DEADLINE: 4TH NOVEMBER, 2025
NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE (NIGCOMSAT) LIMITED
OBASANJO SPACE CENTER, LUGBE – ABUJA
(FEDERAL MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS, INNOVATION AND DIGITAL ECONOMY)
INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The Nigerian Communications satellite, in compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Acts, 2007, intends to undertake the execution of the under-listed projects under the 2025 Capital Budget of the Agency. To this end, interested, experienced, and competent Contractors/Service providers are invited to tender for the execution of the projects.
2.0 SCOPE OF GOODS/WORKS/SERVICES
2.1 CATEGORY A: GOODS (INVITATION TO TENDER)
CATEGORY A: PROCUREMENT OF GOODS
| LOT NO. | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| LOT G1 | Supply and Installation of Protection System and Licenses |
| LOT G2 | Supply of Servers and Devices |
| LOT G3 | Supply of Inverter Systems |
| LOT G4 | Supply and Installation of LAN Infrastructure Devices |
| LOT G5 | Supply and Installation of UPS Battery Banks |
| LOT G6 | Supply, Installation, and Integration of Generator |
| LOT G7 | Supply of KU Band Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier |
| LOT G8 | Supply of Customer Premise Equipment |
| LOT G9 | Supply of NEWTEC Customer Premise Equipment |
| LOT G10 | Supply of iDirect Customer Premise Equipment |
| LOT G11 | Supply of KYMETTA Flat Panel Antenna |
| LOT G12 | Supply of KA Band Automation and Expansion Project Utility Vehicle |
| LOT G13 | Procurement of Marketing and Sales Vehicles |
| LOT G14 | Supply of NIGCOMSAT Promotional Materials |
| LOT G15 | Procurement of N2 Project Vehicle |
| LOT G16 | Procurement of Spectrum Analyzer |
| LOT G17 | Supply of AGO and Monitoring Device |
| LOT G18 | Conversion of Porta Cabin to Sick Bay and Procurement of Medical Equipment |
| LOT G19 | Procurement of Fire Extinguisher Equipment |
| LOT G20 | Supply and Installation of Digital Headend Equipment |
| LOT G21 | Supply of Laptops |
| LOT G22 | Supply of AGO and Consumables |
2.2 CATEGORY B: WORKS (INVITATION TO TENDER)
CATEGORY B: PROCUREMENT OF VARIOUS WORKS
LOT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION LOT W1 Supply and Installation of Raised Floor for Network Operation Centre LOT W2 Renovation of Abuja Office Complex LOT W3 Construction and Establishment of Triple-Dulux NIGCOMSAT Community Innovation Digital Hubs (CEDIH) with Solar Streetlights in Osisiomangwa Council Secretariat, Osisiomangwa LGA and Awom Na Ebo Secondary Technical School, Amawom Oboro, Ikwuano LGA, Abia Central, Abia State. LOT W4 Construction and Establishment of Triple-Dulux NIGCOMSAT Community Innovation Digital Hubs (CEDIH) with Solar Streetlights in Obehie Civic Centre, Ukwa West LGA and Owuahia Council Hall, Owuahia Otuabi Autonomous Community, Obingwa LGA, Abia South, Abia State. LOT W5 Construction and Establishment of Triple-Dulux NIGCOMSAT Community Innovation Digital Hubs (CEDIH) with Solar Streetlights in Onuiyang Bende LGA and Acha Secondary School, Isuikwuato LGA, Abia North, Abia State. LOT W6 Installation of 20KW Renewable Energy (Solar Panel) in Schools in Rivers West Senatorial District, Rivers State.
2.3 CATEGORY C: SERVICES: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
CATEGORY C – CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
LOT NO. PROJECT DESCRIPTION LOT S1 Subscription of Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Call Centre Software LOT S2 NIGCOMSAT Stakeholders Engagement LOT S3 Management Retreat LOT S4 Nigerian Satellite Week LOT S5 Training of Youth in Installation and Maintenance of Lithium-Based Street Lights in Degema and Akuku-Tor LGA, Rivers State LOT S6 Capacity Building for Ogun Central District Teachers on the use of ICT for Teaching and Learning
3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Prospective Bidders should submit the following documents:
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including form CAC2 and CAC7 or CAC1.1. Business name with form BN1 is also acceptable for Services;
b. Evidence of the Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Clearance Certificate of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three years (2022, 2023, 2024) valid till December 31st, 2025; with minimum average annual turnover of N50Million for Lots (G5,G14,G15,G16,G17,G18,G19,G22,W1,S1,S2,S3,S4) and Minimum average annual turnover of N100Million for Lots (G1,G2,G3,G4,G6,G7,G8,G9,G10,G11,G12,G13,G20.G21,W2,W3,W4,W5,W6,S5 and S6),;
c. Evidence of current Pension Clearance valid till December 31st, 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
d. Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till December 31st, 2025;
e. Evidence of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till December 31st, 2025;
f. Evidence of registration on the Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants, and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on December 31st, 2025, or valid Certificate issued by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP);
g. Sworn Affidavit:
- disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited or Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or had any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid is true and correct in all particulars.
- that no Director has been convicted in any Country for any criminal offense 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 an 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. Evidence of Local Content in line with the Presidential Executive Order 5 for the promotion of Nigerian Content in contracts relating to Science, Technology and Engineering;
i. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years, 2022, 2023 & 2024;
j. Evidence of Financial capability to execute the project by submission of a Reference Letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating a willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed.
k. 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 registration with COREN, QSRBN,
ARCON, CORBON, SURCON, CPIN, NITDA Clearance Certificate, OEM, Software Certification, CMD and any other relevant certification as applicable;
l. Verifiable evidence of at least three (3) similar contracts executed in the last five (5) years, with verifiable letter of award/appointment, valuation/job completion certificates and photographs of the projects.
m. Works: List of Plants/Equipment proposed for the project, with proof of ownership/lease
n. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorization as representative of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
o. Services: Evidence of Firm’s current Registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as Centre for Management Development (CMD);
p. For fire service, evidence of registration with Federal Fire Service
q. For Joint Ventures/Partnership, a 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).
r. IT Jobs: Evidence of the firm’s current accreditation/registration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Computer Professionals Registration Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for vehicles
s. Only companies in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for vehicles
Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the company/firm’s Letter Headed 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 Name and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm. Arrangement of documents should follow the order in the list of tender requirements, appropriately paged and signed. It should have a table of Contents indicating the pages or folios on which these items are to be found.
4.0 COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
INVITATION TO TENDER
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document from the Procurement Department, 3rd Floor NIGCOMSAT Limited, Abuja on presentation of a copy of original receipts of non-refundable Tender fees of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira Only) per lot/Project paid into NIGCOMSAT LTD Remita account in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.
5.0 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENT
5.1 INVITATION TO TENDER
Bidders are to submit for each of the desired lot, two (2) hard copies of each of the Technical and Financial bids, with a soft copy of the financial bid only in MS Excel format in a flash drive, packaged separately in two sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “TECHNICAL BID FOR LOT…” or ”FINANCIAL BID FOR LOT…” at the top left-hand corner of each envelope with the Company name indicated at the back of each envelope. Both envelopes should be sealed and placed in a third bigger envelope marked with the lot number at the top right-hand corner and addressed to: The Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, Obasanjo Space Centre, Umaru Musa Yar’adua Way, Abuja on or before 11:00 am on Tuesday, 11th, November, 2025, at the designated box in the Procurement Department 3rd Floor.
5.1 CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Interested Firms are to submit the Expression of Interest (EOI) documents for each of the Lot desired, in two (2) hard copies each (one original & one copy). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 11.00 am on Tuesday 4th November, 2025.
6.0 OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOIs and Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission as follows:
DOCUMENTS TIME & DATE OF OPENING
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) CATEGORY C 11:00 am Tuesday, 4th November, 2025
INVITATION TO TENDER (TECHNICAL BIDS only) CATEGORY A and B 11:00 am Tuesday 11th November, 2025 At NIGCOMSAT LTD AUDITORIUM
6.1 Please ensure that you sign EOI/Bid Submission register at the Procurement Department, as NIGCOMSAT Ltd, will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For more enquiries, please contact procurement@nigcomsat.gov.ng
7.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
i. EOIs/Bids must be in English and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
ii. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened.
iii. Late submissions will be returned unopened.
iv. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots
v. All cost will be borne by the bidders.
vi. All documents submitted will be subjected to verification from the relevant agencies.
vii. Invitation to Tender: Only qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bid opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened.
viii. consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal;
ix This advertisement shall not be construed as a commitment on the part of NIGCOMSAT Limited to enter into any form of contract with any company nor shall it entitle responding bidders to seek any indemnity from NIGCOMSAT Limited by virtue of such bidder having responded to the advertisement.
x. All financial bids should be quoted in Naira (N) for all Nigerian companies, while foreign based companies should avail themselves with the most current (prevailing) exchange rate.
xi. The Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited 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.
9.0 CONFIDENTIALITY
All submissions will be treated with the strictest terms of confidentiality.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
