National Productivity Centre (NPC)- Expression Of Interest (EOI)/Pre-Qualification And Invitation To Tender For 2026 Capital Projects (512 Lots)

DEADLINE: 30TH JUNE, 2026
NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE (NPC)
PLOT 2173, CAPETOWN STREET, WUSE ZONE 4, ABUJA
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI)/PRE-QUALIFICATION AND INVITATION TO TENDER FOR 2026 CAPITAL PROJECTS

(1) INTRODUCTION

The National Productivity Centre (NPC) is a Federal Government Parastatal under the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment. In line with the Centre’s mandate of enhancing individual and organizational productivity, it seeks to engage the services of competent Contractors/Consultants for the execution of its 2026 capital projects under the 2026 budget as follows:

(2) SCOPE

CATEGORY A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI)

CATEGORY B: PRE-QUALIFICATION

WORKS

CATEGORY C: INVITATION TO TENDER

GOODS

GOODS

WORKS

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Interested firms should submit the following documents:

(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including forms CAC 2 and CAC 7. Business Name with Form BN 1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;

(b) Evidence of firm’s Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance for all Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2023, 2024 & 2025) valid till 31st December, 2026;

(c) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (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 31st December 2026 (This requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number staff is 15 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);

(e) Evidence of current National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026;

(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 of December 2026 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;

(g) A sworn affidavit;

(i) Disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Productivity Centre or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidding and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;

(ii) Declaring that the company is not in receivership and/or the subject of any receivership or the subject of any form of winding up proceedings;

(iii) Declaration that none of the company’s Directors has been convicted in any country for any criminal offences relating to fraud;

(h) Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years -2023, 2024 & 2025;

(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 the Curriculum Vitae of Key staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their academic/professional qualifications such as COREN, QSRBN, 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/Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;    

(l) Works: List of plants/Equipment with proof of ownership/lease;

(m) For supply of equipment: Letter of authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);

(n) Only companies included in the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s approved list of local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives shall bid for the vehicles

(o) Companies bidding for the supply of IT equipment, evidence of accreditation by Nigerian Information Technology Development Authority (NITDA) and the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria;

(p) For Training/Empowerment Programmes: Evidence of firm’s Registration with the Centre for Management Development (CMD)

(q) Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current license issued by Nigerian Eletricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);

(r) 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), Contract Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No), and e-mail address. The Letter Head 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;

Please note that the Centre will carry out due diligence/verification of all the original documents mentioned above.

(4) COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS  

Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document [SBD] from the office of the Head of Procurement of National Productivity Centre. Plot 2173, Cape Town Street. Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N 10,000.00 per Lot, paid into the National Productivity Centre’s Remita account in any reputable commercial bank in Nigeria. Firms submitting bids for Expression of Interest and Pre-qualification will not pay at this stage until after short-listing.

(5) SUBMISSION OF BIDS DOCUMENTS

(5.1) CATEGORY A: INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

Interested applicants are to submit two (2) bound, hard copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents along with a flash containing scanned copies of the documents. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Director General, National Productivity Centre, Plot 2173, Cape Town Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, and clearly marked with [the name of the project and the Lot number]. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Director of Procurement’s Office not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026.

(5.2) CATEGORY B: INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION

Interested applicants are to submit two (2) bound hard copies of Technical Bid documents along with a flash containing scanned copies of the documents. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to the Director General, National Productivity Centre, Plot 2173, Cape Town Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, and clearly marked with [the name of the project and the Lot number]. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the Director of Procurement’s Office not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026.

(5.3) CATEGORY C: INVITATION TO TENDER

Prospective bidders are to submit bids for each Lot desired, comprising two (2) hard copies each of the Technical Bid and Financial Bid. The Technical Bid shall be accompanied by a scanned soft copy in MS Excel format saved on a dedicated USB flash drive, while the Financial Bid shall be accompanied by a soft copy in MS Excel format saved on a separate USB flash drive. The Technical and Financial Bids shall be packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid” respectively.

Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes shall be enclosed in a larger sealed envelope addressed to the Director General, National Productivity Centre, Plot 2173, Cape Town Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, and clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and be deposited in the designated Tender Box located in the Office of the Director of Procurement not later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026.

(6) OPENING OF BIDS

(6.1) OPENING OF (EOI/PRE-QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS (CATEGORY A & B)

Only the Expression of Interest and Pre-qualification documents (Category A & B) will be opened immediately after deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026 at the Centre Board Room. Relevant private sectors professional bodies and Civil Society Organizations are hereby invited to witness the opening.

(6.2) OPENING OF BIDS FOR TENDER (CATEGORY C)

The Technical bids for (Goods & Works) will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, 30th June, 2026 at the Centre Board Room. Relevant private sectors professional bodies and Civil Society Organizations are hereby invited to witness the opening of the bids.

Bidders should please ensure that they sign the Bid Submission Register in the office of Head of Procurement as the Centre will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Head of Procurement on npceprocurement25@gmail.com

(7) PLEASE NOTE THAT

(i) Standard Bidding Documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through Post (Courier Services);
(ii) All bids must be submitted in hard and scanned/soft copies;
(iii) Only short-listed bidders will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals/Tender Documents;
(iv) Applicants should not bid for more than two (2) lots (violation will attract automatic disqualification);
(v) Certificates shall be referred to the respective issuing authority for authentication;
(vi) The evaluation shall be strictly based on the requirement specified above and as contained in the Standard Bidding Documents;
(vii) The advertisement is published for information purposes, and will not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the National Productivity Centre. The Centre is not bound to consider any bid and reserves the right to reject bids at any time or cancel the procurement proceedings in the public interest;
(viii) Due diligence exercise shall be conducted to verify the claim made by bidders; and
(ix) All submissions must be made in English Language;
(x) Representatives of relevant professional bodies, Civil Society and Non-governmental Organisations along with the general public are invited to witness the openings;
(xi) The NPC is not bound to prequalify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the procurement process without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

Signed:
Director-General
National Productivity Centre