DEADLINE: 24TH JULY, 2025
STANDARDS ORGANISATION OF NIGERIA (SON)
52, LOME CRESCENT, WUSE ZONE 7, ABUJA
PRE-QUALIFICATION/INVITATION TO TENDER FOR GOODS AND WORKS
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES ON ICT, PUBLICITY, GENERAL SENSITISATION, INSURANCE (LIFE & NON-LIFE), ETC.
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is charged with the responsibility of developing standards for commodities, products and services for industries, including metrology. It also implements the Federal Government’s policies & programmes on standardization of locally made and imported products throughout the country. In furtherance of the above, the Organisation wishes to embark on the provision of a number of services listed hereunder during the 2024/2025 fiscal year.
1.2 Experienced and competent contractors/suppliers are hereby invited to submit bids for the Goods and Works listed below.
2. SCOPE OF WORKS/SUPPLY
2.1 Details of the Scope of Works/Supplies are as stated hereunder:
CATEGORY A: WORKS
| LOT NO | DESCRIPTION | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|
| WKI – 1 | EXTERNAL WORKS FOR STATE OFFICE/LABORATORY COMPLEX | CROSS RIVER |
| WKI – 2 | EXTERNAL WORKS AND ANCILLARY WORKS FOR SON STATE OFFICE COMPLEX | BAYELSA |
| WKI – 3 | CONSTRUCTION OF PERIMETER FENCE UPGRADE AND LANDSCAPING AT ENUGU ENGINEERING COMPLEX | ENUGU |
| WKI – 4 | CONSTRUCTION OF PERIMETER FENCING | OROZO, ABUJA |
| WKI – 5 | CONSTRUCTION OF PROTO-TYPE STATE/LABORATORY OFFICE – PERIMETER FENCING & EXTERNAL WORKS | JIGAWA |
| WKI – 6 | CONSTRUCTION OF PERIMETER FENCE AND EXTERNAL WORKS AT SON LEATHER AND TEXTILE LAB. | KADUNA |
| WKI – 7 | CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING OF PROTOTYPE OFFICE COMPLEX | LAGOS |
| WKI – 8 | GATE HOUSE / FENCING AND GENERATOR HOUSE, SON OFFICE | GOMBE |
| WKI – 9 | GATE HOUSE / FENCING AND GENERATOR HOUSE, SON ICD WAREHOUSE | AMAWBIA, ANAMBRA |
| WKI – 10 | CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROAD TO SON ICD WAREHOUSE | OSUN, OSOGBO |
| WKI – 11 | CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR STREET LIGHTS ON ACCESS ROAD TO SON ICD WAREHOUSE | AMAWBIA, ANAMBRA |
| WKI – 12 | GATE HOUSE / FENCING AND GENERATOR HOUSE, SON OFFICE | ABA, ABIA |
| WKI – 13 | GATE HOUSE / FENCING GENERATOR HOUSE, SON OFFICE | LAFIA, NASARAWA |
| WKI – 14 | EXTERNAL AND ANCILLARY WORKS FOR SON STATE/LABORATORY OFFICE |
WKII: FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
LOT NO DESCRIPTION LOCATION FWK – 1 PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM BAUCHI FWK – 2 PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM EKITI FWK – 3 PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UYO FWK – 4 PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF FIRE ALARM SYSTEM YOLA
CATEGORY B: GOODS
GDII: FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
LOT NO DESCRIPTION LOCATION FGD – 1 ADVANCE FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY AFT 50LTRES TROLLEY SYSTEM AT SON CHQ, ABUJA FGD – 2 ADVANCE FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY AFT 50LTRES TROLLEY SYSTEM AT SON LEKKI, LAGOS FGD – 3 ADVANCE FIGHTING TECHNOLOGY AFT 50LTRES TROLLEY SYSTEM AT SON OGBA, LAGOS
GDII: FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM
LOT NO DESCRIPTION LOCATION VGD – 1 STAFF BUSES 18 SEATER 4 LOCATIONS VGD – 2 PICK UP TRUCK 4 LOCATIONS VGD – 3 4-WHEEL DRIVE CARS 1 LOCATION
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective Bidders should possess the under-listed requirements to be eligible to participate in this procurement exercise:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December, 2025; with minimum annual average turnover for the 3 years as follows:
i. WK – N150Million
ii. FWK – N50Million
iii. FGD – N50Million
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
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. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the (Standards Organisation 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 or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation 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 petition 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;
- 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 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. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON NITDA, CPN, ICAN, ANAN etc.;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
l. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner)
m. Only Companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorised representatives should bid for the Vehicles;
n. ICT jobs: Evidence of current Licence/accreditation with Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria and National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA);
o. For supply of equipment: letter of Authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
p. 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 authorised officer of the firm.
4. SUBMISSION OF PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
Prospective Bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents for Lot WKI -7, two hard copies each of the technical bids packaged in a sealed envelope clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and addressed to the Director General/CEO, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, ground Floor, 52, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja and clearly marked with (the name of the project and Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box located at the Ground Floor, Standards Organisation of Nigeria 52, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja not later than 1:00pm on Thursday, 24th July, 2025.
5. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Interested companies/bidders are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the HOD (Procurement), 1st Floor, 52, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of ₦10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the SON’s Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
6. SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with soft copy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to the Director General/CEO, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, ground Floor, 52, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja and clearly marked with (the name of the project and Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box located at the Ground Floor, Standards Organisation of Nigeria 52, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja not later than 1:00pm on Thursday, 24th July, 2025.
7. OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 1:00pm on Thursday, 24th July, 2025. In the Conference Room, at the 2nd Floor, Standards Organisation of Nigeria, 52, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. For further enquiries, please contact the HOD (Procurement) on e-mail: hod.proc@son.gov.ng
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot; except for bidders bidding for VGD, violation will result to automatic disqualification;
iv. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
v. The bids will be Opened in the presence of Observers and Professional bodies and covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join the bid opening online;
vi. Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
vii. The Standards Organisation of Nigeria is not bound to shortlist 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
DIRECTOR GENERAL / CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON)
