UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION – UBEC
UBEC BUILDING, NO. 7 GWANI STREET, WUSE ZONE 4, PM.B, 5086, POST CODE 900284, ABUJA-NIGERIA. E-mail: ubecnigeria@yahoo.com, URL: www.ubec.gov.ng
INVITATION FOR TENDER FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ECCDE PLAY EQUIPMENT AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR THE 36 STATES AND FCT
ADVERT NO.: UBEC/TXB ECCDE/INSTR MAT/PU/NCB/ECD/2019
1. INTRODUCTION
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) is a Parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Education responsible for coordinating and managing the implementation of basic education in Nigeria. The Federal Government through the Commission intends to procure and distribute ECCDE Play Equipment and other Instructional Materials for the nation’s basic education school system using the 2019 Instructional Materials Funds.
Towards this end, UBEC hereby invites the submission of tender documents by eligible companies who have evidence of previous experience in this area. Such companies are expected to make submissions of their technical and financial bids for the supply, distribution and installation of ECCDE Play Equipment and other Reference and Instructional Materials.
Packages available for Bidding are shown below. Detailed information on Lots will be contained in the Standard Bidding Documents.
PACKAGE 1- CHILDREN PLAY EQUIPMENT
PACKAGE 2- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
PACKAGE 3- EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
2. TENDER REQUIREMENTS
The following supporting documents which are considered as key eligibility requirements should be provided in the technical bid:
1. Evidence of Registration/Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Certificate including forms CO2 and C07.
2. Evidence of Company Income Tax Clearance Certificates for 2016, 2017 and 2018 valid till 31st December 2019 with a minimum of average turnover of N20m.
3. Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2019
4. Evidence of current National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificates valid till 31st December 2019
5. Evidence of current Insurance Trust Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2019.
6. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and service providers by Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on the submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/1/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
7. Company Audited Accounts for years 2016, 2017 and 2018 properly stamped and endorsed by a reputable Audit Firm.
8. Evidence of Financial capability to execute the project by submission of Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria, indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project if awarded.
9. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs to the projects listed above, successfully executed in the last five (5) years (2014 to date) including Award letters; Valuation/Completion Certificate(s) and photographs of the projects.
10. A Sworn Affidavit
– disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the (state name of the procuring entity) or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars;
– that none of the directors of the firm has been convicted of any criminal offence relating to fraud, financial impropriety, falsification or acts similar in nature and;
All Affidavits submitted must be deposed as described and properly addressed to UBEC.
Any Affidavit that predates this Advert will be rejected.
11. All documents for submission must be properly bound and numbered with a well-arranged table of P contents with clear page numbering. All T- submissions must contain a forwarding/covering letter under the Company/Firm’s letterhead paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), telephone number, email and contact F address and the company’s bid price duly addressed to the Executive Secretary, UBEC. The company’s letter headed paper must bear the names and Nationalities of the Directors of the Company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by an authorized officer of the firm. Any submission that does not contain all the above information will be rejected.
12. All envelopes must be properly addressed and sealed. Any envelope not properly addressed including Lot numbers and project titles will be rejected/disqualified.
13. All submissions must be brief containing only items listed above. Unnecessary narratives will not earn additional marks.
14. Bidders are restricted to a total of Two (2) Lots.
3. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS:
Interested companies are to collect Standard Bidding Documents at the Procurement Unit, UBEC Headquarters, No. 7 Gwani Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja Room 30 1* Floor, between the hours of 10.00 am and 2.00 pm, Monday to Friday on the payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10,000.00 per Lot. Bid documents can only be collected upon presentation of the relevant receipt of payment to the bank.
The fee should be paid as follows:
i. Generate Remita Receiver Reference (RRR) in the format below:
Payer: Name of company,
Name of beneficiary: Office of Accountant General (the small lettered one),
Service type: FGN IGR COLLECTIONS,
Phone No: 08033280580
Email: kayronschools@gmail.com
GIFMIS Revenue Code: 1000103090
Brief Description: Technical/Financial Bids
MDA Name: Universal Basic Education Commission
(UBEC)
Type of Payment: Tender Fees
Evidence of payment of N10, 000.00 at any Commercial bank
Note: Evidence of payment in the form of Teller and Printer from the Bank must be presented at Finance Department 2nd Floor UBEC Headquarters No. 7 Gwani Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja for issuance of UBEC Receipt.
4. SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL BIDS
Prospective Bidders are to submit one hard copy each of Technical and Financial Bids with soft copy of Financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or Financial Bid.” The soft copy of the Financial bid is to be inserted into the envelope containing the hardcopy of the Financial bid. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to
The Executive Secretary,
Universal Basic Education Commission,
UBEC Building,
7 Gwani Street, Off IBB Way,
Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
Attention: DD, Procurement
Furthermore, the reverse side of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder, the number and project title and dropped in the designated Tender Box in the Conference Room not later than 12.00 noon on Tuesday, 14 January, 2020. Any submission that did not comply with the above requirements will be returned unopened.
5. OPENING OF BID DOCUMENTS
Only the Technical Bids would be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12.00 noon on Tuesday, 14th January, 2020 at the UBEC Conference Hall, 1 Floor, UBEC Headquarters No 7 Gwani Street, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja.
Please note that UBEC will not be liable for any misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
Further enquiries/clarifications can be obtained from the Procurement Unit, Office of the Executive Secretary, at the above address between the hours of 10:00 am and 2.00 pm Mondays to Fridays. Alternatively, the Procurement Unit can be reached on GSM No 08133371834 or ubecnigeria@gmail.com.
Note: All Prospective Bidders are advised to look out for the results of the exercise through text messages to the telephone numbers provided by the bidder, UBEC noticeboards and website (www.ubec.gov.ng).
The advertisement is published for information purpose and will not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of the UBEC. The Universal Basic Education Commission 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.
SIGNED:
Executive Secretary
