Invitation to Tender for the Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for the NCDC Laboratory Network and Collaborating Laboratories at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC)

Posted by Kordinichi on Mon 28th Oct, 2024 - nigeriantenders.com

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is inviting competent Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants/Service Providers to submit their Tender documents for the Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for the NCDC Laboratory Network and Collaborating Laboratories in the 36 States in Nigeria and the FCT. Interested bidders should possess relevant qualifications and experience.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is the government agency with the mandate to coordinate the surveillance, detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks. Over the last three years, NCDC has deployed a new tool for disease surveillance. The Surveillance, Outbreak Response Management and Analysis System (SORMAS) is a system jointly developed between the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) to improve disease surveillance as well as detection and management of outbreaks and thus strengthen the public health service in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), in furtherance of its statutory mandate, intends to undertake the Procurement of various Goods, Works and Services under the 2024 Capital Appropriation and in accordance with Extant Provision of Section 25 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. The Centre therefore invites competent Contractors, Suppliers and Consultants/Service Providers with relevant experience for consideration for the execution of the following project:

Title: Invitation to Tender for the Procurement of Laboratory Equipment for the NCDC Laboratory Network and Collaborating Laboratories in the 36 States in Nigeria and the FCT

Lot Number: A1
Location: Nationwide

Scope of Work

Interested reputable Contractors are invited to submit Bids for the Purchase of Critical Infrastructure, Laboratory Equipment and Commodities for the NCDC Laboratory Network and Collaborating Laboratories in the 36 States in Nigeria and the FCT.

Eligibility Requirements

Verifiable Evidence of Certificate of Registration with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC 1.1 or CAC2 and Form CAC7
Evidence of current Tax Clearance Certificate for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023); valid till 31 December 2024
Evidence of current Pension Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024
Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31 December 2024:
Evidence of current National Social Insurance Trust fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December 2024:
Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers; by submission of the Interim Registration Report (IRR) Expiring by 31 December 2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) or the Bureau of Public Procurement is pecuniary a former or present Director, shareholder presented interest in the bidder and to confirm that all information in its bid are true and correct in all particulars; Company's Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021, 2022 & 2023)
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;
Company Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic / Professional Qualifications (in case of construction: COREN, OSREN, ARCON, CORBON etc; as applicable);
Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates and Job Completion Certificates and Photographs of the projects;
List of Plants/Equipment with proof of ownership/lease (where applicable);
- For Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment: Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) listed in the approved Policy for Procurement of Health and Medical Equipment for Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria, for bidders of affected Lots.
All document for submission must be transmitted with a covering/ forwarding letter under the company/firm's letter headed 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 letter-headed papers must bear the names and nationalities of the directors of the companies at the bottom of the page duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.
Note: All documents/information required must be paginated, submitted in the Sequence/order as listed above.

Collection of Tender Documents

Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Documents (SBD) from the Office of the Head of Procurement, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Ground floor, Administrative Headquarters Plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, Abuja) between 10am - 3pm, Mondays to Fridays, upon showing evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Naira) only, per Lot, paid into the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention's Remita Account in any Commercial Bank. (The TSA Account Number is to be obtained from the Centre's Central Pay Office).

Application Closing Date
Friday; 29th November 2024 (12.00 noon).

Submission of Tender Documents
Prospective bidders are to submit a bid for each of the lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with a softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as "Technical Bid" or "Financial Bid" with the Company's name written on each envelope. Thereafter put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to "The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Administrative Headquarters Plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, 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 should be deposited in the Tender Box at the address below not later than 12.00 noon on Friday 29 November 2014:
Office of the Head of Procurement,
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Ground floor),
Administrative Headquarters,
Plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe Street,
Jabi, Abuja.

Opening of Bids Documents

Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadline for the submission by 12.00 noon on Friday; 29th November, 2024 at the Centre's Situation Room Administrative Headquarters Plot 800/801 Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, Abuja in the presence of Bidders or their representatives, while the Financial Bids will be kept unopened.
Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the address stated above, as the Centre will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids

General Information

Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
Bid submitted after the deadline of submission would be returned unopened.
Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots in all Categories (i.e. A & B - Invitation to Tender and C - Expression of Interest / Consultancy)
Pre-qualified Bidders will be contacted at a later date for Financial Bid Opening while Financial Bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened;
All costs will be borne by the bidders as the Centre will not be held responsible for any cost or expenses incurred by any interested party (ies) in connection with any response to this invitation;
Non-Compliance with all the conditions stated herein will lead to automatic disqualification of the bidder from the bidding process.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention is not bound to Pre-qualify any bidder and reserves the right to annual the Procurement Process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with Section 28 of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.
For further enquiries, please contact Procurement Unit between 10.00 am to 4.00 pm (Mondays - Fridays) at the following address: "Office of the Head of Procurement, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Ground floor, Administrative Headquarters Plot 800/801 Ehitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi, Abuja".