DEADLINE: 30TH JULY, 2025
KWARA STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
1.0 INTRODUCTION
KWARA STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH wishes to engage a consultant to advise State Government concerning the intended medical equipment acquisition for the new Civil Service Hospital. This is part of the ongoing efforts of the present administration at strengthening the public healthcare services. The new Civil Service Hospital is intended to provide a wide range of clinical services to patients using latest and high-end medical diagnostics and investigative capital assets. The Consultant would be amongst other roles be collaborating with other stakeholders in the new Civil Service Hospital project towards ensuring that proposed medical equipment acquisition plans adequately align technical imperatives from the ongoing building construction works. To this end, interested reputable and competent Companies/Firms with relevant experience and good track records are hereby invited to submit expression of interest for the proposed consultancy services.
SCOPE OF SERVICE
Consultant’s role in the intended contract is essentially Advisory. However, service scope also includes identifying and curating a robust medical equipment mix list that is cost efficient; evaluation of equipment vendors; verification of Genuity claims and equipment source amongst others.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT
Interested and competent Companies/Firms wishing to submit expressions of interest are requested to submit their company profiles which shall include the following:
- Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
- Evidence of Company Incomes Tax Clearance for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024).
- Evidence of current Pension Compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2024.
- Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2024.
- Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) compliance certificate valid till 31st December, 2024.
- Evidence of Registration with Kwara State Public Procurement Agency.
- Company Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024).
- Evidence of financial capability to execute the project by submission of reference letter from a reputable commercial Bank in Nigeria.
- Company’s profile with curriculum Vitae of key staff including their Academic and professional qualifications.
- Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificate, Job Completion Certificates, etc.
4.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested Firms/Companies are to submit two (2) bound Expression of Interest (EOI) documents. The document should be submitted in sealed envelopes and addressed to:
Honourable Commissioner’s Office
Ministry of Health
Fatellorin, Kwara State
And clearly marked with (the name of the project).
Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the Firm/Company and drop in the designated Tender Box located at:
Honourable Commissioner’s Office
Ministry of Health
Fatellorin, Kwara State
Not later than 12 noon of Wednesday 30th July, 2025.
5.0 OPENING OF EOI
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 Noon of Wednesday 30th July, 2025 in the conference room of the Ministry.
Please note that the Ministry of Health will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted EOI documents.
6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. EOI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the Firm;
ii. EOI submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. All costs will be borne by the Firms;
iv. Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
v. Only shortlisted Firms will be contacted later for collection of Tender Documents.
vi. The Kwara State Ministry of Health is not bound to accept any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement Process at any time without incurring liabilities in accordance with section 38 of the Kwara State Public Procurement Law, 2021, as amended.
vii. All bidders who may be unable to attend in person are kindly requested to ensure that their representative attends with a valid means of identification.
Signed:
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Kwara State
