FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ABUJA- GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE OF SERVICES, GOODS & WORKS UNDER 2025 APPROPRIATION

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL PROCUREMENT NOTICE OF SERVICES, GOODS & WORKS UNDER 2025 APPROPRIATION

1. INTRODUCTION
Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology intends to undertake the Procurement of Good/Works & Services under the 2025 Appropriation in accordance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. To achieve this, the Ministry hereby invites submission of tender/expression of interest from interested and competent Contractors and Consultants with cognate experience wishing to participate in the bidding process in any areas listed in the Table Below:

2. SCOPE OF SERVICES/WORK/SUPPLIES

MINISTRY CAPITAL PROJECTS AND CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS)

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested Contractors should submit the following documents duly signed, paginated, separated by dividers and arranged in the order outlined hereunder:

a. Evidence of Certificate of incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including forms CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Services;
b. Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate (or Personal Income Tax Clearance Certificates of all the Partners in case of Business Name) for the last three (3) years (2022,2023,2024), valid till 31st, December, 2025;
c. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025. (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staffs 15 and above);
d. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025. (This requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staffs is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Certificate of Clearance valid till December 31st 2025;
f. Evidence of Registration in the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants, and Services providers by submission of Interim Registration Report expiring in 31st, December, 2025; or valid certificate issued by BPP;
g. Sworn Affidavit:
– disclosing whether or not any officer of relevant Committees of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science &Technology or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any peculiar interest in the bidder and to confirm that information presented in its bid are corrected in all particulars;
– that personnel and components to be used in the execution of the proposed Works, Goods and Services shall form at least 60% composition to comply with the FGN’s Policy on Local Content;
– that the company is not receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings; and
– that the company is not having any Director who has been convicted in any country for any criminal offence relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter.
h. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years – 2022,2023 & 2024.
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 Curriculum Vitae of key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
k. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years, including or either Letters of Awards, Valuation Certificates and Job Completion Certificates plus Photographs of the projects;
l. Works: List of Plants/Equipment with proof of ownership/lease agreement;
m. Consultancy Services: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with relevant regulatory professional body(ies) such as CMD for Training, CBN Licence for the Payment Service Solution Provider; etc.;
n. Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) Certificate or Authorization letter from OEMs/Accredited dealers.
o. Electricity Jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
p. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided indicating Lead Partner (CAC, TCC, Pension Compliance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Compliance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit) are compulsory for each JV partner;

NOTE: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the Firm/Company’s Letterhead Paper bearing among others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued to the company by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone number (Preferable GSM No) and a valid e-mail address. The Letterhead Paper must bear the names and the nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

4. COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS (NON-CONSULTANCY, GOODS & WORKS)
Interested bidders should collect bid documents from the Procurement Department on evidence of Payment of Non-refundable Tender Fees of N10,000.00 only per LOT through remita platform of Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST) in any reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria.

5. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS (NON-CONSULTANCY, GOODS & WORKS)
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each of the Lot desired, two (2) hard copies each of the technical and financial bids with softcopy of financial bid only in MS Excel format, packaged separately in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, put the two sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope addressed to Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology, Head of Service Complex, Abuja and clearly marked with (the name of the project and the Lot number). Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should bear the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated Tender Box in the office of the Director, Procurement Department of the Ministry (FMIST) at Phase II, Block ‘D’ Room 609, 6th Floor, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja not later than 12:00 noon Monday, 9th February, 2026.

6. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
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 12:00 noon, Monday, 2nd February, 2026.

7. OPENING OF EOIs AND TECHNICAL BIDS
The EOIs and Technical Bids will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submission at 12:00 noon, Monday, 2nd February, 2026 and Monday, 9th February, 2026 respectively, at the ICT Conference Room, 4th Floor, Block D, in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the EOI/Bid Submission Register in the office of Director (Procurement Department), Room 609, 6th Floor, Phase II, Block ‘D’ Federal Secretariat, Abuja, as the Ministry will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. For further enquiries, please contact the Director (Procurement). Only accredited professional Bodies, NGOs, Civil Society Organizations will be allowed, while interested public are hereby invited to witness the public opening.

8. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOIs/Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. EOIs/Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
d. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) Lots
e. The EOIs/Technical Bids Opening 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 & Works: Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of un-successful bidders will be returned un-opened
g. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals.
h. The Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any applicant 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:
PERMANENT SECRETARY
Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology

This tender expires at 12:00pm on Monday February 9th, 2026