DEADLINE: 25TH AUGUST & SEPTEMBER, 2025
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ART, CULTURE, TOURISM AND CREATIVE ECONOMY
HEADQUARTERS – FEDERAL SECRETARIAT, PHASE II, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS, WORKS & SERVICES UNDER 2025 APPROPRIATION
1. INTRODUCTION:
2. The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy Intends to undertake the Procurement of Works/Goods/Services under the 2025 Appropriation in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. To achieve this, the Ministry hereby invites submission of interest from interested and competent Contractors and Consultants with cognate experience wishing to participate in the bidding process in any areas listed on Table 1 below:
(CAPITAL/CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS OF THE MINISTRY)
LOTS LINE ITEMS:
WORKS
- W1: CONSTRUCTION OF THE CREATIVE HUB FACILITY
- W2: COMPREHENSIVE FURNISHING AND INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE CREATIVE HUB
- W3: CREATION OF A CULTURAL AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION SPACE
- W4: PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF PROFESSIONAL GRADE EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES FOR PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY DIGITAL CONTENT
- W5: DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY/AUGMENTED REALITY AND HOLOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY LABS
- W6: CREATION OF A GAMING AND ANIMATION DEVELOPMENT LAB
- W7: ESTABLISHMENT OF CREATIVE HUB IN LAGOS
- W8: DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE SOLAR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN CREATIVE HUB
- W9: ESTABLISHMENT OF DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION STUDIO
- W10: CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM IN ABUJA
- W11: DEVELOPMENT OF A FABRICATION AND PROTOTYP ING LAB
- W12: CREATION OF A CULTURAL AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION SPACE
GOODS
- G1 PROCUREMENT OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT
CONSULTANCY
- C1: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BLEEDING -EDGE CREATIVE HUB
- C2: DESIGN OF CO-CREATION AND COLLABORATION ZONES
- C3: HIGH-SPEED CONNECTIVITY AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE IN CREATIVE HUB
- C4: IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMS ON CREATIVITY
- C5: CREATIVE RENAISSANCE PROJECT : CONSULTA NCY SERVICES, FEASIBILITY STUDY NATION WIDE
- C6: CREATIVE RENAISSANCE PROJECT: MEDIA, PUBLICITY AND AWARENESS NATION WIDE
- C7: CREATIVE RENAISSANCE PROJECT: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT/STATE COURTESY VISITS TO THE NORTHERN GEOPOLITICAL ZONE
- C8: CREATIVE RENAISSANCE PROJECT: STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND ENGAGEMENT/STATE COURTESY VISITS TO THE SOUTHERN GEOPOLITICAL ZONE
- C9: CASH GRANTS FOR ARTISANS, RURAL FARMERS AND MARKET WOMEN IN SHIRORO RAFI MUNIYA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
- C10: CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL MUSEUM: CONSULTANCY SERVICES
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Prospective bidders must meet the following requirements to qualify for the procurement process:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Form CAC2 and CAC7;
ii. Evidence of Company’s current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years (2022, 2023 and 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025;
iii. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid 31st December, 2025;
iv. Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) clearance certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
v. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
vi. Evidence of Registration on the National Data Base of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid certificate issued by BPP;
vii. Evidence of Financial capability to execute the job, by submission of Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank with willingness to provide credit facility when needed;
viii. Sworn Affidavit
(a) Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex Management Board or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
(b) That the company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt.
(c) That the company does not have any Director who has ever been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other country for criminal offence in relation to fraud or financial impropriety;
ix. Company Profile with the Curriculum vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project including copies of their Academics/Professional qualifications;
x. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024) duly signed by a reputable Auditing Firm;
xi. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs successfully executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates and/or Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
xii. List of plants and Equipment with proof of ownership or lease agreement.
3. TENDER FEES
Payment of Tender Fees of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only is required for each LOT in category A & B through remittal platform of Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy.
4. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS:
Categories A & B (Goods and Works)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies of the Technical and Financial Bids (soft copy of financial bids) included in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” respectively; with the two envelopes concealed in a bigger envelop, addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Abuja. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelopes should bear the name and address of the bidder as well as Category and drop in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Director, Procurement Department of the Ministry at Phase II, Block ‘E’, 8th Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Friday 12TH September, 2025.
5. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS FOR CATEGORY ‘C’
Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to (The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism & Creative Economy, Phase II, Block ‘E’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja) and clearly marked (Name of Project and Lot No). Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Director (Procurement) on the 8th Floor, Phase II, Block ‘E’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja not later than 12.00 noon, Monday, 25th August, 2025.
6. OPENING OF EOIs/TECHNICAL BIDS:
The EOIs and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday, 25TH August, 2025 at the office of the Director Procurement, 8th Floor, Block E, in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Director (Procurement) on the 8th Floor, Phase II, Block ‘E’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja, as the Ministry will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Director (Procurement). Only accredited professional Bodies, NGOs, Civil Society Organizations will be allowed, while interested public are hereby invited to witness the public opening.
7. GENERAL INFORMATION TO BIDDERS:
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. Attendees at the bid openings shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitizer, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The bids opening will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidders who chooses to join the bid opening online;
e. Category A&B: Only shortlisted bidders will be invited at a later date for OPENING OF FINANCIAL BIDS;
f. Category C: only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection or Request for Proposals;
g. This invitation for bids shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of the Ministry or its officials, for contract award or shall it entitle a Tenderer to make any claims whatsoever and seek indemnity from the Ministry by virtue of having responded to this advertisement;
h. The Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul any part or the entire Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
i. Please note that each bidder cannot bid for more than two lots in two categories.
8. PLEASE NOTE THAT:
I. The Ministry will verify any or all of the claims made by the applicants and shall disqualify any company whose claims are found to be false in addition to other sanction that may be deemed necessary including prosecution in the law court;
II. Bidders who have worked for the Ministry and have a history of poor performance, abandonment, termination and prolonged contract execution period need not apply.
Signed
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy
Headquarters, Abuja.
