Job Description
NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION
SPECIFIC PROCURIMEHT NOTICE
Purchaser: National Universities Commission
Project: Sustainable Procurement, Environmental, and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project
Contract title: Design, Development and Deployment of Student Registration, Examination Management and Course Content Portal for BPP SPESSE Project
Country: Nigeria
IDA Credit No.: 65250
REP No: NG-NUC-393204-NC-RFP
(1) The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for the Design, Development mid Deployment of Student Registration, Examination Management and Course Content Portal for BPP SPESSE Project.
(2) The National Universities Commission now invites sealed Proposals from eligible Proposers for the Design, Development and Deployment of Student Registration, Examination Management and Course Content Portal for BPP SPESSE Project. The completion period will be 180 days. The warranty and maintenance service conditions are as detailed in the terms of reference included in the Request for Proposal. The locations for the deployment are in Abuja, Nigeria.
(3) The procurement process will be conducted through open procurement using Request for Proposals (RFP) as specified in the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” September 2023 (Procurement Regulations), and is open to all eligible Proposers as defined in the Procurement Regulations.
(4) Interested eligible Proposers may obtain further information from the National Universities Commission, Attn. SPESSE Project Coordinator, spesse@nuc.edu.ng and inspect the request for proposals document during office hours, 08:00am to 4:00pm at the address given below. The RFP will also be accessible freely online.
(5) The request for proposals document in English language may be purchased by interested eligible Proposers upon submission of a written application to the address below and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Twenty thousand Naira (NGN20,000.00) or in a convertible currency. The method of payment will be via Remita by generating a Remita Retrieval Reference (RRR) in favour of Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project, National Universities Commission – Project Implementation Unit. Once payment is made, bidders may contact the Project Secretariat at (spesse@nuc.edu.ng) to obtain the electronic copy of the Request for Proposal document on presentation of evidence of payment.
Kindly follow these steps: (i) Enter the Remita platform (ii) Select ‘Bills and Purchases’ (iii) ‘Pay Biller’, (iv) Under ‘Who do you want to pay’, Select ‘Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement Project’ (v) Under ‘Nameof Services/Purpose, select ‘NUC Sustainable Procurement Env Soc Secretariat’(vi) Complete the form and submit.
NOTE: Evidence of payment in accordance with paragraph 5 above must accompany all Proposal submissions
(6) Proposals must be delivered to the address below on or before 12:00 p.m. on 8 January 2024. Electronic submission will not be permitted. Late Proposals will be rejected. The outer Proposal envelopes should be marked ‘ORIGINAL PROPOSAL’ and the two inner envelopes marked “TECHNICAL PART” and “FINANCIAL PART” respectively. The technical proposal will be publicly opened in the presence of the invited Proposers/Consultants’ designated representatives and anyone who chooses to attend, at the address below at 12:00pm on 8 January 2024. A video conference link will also be provided to proposers who wish to attend virtually. All envelopes marked “FINANCIAL PART” shall remain unopened and will be held in safe custody of the Purchaser until the second public Proposals opening.
(7) All Proposals must be accompanied by a “Proposal Security” of Three million Naira (NGN3,000,000.00). Original copy of proposal security must accompany the proposal submission.
(8) Attention is drawn to the Procurement Regulations requiring the Borrower to disclose information on the successful Proposer/Consultants beneficial ownership as part of the Contract Award Notice, using the Beneficial Ownership Disclosure Form as included in the request for proposal document.
(9) The address (es) referred to above is (are):
The National Universities Commission- (SPESSE Project)
Attn: SPESSE Project Coordinator 26, Aguiyi Ironsi Street,
Maitama 900288, Abuja Nigeria
Tel: +234 802 122 5843
E-mail: spesse@nuc.edu.ng