the Centre’s Situation Room Administrative Headquarters plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, Abuja in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the Bid submission register at the address stated in 4.0 above, as the Centre will not be held for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidders
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots in all categories (i.e A & B – Invitation to tender and C – Expression of Interest/Consultancy.
iv. For qualified bidders for categories A & B will be contracted at a later date for financial bid opening while financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened.
v. All cost will be borne by the bidders
vi. Tendering of fake documents is an offence and will lead to disqualification and prosecution
vii. Failure to adhere with the instructions stated above will earn automatic disqualification.
viii. Pre-qualified and shortlisted bidders for category C will be contacted at a later date for collection of Tender documents.
ix. All cost will be borne by the bidders as the Centre will not be held responsible for any cost or expense incurred by any interested party(ies) in connection with any response to this invitation.
x. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is not bound to prequalify and bidder 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.
xi. For further enquiries, please contact procurement unit between 10:00am to 4:00pm (Monday – Fridays) at the following address
Office of the Head of procurement, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Administrative Headquarters plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe street, Jabi, Abuja.
Signed
Director-General
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)
