DEADLINE: 22ND JULY, 2025
NATIONAL PENSION COMMISSION (PenCom)
PLOT 174 ADETOKUNBO ADEMOLA CRESCENT, WUSE 2, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) in compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, invites reputable, experienced and interested suppliers to submit tenders for the project/goods in the table below:
2.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
LOT NO DESCRIPTION OF GOODS C1 REMODELLING OF THE BOARD ROOM AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC1, CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Taxes of the Partners where applicable) for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023, 2024) valid till 31st December 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025;
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025;
e. Evidence of 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 Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR), expiring on 31st December 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. A Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of National Pension Commission 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, 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 loans 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 Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 & 2024;
i. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years, including Letters of Award, Job Completion Certificates;
k. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided, indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax 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 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 authorised officer of the firm.
Documents to be submitted in fulfillment of the requirements should be arranged in the order listed.
Tender documents should be paginated with a table of contents indicating the pages on which items are to be found.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Procurement Department on the 3rd Floor of the National Pension Commission Head Office located at Plot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja.
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bids for the Goods, in two (2) hard copies of the technical and financial bid, with soft copy of the technical bids only in MS Excel format. Bids should be packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be enclosed in a bigger sealed envelope clearly marked with “Name of Project” and “Lot No” on the right-hand corner, the name of the Bidder on the reverse side of the envelope and addressed to:
The Director General
National Pension Commission
Plot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja
The tender documents are to be dropped in the Bid Box at the Procurement Department, 3rd Floor of the National Pension Commission, Plot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent Wuse II, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 22 July 2025.
6.0 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission in the presence of bidders at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, at the Auditorium located at the Block of Flats of the Commission’s office building located at 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, in the presence of observers, bidders or their authorised representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Office of the Head, Procurement Department on the 3rd Floor of the National Pension Commission Head Office located at Plot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja, as the National Pension Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
7.0 ENQUIRY
All enquiries should be directed in writing to:
The Director General
National Pension Commission
Plot 174, Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja
Further clarifications can be sought between 9:00 am – 3:00 pm from the Procurement Department at the Commission’s Head Office or call Telephone Number 0701 544 5557 or via the email: procurement@pencom.gov.ng
8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Any bid submitted at the wrong place shall be disqualified;
b. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
c. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
e. The Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
f. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. The National Pension Commission 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
National Pension Commission
