FEDERAL COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION (FCCPC)
INVITATION TO TENDER/EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2024 CAPITAL PROJECTS

1. INTRODUCTION
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) invite interested and qualified companies to submit tenders for the supply of goods and services as part of its 2024 Capital Budget.

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES/SUPPLIES
Category A: Request for Expression of Interest (EOI);
CONSULTANCY/NON-CONSULTANCY SERVICES

LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
AB1	Development of competition regulation
AB2	Development of consumer protection regulations
AB3	Development of a service charter for the FCCPC
AB4	Development of financial regulations for the FCCPC
AB5	Development of staff regulations for the FCCPC
AB7	Production and Airing of Television commercials in the English Language
AB8	Production and Airing of Radio Jingles in English language
AB9	Translation & Airing of Radio Jingles in different Nigerian languages
AB10	Design, printing and production of Consumer Awareness Materials in Yoruba language
AB11	Design, printing and production of Consumer Awareness Materials in Hausa language
AB12	Design, printing and production of Consumer Awareness Materials in Igbo language
AB13	Production and Airing of the Consumer Voice Television program

CATEGORY B: INVITATION TO TENDER (GOODS)

LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
BC1	Supply of Motor Vehicles
BC2	Purchase of office furniture and fittings
BC3	Purchase of printers
BC4	Purchase of photocopying machines
BC5	Supply and installation of inverter solar systems in zonal offices

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Forms CAC 1.1 or CAC 2 and CAC7; Business name with form BN1 is also acceptable for services;
b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificates (or personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates for all partners) for the last three (3) years valid till 31st December 2024;
c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above).
d) Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e) Evidence of current Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2024;
f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2024 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
g) Sworn affidavit
• disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), or Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) 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 no director has been convicted in any county for any criminal offence relating to fraud impropriety or criminal misrepresentation of falsification of facts relating to any matter.
• That the company is not in receivership, the subject of any form or bankruptcy proceedings of the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceeding
h) Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three years (2021,2022 & 2023);
i) Reference letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
j) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including letters of awards, valuation certificates, job completion certificates and photographs of the projects;
k) 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, QSDRBN, ARCON, CORBON etc;
l) For supply of equipment: letter of authorization as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
m) For supply of motor vehicles: Only companies included in the National Automotive design and development Councils approved list of Local manufacturers of vehicles or their authorized representatives should bid for the vehicles;
n) Electricity jobs: Evidence of current licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA)
o) Services: evidence of firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
p) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificates, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partner);
Note: All documents for submission must be submitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Company’s letter head paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the CAC, Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM No) fax and email 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.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the procurement department of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on evidence of payment of a non-refundable tender fee of N10, 000.00 per lot, paid into the FCCPC’s Remita account in any reputable commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (GOODS)
Prospective bidders are to submit two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of the financial bid in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” and “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the two sealed envelopes should be put together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FEDERAL COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION COMMISSION (FCCPC)
No. 23 Jimmy Carter Street Asokoro, Abuja
and clearly marked with the name of the project and lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated tender Box located above and submitted not later than 12:00noon, Monday 22nd July, 2024.

6. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (SERVICES)
Interested firms in services are to submit the Expression of interest (EOI) for each of the lot desired, in three (3) hard copies each (one original & two copies). The EOI should be addressed as indicated above and submitted not later than 12:00noon, Monday 8th July, 2024.

7. OPENING OF EOI AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOIs and Technical bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00noon, Monday 8th July, 2024 and 12:00noon, Monday 22nd July, 2024, respectively at the conference room of the commission in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please, ensure that you sign the bid submission register, as the commission will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids documents must be English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lot;
d. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
e. The technical bids will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives, CSOs in the areas of Anti-corruption and Transparency and private professional bodies; and will be covered by video recording; invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online;
f. Goods: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at later date for virtual financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened;
g. Consultancy services: Only shortlisted consultants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for proposals;
h. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is not bound not bound to prequalify and bidder 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
Chief Executive Officer