DEADLINE: 10TH & 26TH NOVEMBER, 2025
NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (NCC)
HEADQUARTERS, FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX, PHASE I, ANNEX II, GROUND- FLOOR, SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, MAITAMA, ABUJA
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
TENDER PACKAGE NO.: NCC/PROC/C/2025/002
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Nigerian Copyright Commission is an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria whose mandate includes the Administration, Enforcement, Protection, Promotion and Regulation of Copyright in Nigeria. In furtherance of the Commission’s mandate, the Commission intends to execute the listed projects under its 2025 Capital Appropriation.
1.2 To this end, experienced and competent Contractors/ Suppliers are invited to bid for the under-listed projects:
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES
LOT NO. PROJECT LOCATION LOT iii CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT QUARTERLY NATIONAL ANTI -PIRACY OPERATIONS ACROSS 6 GEO – POLITICAL ZONES IN COLLABORATION WITH NIGERIAN POLICE, DSS AND OTHER RELEVANT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES Abuja LOT iv CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT MONTHLY SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING VISIT TO OUTLETS PRODUCING/DEALING IN DEVICES CAPABLE OF BEING USED FOR REPRODUCTION OF COPYRIGHTWORKS AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PROVISION OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT AND REGULATION ABUJA LOT xi CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT ANNUAL NATIONAL ANTI-PIRACY SUMMIT IN THE SIX GEO-POLITICAL ZONES ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COPYRIGHT BASED INDUSTRY NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST & SOUTH SOUTH LOT xii CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT ESTABLISHMENT OF COPYRIGHT MEDIATION CENTRE IN THE LAGOS OFFICE OF THE COMMISSION LAGOS LOT xviii CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT ESTABLISHMENT OF COPYRIGHT AND CREATIVITY CLUBS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN THE SIX GEO-POLITICAL ZONE ACROSS THE COUNTRY NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST & SOUTH SOUTH LOT xx CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT ESTABLISHMENT AND EQUIPPING OF SPECIALISED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY E-LIBRARY IN LAGOS AND ABUJA OF THE NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION LAGOS AND ABUJA LOT xxx CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF NATIONAL DATA BASE OF CREATIVE INDUSTRY PRACTITIONERS IN NIGERIA ABUJA LOT xxxi CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF COPYRIGHT IMPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ABUJA LOT xxxv CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT SENSITISATION PROGRAMME ON DANGERS OF COPYRIGHT ABUSE AMONG MARKETERS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY ABUJA LOT xxxvi CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICERS ON ON-LINE ANTI-PIRACY OPERATION ABUJA LOT xxxix CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT HALF-YEARLY BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS/RETREAT FOR MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ON STRENGTHENING OF HUMAN AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY LAGOS AND ABUJA LOT xl CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUT ION RULES ON COPYRIGHT LAGOS ABUJA LOT xlii CATEGORY A: CAPITAL PROJECT COPYRIGHT SENSITISATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE SIX GEO -POLITICAL ZONEZ IN THE COUNTRY NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST & SOUTH SOUTH LOT viii CATEGORY B: CONSULTANCY SERVICES CONCEPTUALISATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENT OF STREET LAMPPOST TO WARN AGAINST DANGERS OF PIRACY IN ALL OFFICE LOCATION OF THE COMMISSION 14 State Offices and Headquarters LOT ix CATEGORY B: CONSULTANCY SERVICES CONCEPTUALISATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT OF 12 BILLBOARDS IN LAGOS AND ABUJA LAGOS AND ABUJA LOT xvi CATEGORY B: CONSULTANCY SERVICES DIGITISATION AND DIGITALISATION OF ELECTRONICCONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (ECM) Abuja LOT v CATEGORY C: GOODS PROCUREMENT OF OPERATIONAL UNIFORMS FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICERS ABUJA LOT vi CATEGORY C: GOODS PURCHASE OF 52 NUMBERS OF BODY CAMERAS FOR NANTI-PIRACY SURVEILLANCE /OPERATIONS. ABUJA LOT vii CATEGORY C: GOODS PURCHASE OF SMART PHONES FOR STAFF MEMBERS DEDICATED FOR THE STAFF NEIGHBOURHOOD ANTI-PIRACY POLICY (SNAP) PROGRAMME OF THE COMMISSION. Abuja xv CATEGORY C: GOODS PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF 15 STAFF CLOCK -IN MACHINES IN THE OFFICES OF THE NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION ABUJA xix CATEGORY C: GOODS PROCUREMENT OF TRAINING MATERIALS FOR THE NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT ACADEMY ABUJA xxvi CATEGORY C: GOODS PURCHASE OF 100 NOS OF LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR COPYRIGHT OFFICERS FOR EFFICIENY AND TO ENHANCE THE COMMISSION’S ON-LINE ANTI-PIRACY OPERATIONS ABUJA xxviii CATEGORY C: GOODS PURCHASE OF 6 NOS OF INDUSTRIAL PHOTOCOPIER MACHINES FOR BETTER SERVICE DELIVERY ABUJA xxxvii CATEGORY C: GOODS PRINTING AND DESSEMINATION OF COPYRIGHT ACT, 2022 ABUJA LOT i CATEGORY D: WORK SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF TRANSFORMER/ELECTRIFICATION OF THE LAGOS OFFICE BUILDING OF THE COMMISSION COMMISSION’S LAGOS OFFICE
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services;
2. Evidence of Company 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;
3. Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
4. Evidence of current 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 N50m and above);
5. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025;
6. Evidence of Registration on the National Database 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;
7. Sworn Affidavit:
1. disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Copyright Commission 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;
2. that the company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other Country for criminal offences relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter;
3. 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;
4. 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-performing, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
8. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2022, 2023 & 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS);
9. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
10. Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the services, including copies of their Academic and Professional qualifications;
11. Consultancy Services: Evidence of current registration with the National Information Technology and Development Agency (NITDA) and Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN);
12. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Samples of the jobs;
13. For Joint Venture/Partnership, 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);
14. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Company’s/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 Number), and E-mail Address. The Letter headed 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.
4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY C)
Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Director-General’s Office, located at the ground floor, Room 4B 036, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000, (Ten Thousand Naira only), per Lot, paid into the GIFMIS Payment Code:1000019032
Name: Nigeria Copyright Commission Tender Fee: N10,000.00
Link: https://login.remita.net/remita/onepage/NIGCOPYCOM/billerspa
Note that:
1. Interested bidders for Consultancy Services are not expected to pay at this stage (submission of EOI) until they have been shortlisted.
2. The following Lots (viii, xi, and xvi) are for EOI.
5. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS
5.1 Interested Firms are to submit two (2) bound 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 Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, and clearly marked with the Name of the Project and Lot Number.
5.2 Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and should be dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Director-General’s Office, located at the ground floor, Room 4B 036, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 10th November, 2025.
6. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY C)
6.1 Prospective bidders are to submit their bid in two (2) hard copies each of the Technical and Financial bids with soft copy of the financial bids only in MS Excel format, packaged separately (in a USB Flash Drive) in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed as indicated in paragraph 5.1 above; and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number.
6.2 Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and should be dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Director-General’s Office, located at the ground floor, Room 4B 036, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, not later than 12:00 noon Wednesday, 26th November, 2025.
7. OPENING EOI DOCUMENTS AND TECHNICAL BIDS
7.1 The EOI documents and the Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for the submission at 12:00 noon Monday, 10th November, 2025 and 12:00 noon Wednesday, 26th November, 2025, respectively at the Board Room of the Commission, located at the ground floor, Room 4B 018, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja.
7.2 Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Director-General’s Office, located at the ground floor, Room 4B 036, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja, as the Nigerian Copyright Commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head (Procurement Unit) on email: procurement@copyright.gov.ng.
8. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
2. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened.
3. All costs will be borne by the bidders;
4. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will form the basis for the disqualification of the bidders;
5. Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
6. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through post (Courier Services);
7. Category C: Only prequalified bidders at the technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened;
8. Category D: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
9. The Nigerian Copyright Commission is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
Signed
Director-General
Nigerian Copyright Commission
