DEADLINE: 1ST JUNE, 2026
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN)
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROJECTS EXECUTION
INTRODUCTION
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is a statutory organization with the mandate to ensure monetary and price stability, issue legal tender currency, maintain external reserves, promote a sound financial system, and act as banker and financial adviser to the Federal Government. In line with this mandate, the Bank has earmarked funds for the execution of projects under its 2026 budget and, hereby, invites qualified Contractors, Consultants, and Suppliers with cognate experience in the areas listed below to express their Interest in participating the Bank’s 2026 procurement exercise.
AREAS FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION
CATEGORY A: WORKS
| S/N | PROJECT TYPE | PROJECT TITLE | DESCRIPTION | LOTS | LOCATION |
| 1 | CONSTRUCTION | The remodelling of the Service Centre, Contact Centre, and IT Work Tools Diagnostics Workspace | CBN is seeking an experienced firm to LOT 1 remodel its Service Centre, its Contact Centre and its IT Work tools Diagnostic workspace into modern, efficient, and technology-driven workspace s that enhance service delivery, staff productivity, and customer satisfaction. It will upgrade outdated facilities,support new digital tools, and reflect CBN’s commitment to excellence and innovation. | Lot 1 | CBN Head Office Abuja |
| 2 | CONSTRUCTION | Innovation Centre for Financial System- Infrastructure & Facilities | The CBN seeks an experienced firm to develop the physical infrastructure and facilities for its Innovation Centre for the Financial System. | LOT 2 | Abuja |
CATEGORY B: SERVICES
(ICT, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Structural/Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Project Manager and Physical Security)
S/N PROJECT TYPE PROJECT TITLE DESCRIPTION LOTS LOCATION 3 CONSULTANCY Innovation Centre for Financial System-Consultancy The CBN seeks to engage an experienced firm for the development of an Innovation Centre for the Financial System. Lot 3A Abuja 4 Review of the Bank’s Data Structure; restructuring of the Bank’s data into domains for better faster insights and data driven decisions The Bank requires a consultant who has proven experience in data unification/harmonisation projects in the financial sector, and who has managed multiple and complex data sources initiatives Lot 3B CBN Head Office, Abuja 5 ISO 42001 Implementation (AI Management System)-Consultancy The Bank requires a consultant who is an ISO LOT 3C certified Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor, and who has proven experience in implementingISO 42001 in the financial sector toimplement the ISO 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System in the Bank. Lot 3C CBN Head Office, Abuja 6 Development of AI Governance for the Financial Industry-Consultancy The Bank requires the services of a consultant with proven experience in AI Strategy and AI Governance initiatives in the financial sector that would guide and drive the development and implementation of an AI framework and guidelines for the financial industry in Nigeria Lot 3D CBN Head Office, Abuja 7 Engagement of a Consultant for the Implementation of Open Banking The Bank requires the services of a consultant to support it in implementing Open Banking by guiding technical and policy implementation actions, developing risk mitigation and compliance measures aligning deliverables with global best practices adapted to Nigeria, and providing expertise in API standards, data governance, cybersecurity, interoperability, stakeholder coordination, and capacity-building Lot 3E CBN Head Office, Abuja 8 CONSULTANCY Restructuring and Realignment of the Trade & Exchange Department The CBN seeks to engage a reputable consultancy firm with proven expertise in organizational design, restructuring, and change management to restructure and realign its Trade & Exchange Department. The Consultant will be expected to propose a comprehensive approach that ensures efficiency, alignment with the Bank’s strategic objectives, and sustainability of the new structure Lot 3F CBN Head Office, Abuja 9 Trade Advisory Services The Bank seeks qualified consultancy firms with proven expertise in international trade advisory to provide professional guidance on trade regulations, compliance, documentation standards, and best practices that will enhance the Bank’s trade operations and oversight Lot 3G CBN Head Office, Abuja 10 Internal Audit Advisory Services The Bank seeks qualified audit firms with proven expertise in the review of its internal audit department. The prequalified firms are to provide independent quality assurance service on the Bank’s internal audit department in conformity with the relevant audit standards and best practices. Firms currently offering audit or consultancy services to the Bank need not to apply. Lot 3H CBN Head Office, Abuja 11 Virtualization of the CBN Currency Museum The Bank requires the services of a consultant to implement the virtualization of its Currency Museum to provide a modern, interactive, and accessible digital experience for stakeholders and the public. The firm must be experienced in Artifact Research and Story Development Lot 3I CBN Head Office, Abuja
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
12 NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES 124 R25 Upgrade The Bank requires a vendor with proven Temenos Transact (124) upgrade expertise who can deliver a seamless end-to-end upgrade of the Bank’s Cone Banking Application from Temenos 124 Release 20 (T24-R20) to Temenos 124 Release 25 (124-25, TAF-J version). The vendor must demonstrate a strong track record in executing complex 124 upgrade projects, including the enhancement, remediation, and optimization of all existing interfaces and integrations across ancillary systems and the Bank’s Corporate Internet Banking (CIB) platform. Lot 4A CBN Head Office, Abuja and Lagos Office 13 Upgrade of Central Bank of NigeriaInternet Banking Platform (CIB) The Bank requires the services of a Software Development company experienced in the development and implementation of Internet Banking Platforms for Central Banks or Regulated Financial Institutions with integration to Core Banking Systems (e.g. Temenos 124) and or any other payment platforms.The solution will integrate with national system infrastructure, including NIBSS for NUBAN validation, limit setup, KYC and watchlists, as well as NIMC forNIN verification, and NCC for phone number validation. Lot 4B Abuja Head Office, and Lagos Office 14 Automation of Trade Finance Operations The Bank requires a Nigerian Software Development company with a proven, secure, scalable, and stable international trade finance solution already interfaced with all stakeholders in trade facilitation in Nigeria as well as regulatory stakeholders and the new National Single Window for her trade operation. The solution must incorporate core modules such as Letters of Credit Bills for Collection, Bank and Customer Payments, Guarantees, and Limits Management. Lot 4C Abuja Head Office, and Lagos Office 15 Secondary Clear Channel Link: The Bank seeks a licensed and reputable Internet Service Provider (ISP) with proven experience in the design, provisioning, and management of enterprise-grade telecommunication links and network infrastructure projects within the financial services sector and other large, regulated environments. The vendor must demonstrate successful delivery of multiple, complex connectivity initiatives across Nigeria, with proven carrier-grade capability, including Layer-2 VPN (L2VPN)/MPL S engineering, robust service assurance frameworks, built-in resilience and path diversity, and banking grade security and operational controls. Lot 4D 1. CBN Head Office, Abuja 2. CBN Lagos Office3. CBN Kano Office 4. CBN Port Harcourt Office 16 Implementation of FinOps Best Practiceand FinOps Cost Monitoring Tools: The Bank seeks a reputable vendor with proven experience in enterprise-scale FinOps implementation within the financial services sector and other large, regulated or data intensive sectors, including deployments on major hyperscale cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), andGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP).The engagement will focus on optimising cloud expenditure, enhancing financial transparency and accountability, and embedding FinOps governance and a culture of continuous cost optimisation across business and technology units. The vendor is expected to demonstrate capability across people, process, and technology dimensions of FiOps maturity. Lot 4E CBN Head Office, Abuja 17 Solar Winds Monitoring Solution Upgrade (Observability) The Bank requires a vendor that is an authorised Solar Winds Partner and can demonstrate successful delivery of full stack monitoring/observability solutions across enterprise scale and hybrid environments, including:- Monitoring across network, systems, applications and supporting infrastructure layers- Integration with existing enterprise platforms and operational processes- Deployment designs that support active DR sites and continuity requirementsThe vendor must be able to provide end to end professional services, including solution architecture support, deployment, configuration, integration, validation/testing, production cutover, documentation, structured knowledge transfer, and SLA backed support and maintenance. Lot 4F CBN Head Office, Abuja 18 Implementation Of Enterprise Log Management, Observability and Automation Solution The CBN seeks an experienced vendor to implement an Enterprise Log Management, Observability, and Automation Solution that will strengthen system monitoring, enhance operational visibility, improve incident response, and drive efficiency through automated processes, ensuring resilient and secure IT infrastructure Lot 4G CBN Head Office, Abuja 19 Cross-Border Payments and Reporting Plus Messaging Infrastructure project 2 (ISO 20022 Harmonization and Optimization) The Bank requires experienced vendors who have proven experience in SWIFT payments and solutions deployed in CBN, and will deploy advanced monitoring technologies, virtualization capabilities, and AI -driven analytics to support proactive management, improved uptime, reduced energy consumption, and strengthened operational efficiencies. Lot 4H CBN Head Office, Abuja and Lagos Office 20 Middleware Harmonization and payment interfaces optimization The Bank requires experienced vendors with prior expertise in the deployed CBN applications with Glassfish and expertise in JBoss EAP implementations and the optimization of payment interfaces. Lot 4I CBN Head Office, Abuja and Lagos Office 21 Disaster Recovery (DR) Switchover and Service Startup Automation The Bank requires a vendor with proven expertise in process automation within the financial industry, with demonstrable experience in disaster recovery, business continuity, and the automation of mission critical IT operations Lot 4J CBN Head Office, Abuja 22 Enterprise Database Modernization: Migration and Upgrade to PostgreSQL The Bank requires a software vendor with expertise and proven experience in PostgreSQL upgrade projects, particularly involving complex data environments and mission-critical systems. The vendor must have in depth understating of CBN Medical System (CMEDS), MUST also be an oracle partner. Lot 4K CBN Head Office, Abuja 23 Deployment of Air-Gap Backup & Anti- Ransomware Protection on CBN Data Backup sites. The Bank is seeking a vendor who is a certified partner to an OEM that will deploy ransomware and airgap defences at its Backup data sites to bolster protection against attacks, improve resilience, and enhance disaster recovery capabilities. The Air-Gap platform is expected to employ intelligent monitoring to detect threats and ensures no malicious activity before permitting data transfers Lot 4L CBN Head Office, Abuja and CBN Kano Office 24 Enhancement of Design Studio and Regulatory Engagement/Workshops The CBN seeks experienced vendors to enhance its Design Studio and support its regulatory engagement/workshops, in order to strengthen innovation capacity and improve stakeholder collaboration. Lot 4M CBN Head Office, Abuja
CATEGORY C: GOODS
SECURITY SERVICES
25 Specialised Equipment Procurement of Five (5) new firefighting trucks The Bank requires the services of a vendor for the trucks Procurement of Five (5) new firefighting trucks to strengthen the Bank’s fire safety and emergency Lot 5 CBN Head Office, Abuja and Lagos Office 26 Surveillance Systems Procurement of CCTV Cameras Lot 6A Across CBN Locations 27 Deployment of Additional Cameras at CBN Head Office Abuja and Lagos Office to Cover Existing Blind Spots. The Bank requires the services of a vendor for the supply of CCTV cameras inHead Office, Abuja and Lagos Office Lot 6B Abuja Head Office and Lagos Office 28 Replacement of Obsolete CCTV Camera Devices across CBN Location. The Bank seeks experienced vendors who have proven experience for the supply of CCTV Camera Devices across CBN Locations Lot 6C Across CBN Locations
REQUIREMENTS
The following are the requirements for prequalification:
(1) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC2 and CAC7.
(2) Certified True Copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association of the firm.
(3) Evidence of registration with professional/regulatory body.
(4) Evidence of financial capability to execute the project/procurement including a reference letter from a reputable bank indicating its willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of project when needed.
(5) Evidence of possession of relevant equipment and infrastructure (where applicable).
(6) Evidence of possession of adequate personnel to perform obligations of the contract.
(7) Evidence of payment of tax obligations (Tax Clearance Certificate) for the last three years, valid till 31st December 2026.
(8) Evidence of payment of pension obligations (Current Pension Certificate from PENCOM).
(9) Evidence of payment of statutory contributions to the Industrial Training Fund (Compliance Certificate) in line with the provision of Section 6(1) of the Industrial Training Fund Act, CAP. 19, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (as amended).
(10) Affidavit disclosing that no officer of the Central Bank of Nigeria or Bureau for Public Procurement is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirming that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars.
(11) Affidavit disclosing that no director of the bidder has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud, financial impropriety, criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter.
(12) Affidavit disclosing that the bidder 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 proceeding.
(13) An Interim Registration Report (IRR) as evidence of Registration on the BPP National Database of Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers.
(14) Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) Compliance Certificate issued by the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF).
(15) Comprehensive company profile including registered office, functional contact/domain email address, GSM phone number(s) with details of key manpower resources available, including Curriculum Vitae and copies of the Academic/ Professional qualifications of key professional Staff to be deployed for the project.
(16) Company’s Audited Statement of Accounts for the past three (3) years (2023,2024,2025) duly stamped by licensed Auditors.
(17) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the past Five (5) years including Letter(s) of Award(s), Job Completion Certificate(s) and Photograph(s) of the Project(s) (where applicable).
(18) For Joint Venture/Partnerships, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (all eligibility requirements are compulsory for each partner).
(19) All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company/Firm’s Letter Head Paper. The letterhead must bear the following information about the bidder, amongst others:
(a) Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission,
(b) Contact Address,
(c) Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.),
(d) Email address, and
(e) Names and nationalities of the directors.
(20) The letter must contain the proposed project completion period.
Instructions to Vendors
(1) Vendors are required to submit prequalification documents only.
(2) All submissions must be made electronically through the CBN Procurement Management System Portal: https://vpms.cbn.gov.ng/ .
(3) The portal will be closed for submissions on Monday, 01 June, 2026.
(4) Vendors must ensure that all requested information and supporting documents are uploaded accurately and completely.
(5) Evaluation will be strictly based on submission of all requested documents/information.
(6) Only vendors who successfully prequalify will be eligible to participate in subsequent stages of the procurement process.
(7) Vendors are encouraged to review the advert carefully and express interest only in the lots where they have proven expertise and capacity.
(8) For any technical issue with the CBN Procurement Management System Portal, please call 08033970981 or 08097701325
