DEADLINE: 19TH JULY, 2021
NATIONAL HOSPITAL ABUJA (NHA)
PLOT 132 CENTRAL DISTRICTS (PHASE II) GARKI, ABUJA
INVITATION FOR SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL BIDS FOR 2021 ROUTINE PROCUREMENT

(1) INTRODUCTION
In compliance with Section 25(2)(11) of Public Procurement Act 2007, the National Hospital, Abuja hereby invites interested, competent, and reputable general contractors/suppliers, original equipment manufacturers, and their authorized agents, pharmaceutical companies, and their agents with relevant experience to submit their technical bids for Routine Procurements for 2021 operations, under the National Competition Bidding Category.

(2) SCOPE OF SUPPLIES
(a) SCOPE 1 – General goods, Supplies, and Services.
(b) SCOPE 2- General Hospital Consumables.
(c) SCOPE 3 – Drugs and related Pharmaceutical products.
(d) SCOPE 4- Medical Equipment and devices.
(e) SCOPE5 – Routine Works.

(3) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Companies are required to submit the following documents in their technical profiles:

(i) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7;

(ii) Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2020;

(iii) Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020;

(iv) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020;

(v) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2020;

(vi) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and, Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2020 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.

(vii) Sworn Affidavit: – disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the National Hospital, Abuja 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; – the Company is not in receivership, insolvent or bankrupt; – none of the Directors of the company has been convicted in any Court for any criminal offense including fraud and financial impropriety;

(viii) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years- 2017, 2018 & 2019;

(ix) 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 when needed;

(x) Company’s Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;

(xi) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the projects;

(xii) Scope 4: Letter of Authorization from the original manufacturers listed in the Approved policy for procurement for Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria, published by the BPP/FMOH/SON/NNRA, year 2017-2018 (2nd Revision)

(xiii) 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), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No.), and e-mail address. The Letterhead 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.

(4) SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
The technical documents are to be submitted in two (2) Hardcopies, must be neatly bound and sealed in envelopes clearly marked, at the top right corner of the envelope with the title of the project, e.g. “Technical Bid for Scope 4: Medical Equipment and Devices and address to:

The Chief Medical Director
National Hospital Plot 132 Central District (Phase II)
P.M.B.425 Garki Abuja.

and drop in the Tender Box in front of the Chief Medical Director’s Office on or before noon on Monday, 19 July 2021.

(5) OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
The envelopes containing the Technical Bid shall be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at noon on Monday, 19 July, 2021, at the Board Room National Hospital. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register with the security man by the Tender Box, as the National Hospital Abuja will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further inquiries, please contact the “AD/Procurement” on e-mail: ogbetitus@yahoo.com

(6) GENERAL INFORMATION
(i) Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;

(ii) Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;

(iii) All documents submitted may be referred to the respective issuing authority for verification and authentication;

(iv) Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Scopes;

(v) All costs will be borne by the bidders;

(vi) Presence of bidders/representatives and members of the public shall not be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with COVID-19 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be covered by video recording with the presence of two (2) representatives of private-sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti- Corruption/Transparency;

(vii) Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date to collect relevant technical specifications for submission of financial bids and considered in subsequent Routine Procurement;

(viii) The National Hospital Abuja is not bound to pre-qualify 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
MANAGEMENT