DEADLINE: 21ST & 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2025
NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (NCPWD)
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR GOODS WORKS AND SERVICES FOR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS
NO.79 RALPH SHODEINDE STREET, PLATEAU STATE HOUSE, CBD, ABUJA, NIGERIA

1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Federal Government of Nigeria has appropriated funds to the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), a Parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development in 2025 fiscal year for the Procurement of Goods, Works and Services for the execution of Policies and Projects towards achieving the mandate of the Commission. In compliance with the provision of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and other exact guidelines for the award of contracts in the Federal Public Service, the Commission hereby invites experienced and Competent Contractors/ Suppliers/ Service Providers/ Consultants to Submit Bid/Expression of Interest (EOI) for the following projects:

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK/ASSIGNMENTS
Detail of Scope of Work/Specifications and Terms of Reference are contained in the bid document. The Projects are grouped into categories A to D, the Projects are listed as contained in categories in the table below:

LOT A: GOODS
LOT NODESCRIPTIONLOCATION
Lot A1Bulk Purchase of Assistive Devices for PWDsHQ
Lot A2Purchase of Operational and Project VehiclesHQ
Lot A3Office Furniture and AppliancesHQ
Lot A4Provision of Motorized Wheel and Non-Motorized wheel chairs and other items for Persons with Disabilities in Owan Federal Constituency, Edo stateOwan Edo State
Lot A5Supply of food items to Persons with Disabilities in Oshodi/Isolo I, Federal Constituency Lagos stateOshodi/Isolo Lagos State
Lot A6Provision of Assistive Devices for Person with Disabilities in Oshodi/Isolo I, Federal Constituency Lagos stateOshodi/Isolo Lagos State
Lot A7Supply of Nursing Surgical tools and Consumables in Dan-Musa and Funtua LGA, Katsina stateDan- Musa, Funtua LGA Katsina
Lot A8Supply and Installation of Solar Street Light in Barhim Community, Katsina StateBarhim Community, Katsina
LOT B: WORKS
LOT NODESCRIPTIONLOCATION
Lot B1Special Intervention on Accessibility FacilitiesNationwide
Lot B2Construction/Purchase of Zonal OfficesBauchi
LOT C: CONSULTANCY
LOT NODESCRIPTIONLOCATION
Lot C1Collection of Relevant Data of Persons with Disabilities in the CountryHQ
Lot C2Development of Training of Building Plan Approval Bodies Across the Nation on Accessible Building Plan Approval checklistHQ
Lot C3Mass Awareness and Advocacy Programme for Enhanced implementation of the Disability Act an Subsequent domestication at Sub-National LevelsNationwide
Lot C4National Educational Intervention Programme for Persons with DisabilitiesNationwide
Lot C5Compliance and Enforcement of Implementation of the Disability Act 2024Nationwide
LOT D: NON-CONSULTANCY
LOT NODESCRIPTIONLOCATION
Lot D1Disability Socio-Economic Empowerment ProgrammeNationwide
Lot D2Support to Disabled Peoples OrganizationsNationwide
Lot D3Production and Issuance of Permanent DisabilityNationwide
Lot D4Research and development grant for Persons with Disabilities (PWD)Nationwide
Lot D5National Disability SummitAbuja
Lot D6Monitoring and Evaluation of Programs and ProjectsNationwide
Lot D7Provision of Drugs and Glasses Medical Outreach and Consultation to Persons with Disabilities in Imo State West Senatorial District Imo StateImo West
Lot D8Training and Empowerment of People with Disabilities in Katsina StateKatsina

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested and competent Contractors/Suppliers and Service Providers/Consultants wishing to carry out any of the projects listed above are required to submit the following documents. Failure to fulfill any of the under-listed requirements will be render a bid, disqualified.
a. Evidence of certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including from CAC2 and CAC7 (or CAC1.1). Business name with from BN1 is also acceptable for Services.
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 valid till 31st December 2025 (2022, 2023, 2024)
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate (PENCOM) valid until 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).
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSTIF) Compliance 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 the 31st December 2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit with passport photograph affixed:

  • Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) or the Bureau of Public Procurement (BBP) 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 of any Country or 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 or other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the past four (4) months.

h. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years – 2022, 2023, 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
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 Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications (in case of Construction: COREN, ARCON, CORBON 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 projects;
l. Works: list of Equipment with proof of Ownership/Lease
m. Only companies included in the Nigerian Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved lists of local manufactures of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for vehicles
n. For supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. Category C: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as NITDA, CPN, CMD;
p. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); and
q. 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 authorized officer of the firm.

4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B GOODS & WORKS)
Interested companies are to collect the standard bidding document (SBD) from the Office of Head Procurement, Room 306-308, 3rd Floor, at the commission’s office (as above) on evidence of payment of non-refundable tender fee of N20,000.00 per lot, paid into the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Remita Account in any Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids and its soft copies neatly packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two (2) sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to:
Head, Procurement,
National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD)
No.79 Ralph Shodeinde Street, Plateau State House, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria.
and clearly Marked with (the name of the project and Lot Number).

Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box at the Head of Procurement Office, Room 306-308 3rd floor not later than 12:00 noon on 21st September 2025.

Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Head Procurement’s Office, Room 306-308, and 3rd floor as the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) will not be held liable for any misplace or wrongly submitted bids.

6.0 SUBMISSION OF EOI
Interested Firms in Services are to submit the expression of interest (EOI) for each of the lot desired in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two (2) copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00 noon on 15th September 2025.

7.0 OPENING OF EOI & TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOIs and the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon on 15th September 2025 and 12:00 noon on 21st September 2025 respectively at the Executive Secretary’s Conference Room on the 4th Floor at the same address in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept un-opened. For further enquiries, please contact the Procurement Department Rooms 306-308, 3rd floor, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Abuja.

8.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOI/Bids must be in English Language and duly signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOI/Bids submitted after the deadline would be returned un-opened;
c. Applicants should not bid for more than two (2) Lots;
d. All costs will be borne by the bidders.
e. The EOI/Technical Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-Corruption and Transparency and will be covered by video recording, invitation link will be sent to bidder who choose to join the Bid EOI opening online;
f. Goods, Works and Non-Consultancy Services: only pre-qualified bidders at Technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening, while the financial bid of unsuccessful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. Consultancy Service: Only Shortlisted firms at EOIs evaluation will be invited for collection of Requests for Proposal (RFPs);
h. The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liability in accordance with section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007;

For further enquiries, please contact Procurement Unit between 9:00am to 3:30pm (Monday to Friday) at this address and via procurement@ncpwd.gov.ng
Head, Procurement,
National Commission for Persons with Disabilities
No.79 Ralph Shodeinde Street, CBD, Abuja.

SIGNED
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
National Commission for Persons with Disabilities