DEADLINE: 14TH APRIL, 2025
SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED (SPDC)
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF BEYOND VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT SURVEILLANCE DRONES AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES
(CW935279)
(NipeX TENDER NO: SPDC.00000593)

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) in its role as Operator of the NNPC/SHELL/TotalEnergies/AGIP Joint Venture hereby announces to interested and prequalified companies an upcoming tendering opportunity for The Provision of Beyond Visual Line of Sight Surveillance Drones and Associated Services.

SPDC hereby invites reputable and competent Nigerian Companies and alliances with requisite experience and accreditation to apply to be considered for inclusion in the bidders list for subject tender.

The proposed contract will provisionally commence in Q3 2025 and remain active for 5 years’ duration, followed by 2-year extension option.

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICE REQUIREMENT
The scope of work for the services shall include, but not limited to the following:

  1. Providing Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Beyond Visual line of sight (BVLOS) in SPDC operations to:
    • Reduce the safety risk associated with manned helicopter flights flying SPDC’s pipeline RoW and remote assets.
    • Improve effectiveness by overcoming limitations imposed by difficult terrain, weather and helicopter daytime flights only.
    • Mitigate the environmental impact and reduce associated cost from third party interference activities—crude theft and sabotage.
    • Improve production, asset integrity, and uptimes of our assets.
    • Improve our capability in:
      • Emergency Response, including rapid deployment of first responder incidents (security, oil spill response, etc.) with day/night capability.
      • Remote Integrity Inspections of Oil and Gas facilities (Onshore and Offshore).
      • Proactive detection (Change detection, Leak detection, encroachment).
      • Projects and Media services (multiple construction work-fronts activity monitoring, aerial media photo etc.).
      • Surveillance of pipeline right of way for third party interference and encroachment management.
      • Analysts – (SPDC) embedded on site with GCS Sensor operator.
  2. Provision of long- and medium-range surveillance drones stationed around SPDC locations in the Niger Delta environs but flexible enough to be moved from location to location at very short (24 hours) notice.
  3. Surveillance drones proposed are to be types approved by the Company and be fully equipped to Company (Group) technical and safety standards.
  4. Each drone to be available 6 days per week 0700-1900 hrs with specified time for nighttime surveillance and an agreed maintenance day each week.
  5. Provision of drone pilots, maintenance, insurance, and the associated maintenance facilities.
  6. Provision of an Inspection Service, implement health, security and safety standards and protocols as advised, within the delivery of all services. Report incidents, Near Misses, Unsafe Acts, and Unsafe Conditions. Send monthly HSE reports.
  7. Implement a Workers Welfare Management Plan, with agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), to support requisite HSE status of personnel. Provide monthly KPI reports and review during Business Performance Reviews (BPRs).

3.0 MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

  1. To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre-qualified as essential service vendors in the 1.16.01 (Security Equipment and Accessories) and 3.18.05 (Security Services) category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database. Only successfully pre-qualified suppliers in this category will receive Invitation to Technical Tender (ITT).
  2. To determine if you are pre-qualified and to view product/service category you are listed for, open http://vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your login details, click on continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool, click check my supplier status, and then click supplier product group.
  3. If you are not listed in a product/service category you are registered with DPR to do business, contact NipeX office at 8, Bayo Kuku Road, Ikoyi, Lagos with your DPR certificate as evidence for verification and the necessary update.
  4. To initiate the NJQS prequalification process, access www.nipex-ng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments, and contact NipeX office for further action.
  5. To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian Content Requirements in the NipeX system.

4.0 NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

  • Demonstrate that entity is a Nigerian registered company with greater than 51% Nigerian Shareholding. Submit certified true copies of CAC forms 10, 02 & 07 (or its equivalent; CAC 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, etc.) including company memorandum & article of association and/or evidence of entity’s incorporation, shareholding & ownership structure in Nigeria.
  • Tenderer shall provide valid Category 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Services and Support (SS) Group NCEC and/or Non-moveable asset (DA) NCEC demonstrating capacity to carry out Aerial survey and Surveillance of Oil and Gas facilities in Nigeria, by deploying owned unmanned aerial surveillance (UAS) equipment (not limited to Drones, UAVs, Cameras and Imaging Systems, Sensors).
  • Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total workforce are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed in Nigeria and those by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
  • Tenderer shall (via a letter of undertaking utilizing its letter-headed paper) commit to:
    1. Complying with the latest approved version of NCDMB HCD guideline to providing Project-specific training, man-hour, budget, skill development, and understudy plan for Nigerian personnel utilizing OGTAN registered trainer(s) or other approved NCDMB training institution(s).
    2. In line with the NOGICD Act, deduct 1% NCDF for every subcontract to be issued on the contract and remit same to NCDMB. Tenderers shall ensure that the 1% NCDF for all subcontracts must be priced into the commercial submission to be submitted to the Operator.
  • Tenderer shall provide documented evidence (not limited to ownership/rental of administrative office) demonstrating presence in Nigeria for the execution of the work scope.
  • Tenderers shall provide evidence of registration with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) with a valid airworthiness certificate.

5.0 CLOSING DATE

  • Only Tenderers who have valid subscription in NIPEX as at 16:00 hrs on April 14, 2025 being the advert close date shall be invited to submit Technical bids.

6.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractor’s accounts.
  • This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of SPDC to award any contract to any company and/or associated companies, sub-contractors, or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from SPDC and/or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
  • SPDC will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or agents.

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