Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia (FUTH)- Expression Of Interest (EOI) For Consultancy Services For The Year 2025 (5 Lots)

DEADLINE: 13TH OCTOBER, 2025
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, LAFIA (FUTH)
P.M.B 007
SHENDAM ROAD, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE YEAR 2025

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal University Teaching Hospital (FUTH) Lafia, is a Tertiary Health Institution which serves as a major center for medical education, clinical training and research. The Hospital provides high-quality health care services to the public, a practical training ground for medical students, interns and resident doctors. We intend to procure consultancy Services and hereby invites for Expression of Interest from experienced, competent and reliable consultants to Bid for the following services:

2. SCOPE OF PROGRAMMES/SERVICES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
All interested Consultants are expected to submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2022, 2023 and 2024) valid till 31st December, 2025
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance 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 N20m and above);
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 Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia 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;

h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023 & 2024;
i. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the programme, including copies of their Academic/Professional Certificates.
j. 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.
k. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating among others the Lead Partner (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension 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 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.
Failure to meet any of the requirements listed above will result in disqualification of the bidder.

4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) DOCUMENTS
Prospective Bidders are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) Documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The envelope should be marked “copy” and “original”. The two (2) envelopes marked “copy” and “original” should be placed in the third envelope. The document should be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to: The Chief Medical Director, Federal University Teaching Hospital, Shendam Road, Lafia, Nasarawa State and clearly marked with the Name & Lot No. of the project. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Proof box at Room 52 Beside Procurement Office, Administrative Block, Ground floor, Federal University Teaching Hospital Lafia, not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 13th October, 2025.

5. CLOSING DATE AND OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
Expression of Interest documents shall be opened immediately at 12:00 noon on Monday 13th October, 2025 in the presence of the Bidders or their representatives in the Board Room, at Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lafia.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. Incorrect address or labelling of submitted Expression of Interest (EOI) shall be rejected.
d. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) Lot
e. All costs will be borne by the bidders
f. Only shortlisted Applicants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal;
g. This advertisement of request for Expression of Interest (EOI) shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of Federal University Teaching Hospital Lafia nor shall it entitle any company/firm to make any claim whatsoever or compensation having responded to the advertisement
h. The above listed requirements shall form part of Technical Evaluation criteria and non-compliance for any of the stated criteria shall result in automatic disqualification of the bidder/firm
i. The Federal University Teaching Hospital Lafia reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any claim made in the Expression of Interest (EOI) documents submitted by any company/firm
j. The Federal University Teaching Hospital Lafia is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any applicant and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities to the bidders in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

SIGNED:
THE CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL LAFIA.