DEADLINE: 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2024
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF NIGERIA (SMEDAN)
PLOT 900 CHRIS ROAD, INDUSTRIAL LAYOUT, PHASE II, OPP. BERGER YARD, IDU, ABUJA.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The federal government of Nigeria has earmarked funds for the execution of CAPITAL PROJECTS under the 2024 appropriation act. Consequently, the agency is inviting expression of interest (EOI) for consultancy services as well as technical and financial bids from competent firms/contractors for the following programmes:
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
| S/N | PROGRAMME | DESCRIPTION | LOT NO. | LOCATION |
| 1 | BUSINESS SENSITIZATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR BENEFICIARIES OF GRANTS | LOT A | VARIOUS SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AND FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY | |
| 2 | NEEDS ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, EVEALUATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR 2024 SMEDAN CONSULTANCY PROGRAMMES | LOT B | VARIOUS SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AND FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY | |
| 3 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR SMALL WORKS | LOT C | VARIOUS SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AND FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY | |
| 4 | MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF 2024 SMEDAN CAPITAL PROJECTS | LOT D | VARIOUS SENATORIAL DISTRICTS AND FEDERAL CONSTITUENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY | |
| 5 | INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT FOR MSMES | LOT E | SMEDAN HEADQUARTERS | |
| 6 | MIND SHIFT ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (MEP) | LOT F | SMEDAN HEADQUARTERS | |
| 7 | MATCHING FUND PROGRAMME FOR MSMES | LOT G | SMEDAN HEADQUARTERS |
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested firms should submit two (2) bound EOI documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 and CAC2 and CAC7, or Business name where applicable;
b. 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, 2024;
c. Evidence of pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirements is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate Valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is at least 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is ₦50Million and above);
e. Evidence of Nigerian social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate Valid till 31st December 2024;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn affidavit:
- Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the small & medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria 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 of financial impropriety or criminal misinterpretation 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 petitions 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.
h. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/ Professional qualifications
i. For training: evidence of accreditation by Centre for management development (CMD) or certified business development service provider (BDSP).
j. Payment of grant: evidence of CBN”s current payment solution service provider license;
k. All profiles must be bonded with a covering/forwarding letter under the company/firm’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the registration number (RC), contact address, mobile telephone number, and e-mail address. The letterhead paper must bear the names, phone numbers and nationalities of the directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI
One (1) copy of spiral-bound pre-qualification documents should be sealed in an envelope and clearly marked ‘Expression of interest’. The name of the company, programme and lot number should be dropped in a box at the procurement unit office located on the first floor, SMEDAN new corporate headquarters, Idu Abuja. The closing date for the submission is 12:00 noon on Monday, 16th September, 2024. No payment is required for EOI.
5.0 OPENING OF EOI DOCUMENTS
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 noon on Monday, 16th September 2024 in the procurement unit small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission on register in the office of
The secretary tenders board
Small and Medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
Plot 900 Chris Chigbo Road, Industrial Layout, Phase II, Opp. Berger Yard, Idu, Abuja.
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
For further enquiries, please contact the procurement unit.
E-mail address: info@smedan.gov.galim@smedan.gov.ng
Website: www.smedan.gov.ng
Tel: 08033544630
6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lots;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
e. Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of request for proposals;
f. Late submission will be returned un-opened.
g. SMEDAN reserves the right to verify the authenticity of claim(s) made by any tendering company.
h. SMEDAN shall reserves the right to reject any submission based on unverifiable information.
i. Please note that this exercise places no commitment on SMEDAN nor establishes any legal relationship whatsoever.
j. The EOIs will be opened in the presence of CSOs and professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the EOI’s opening online.
k. Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of request for proposals;
l. The small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) 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.
m. The agency’s website, email address and phone number are as follows:
E-mail address: info@smedan.gov.ngalim@smedan.gov.ng
Website: www.semdan.gov.ng
Tel: 08033544630
SIGNED:
MANAGEMENT
