Federal Ministry Of Education- Invitation For Expression Of Interest (EOI) For Consultancy Services For Execution Of 2025 Capital Appropriation (16 Lots)

DEADLINE: 27TH MAY, 2025
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PHASE III, AHMADU BELLO WAY, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR EXECUTION OF 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appropriated funds to the Federal Ministry of Education, Headquarters in the 2025 Fiscal year for the Procurement of Services (Consultancy and Non-Consultancy) for the execution of policies and programmes towards achieving the mandate of the Ministry. In compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other extant guidelines for the award of contracts in the Federal Public Service, the Ministry wishes to invite experienced and competent Service Providers/Consultants to submit Expression of Interest documents for the following Projects:

SCOPE OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible in this procurement process:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
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, 2025;
c. Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025.
e. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants, and Services Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
g. Sworn affidavit:

• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Ministry of Education 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;
• no Partner/Director has been convicted in any Country for criminal offences related to fraudulent or corrupt practices or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter; and
• the Company is not under receivership, the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings, insolvency or Bankruptcy;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2022, 2023 & 2024);
i. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
j. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, and Job Completion Certificates of the projects;
k. For Training: Evidence of Firm’s current accreditation issued by the Centre for Management Development (CMD);
l. Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
m. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); and
n. 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 authorized officer of the firm.

SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT
Prospective bidders are to submit proposals for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies clearly marked as “Technical Proposal” Thereafter, seal and addressed to:
The Director Procurement,
Federal Ministry of Education Hqtrs,
Federal Secretariat, Phase III, Abuja.
and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number).
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Assistant Director office (Procurement) Room 3.17 Podium L, 3rd Floor not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday May, 27th, 2025

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Assistant Director’s office (Procurement), Room 3.17 Podium L, 3rd Floor as the Federal Ministry of Education will not be held liable for any misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

OPENING OF EOIs
The Expression of Interest (EoI) will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday May, 27th, 2025 at the Ministry’s Conference Hall 2nd floor. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Department on: 0803 246 6986 Engr. Yusuf Aiyelabegan

GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and duly signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline 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. The Federal Ministry of Education is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liability in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007

Signed
THE PERMANENT SECRETARY
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION