NIGERIA INCENTIVE-BASED RISK SHARING SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL LENDING (NIRSAL)
DE-RISKING AGRICULTURE – FACILITATING AGRIBUSINESS
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE/REGISTRATION AS SERVICE PROVIDER FOR YEAR 2026 PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES
(1) INTRODUCTION
NIRSAL PLC is a Public Limited Company incorporated under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) as a licensed Non-Bank Financial Institution. NIRSAL PLC is saddled with the mandate of facilitating the flow of credit and investment to Agri-Business Value Chain players as well as de-risking agricultural lending in Nigeria. In pursuit of its mandate, the need exists to conduct the procurement of key inputs for its Programs and Projects across the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
(2) OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this publication is to Request for Registration from individuals, private sector companies and other organizations desiring to render services to NIRSAL PLC and willing to be captured in the database of qualified service providers of the institution. This will also include the updating of expired statutory documents by existing vendors.
(3) CATEGORIES OF SERVICES
The various services are listed in appendix 1 and generally fall into the below listed categories:
(i) Goods
(ii) Services
(iii) Works
(4) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
This General Procurement Notice/Registration requires basic information of the service providers and must include the below listed Registration Documents. Only shortlisted persons, firms or consortia shall be contacted to obtain “Invitation to Bid” or “Request for Proposal” documents with a view to further participate in the 2026 procurement exercise:
(i) Evidence of incorporation of the company by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
(ii) Evidence of Registration with Relevant Professional Bodies
(iii) Evidence of Current Tax Clearance Certificate issued in 2025/2026
(iv) Evidence of VAT Registration
(v) Company Audited Account for three years ending in 2025
(vi) Evidence of Compliance with Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
(vii) Evidence of Compliance with Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
(viii) Evidence of at least 3 similar jobs executed in the last 3 years from 2022, including letters of award and completion certificates for selected services.
(ix) Detailed Resume for Individual Consultants
(x) Evidence of Registration/Certification with Agriculture Business Regulators such as National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), etc. -for Inputs/Seed Supply Companies Only
SUBMISSION OF PREQUALIFIED DOCUMENTS/REGISTRATION INFORMATION
All Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are required to be submitted online at: https://vendor.nirsal.com
- In English
- All attachments to be in PDF Format
- Registration opens from 10:00am, Monday, 23 March, 2026 to 12:00pm, Monday, 04 May, 2026.
(6) SELECTION PROCESS & RESPONSE DEADLINE
NIRSAL PLC will review the submissions and recommend service providers for further participation. NIRSAL PLC reserves the right to disregard/disqualify any application that does not meet the guidelines and criteria in items A and 5 above.
For questions regarding the process, please send an email to vendor@nirsal.com.
Signed:
NIRSAL PLC Management 0813988222A
APPENDIX 1: CATEGORIES OF SERVICES
(1) Goods
(a) ICT and Telecommunications Equipment Supplies
(b) Office Equipment, Accessories and Supplies
(c) Printing, Photographic and Audio and Visual Equipment and Supplies
(d) Office Furniture & Decoration
(e) Vehicle Supplies, Accessories and Components
(f) Supply of Agricultural Farm inputs, such as
(i) Tractors & Tricycles
(ii) General farm equipment
(g) Others-please Specify
(2) Services
(a) Legal Services
(b) Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wild life Contracting Services
(c) Livestock value chain
(d) Industrial Production and Manufacturing Services
(e) Industrial Cleaning Services
(f) Environmental Services
(g) Transportation. Storage and Mail Services
(h) Management, Business Professionals and Administrative Services
(i) Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
(j) Editor, Design and Graphic Services
(k) Public Utilities and Public Sector Related Services
(l) Financial Services
(m) Insurance Services
(n) Healthcare Services
(o) Human Resources Management Services
(p) Education and Training Services
(q) Travel and Food and Lodging and Entertainment Services
(r) Personal and Domestics Services
(s) Project Management
(t) Monitoring & Evaluation
(u) Debt Recovery and Reconciliation
(v) Audit and Insurance
(w) Agricultural Extension Services
(x) Tractor Hiring/Mechanization Services
(y) Mechanization Services
(z) Irrigation/Smart Agricultural Services
(aa) Logistic Services
(bb) Farm and Farmer aggregation services
(cc) Satellite and drone based services
(dd) Agricultural primary processing services
(ee) Storage & conditioning services
(ff) Collateral management primary production services
(gg) General agricultural primary production services
(hh) Agricultural value chain upgrade services
(ii) Others
(3) Works
(a) Building and Construction Work
(b) Distribution and Conditioning Systems
(c) Land, Buildings and Conditioning Systems and Equipment and Components
(d) Others-Please specify
(4) Input Supply
(a) Fertilizers
(i) NPK15:15:15
(ii) NKP 20:10:10
(iii) NKP 12:12:17
(iv) SSP
(v) Urea
(vi) TSP
(v) Organic Fertilizer
(b) Seeds
(i) Maize
(ii) Rice
(iii) Sorghum
(iv) Soybeans
(v) Cassava
(vi) Other Crops e.g. Ginger, Cotton, etc.
(c) Mechanization
(i) Land Ploughing
(ii) Land Harrowing
(iii) Ridging
(iv) Threshing
(v) Mechanized Harvesting.
(d) Crop Protection Products
(i) Pre-emergence herbicide
(ii) Post-emergence herbicide
(iii) Fungicide
(iv) Insecticide
(v) Termicide
(vi) Micronutrients.
