UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
1. INTRODUCTION
The University of Ibadan, the First University in Nigeria, established in the year 1948 with a vision to be a world-class institution for academic excellence geared towards meeting societal needs hereby invites interested reputable, competent, experienced Consultants for following University Projects:
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
| LOT NO | PROJECT DESCRIPTION |
| LOT 1 | ARCHITECTURAL, CIVIL/STRUCTURAL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND QUANTITY SURVEYING CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR IGR, TETFUND AND CAPITAL PROJECTS IN UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN. |
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Interested consultants shall submit the following documents to be eligible for consideration.
a. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC₁₁ or CAC₂ and CAC₇; Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy 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 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 staff is 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 staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s annual turnover is N50m and above);
e. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2025;
f. Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2025 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
g. Sworn Affidavit:
– disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the University of Ibadan 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 no Director 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;
– that the Company is not in receivership, the subject of any form of insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings or the subject of any form of winding up petition or proceedings;
– that the company does not have existing loan or financial liability with a bank, other financial institution or third party that is classified as doubtful, non-performance, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months.
h.’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. Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance 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 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 authorised officer of the firm.
4. SUBMISSION OF EOI DOCUMENTS (CONSULTANCY SERVICES)
Interested firms are to submit two (2) bound copies of Expression of Interest (EOI) documents separated by dividers and arranged as indicated above. The documents should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed to The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan 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 at the Procurement Office, University of Ibadan not later than 12:00 noon on Monday, 23 March 2026.
5. OPENING OF EOI
The EOI documents will be opened immediately after the deadlines for submissions at 12:00 noon on Monday, 23 March 2026, in the Vice Chancellor’s Conference Room of the University in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Office, as the University of Ibadan will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.
6. GENERAL INFORMATION
a. EOI must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder.
b. EOI submitted after the deadline for the submission would be returned un-opened.
c. All costs will be borne by bidders;
d. Consultancy Services: Only shortlisted Applicants will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals;
e. EOI 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. The University of Ibadan is neither committed nor obliged to shortlist any Consultant;
g. The University will only recognise and correspond with only Authorised Officers of the Tendering Companies and NOT through Individuals or Agents acting on their behalf;
h. This advertisement for invitation shall neither be construed as a commitment on the part of the University nor shall it entitle any consultant to make any claims whatsoever and/or seek any indemnity from the University of Ibadan.
i. Tendering with false document is an offence, which will lead to disqualification and prosecution.
j. The University of Ibadan, Ibadan is not bound to 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:
Director Procurement,
University of Ibadan