DEADLINE: 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2025
SHELL NIGERIA EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY LIMITED
CO-VENTURE PARTNERS
NNPC EXXONMOBIL TOTAL NIGERIAN AGIP EXPLORATION
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR PROVISION OF POSITIONING, ASSET INSPECTION AND SEABED SURVEY SERVICES (GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOTECHNICAL)
TENDER REF: CW979627 NIPEX REF: SNEPCO.00000289
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCO), operator of Oil Mining Lease 118 on behalf of itself and other Co-ventures consisting of Nigerian Agip Exploration, Total Energies Nigeria and Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria (Deepwater) Limited under a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) hereby invites reputable and competent Nigerian companies who are duly registered and licensed with Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) with proven experience and requisite expertise, skilled manpower in the Provision of Positioning, Asset Inspection and Seabed Survey Services (Geophysical and Geotechnical) listed in the scope of work below to apply for inclusion into the bid list of the tender.
2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICE REQUIREMENT
Provision of surface and subsea positioning, asset inspection and seabed survey services (geophysical and geotechnical) in the offshore environment are required for exploration, field development, asset integrity, subsea facility layout design and drilling operations. This will include, but not limited to onshore project delivery support, reporting and monitoring of performance, (HSE, Technical, Schedule & Verification) for the following activities:
- Exploration – semi-sub rig positioning, seep detection and sampling.
- Field development surveys – Geophysical & Geotechnical surveys.
- Field development engineering & Jack-up rig positioning – Pipelines/platforms construction support (Dimensional control, subsea metrology for engineering and well marking).
- Pipeline route and asset inspection surveys.
- Hydrographic, debris and drilling site surveys, (analogue and digital)
- Environmental management support
3.0 MANDATORY REQUIREMENT
To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested contractors are required to be pre-qualified as essential service vendor in the:
- 3.09.01 – Navigation/Surveying & Positioning Services
- 3.09.02 – Geotechnical Services
- 3.09.03 – Geophysical & Hydrographic Site Survey Services (Product/Services) category in NipeX Joint Qualification System (NJQS) database.
Only successfully pre-qualified suppliers in these categories will receive combined Invitation to Technical and Commercial Tender (ITT).
- To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/service category you are listed for; open www.vendors.nipex-ng.com and access NJQS with your log-in details, click on ‘Continue Joint Qualification Scheme tool’, then on ‘Check my supplier status’ and then click ‘Supplier product group’.
- To qualify you must have Category A NIGERIAN CONTENT COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (NCCC) issued by Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board for Provision of services within these scopes.
- If you are not listed in the product/service category but you have registered with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to do business in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry, contact the NipeX administration office at 27b Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, Ikoyi, Lagos with your NUPRC certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
- To initiate the NJQS pre-qualification process, access www.nipex-ng.com to download the application form, make necessary payments and contact NipeX office for further action.
- To be eligible, all tenders must comply with the Nigerian content requirements in the NipeX system.
4.0 NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENT
SNEPCo is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and gas business in compliance with the Nigerian Content Act 2010 for Nigerian Content Development.
Vendors are to demonstrate strict compliance with the provisions of Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry Content Development Act and also provide the following requirements:
1. Demonstrate that entity is a Nigerian registered company with greater than 51% Nigerian shareholding structure. Submit certified true copies of CAC forms 10, 02 & 07 (or its equivalent; CAC 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, etc.) including company memorandum & article of association and/or evidence of entity’s incorporation, shareholding & ownership structure in Nigeria.
2. Bidders shall provide evidence of 1,2,3, 4 or 5 Service and Support group NCEC demonstrating ownership of equipment (not limited to Piston corer, Jumbo PC, Box corer, scanning sonar etc.) to execute geophysical and geotechnical surveys services.
3. Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians and what percentage of the total work force are Nigerians. Also, show overall percentage of work to be performed in Nigeria and those by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
4. Tenderer shall comply with the latest approved version of NCDMB HCD guideline by committing (via a letter of undertaking) to providing Project-Specific training, man-hour, budget, skill development and understudy plan for Nigerian personnel utilizing OGTRAN registered trainer(s) or other approved NCDMB training institution(s).
5. Tenderer shall provide Location of in-country facilities (not limited to administrative office) to execute the work scope.
6. Tenderer shall (via a letter of undertaking utilizing its letter headed paper) commit to:
-Complying with the latest approved version of NCDMB HCD guideline to providing Project-Specific training, man-hour, budget, skill development and understudy plan for Nigerian personnel utilizing OGTRAN registered trainer(s) or other approved NCDMB training institution(s).
7. Tenderers shall provide evidence of Valid Category A, B, or C Nigerian Content Marine Vessel Certificate (NVMVC) for Integrated Geophysical Vessel & Geotechnical drill ship (and any other vessels to be deployed in support of this tender) to be utilized in execution of the work scope.
In line with the NOGICD Act, deduct 1% NCDF for every subcontract to be issued on the contract and remit same to NCDMB. Tenderer shall ensure that the 1% NCDF for all subcontracts must be priced into the commercial submission to be submitted to Operator
5.0 CLOSING DATE
Only Tenderers who are LIVE and pre-qualified with the relevant NJQS Product categories as at 12th of September 2025, being the advert close date, shall be invited to submit combined Technical and Commercial bids at the same time.
6.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- All costs incurred in preparing and processing NJQS prequalification shall be to the contractor’s accounts.
- This advertisement shall neither be construed as any form of commitment on the part of SNEPCo to award any contract to any company and or associated companies, sub-contractors or agents, nor shall it entitle prequalified companies to make any claims whatsoever, and/or seek any indemnity from SNEPCo and or any of its partners by virtue of such companies having been prequalified in NJQS.
- SNEPCo will communicate only with authorized officers of the pre-qualifying companies and NOT through individuals or Agents.
NCDMB Certification of Authorization Number: ES/NCDMB/UPD/SNEPCO-DA-100306/110825
