Expression of Interest for Establishment and Equipping of Specialised Intellectual Property E-Library in Lagos and Abuja of the Nigerian Copyright Commission Date Added: October 28, 2025 Deadline: 26/11/2025 Category: General Supplies & Services, Consultancy ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 1. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name is also acceptable for Services; 2. Evidence of Company 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; 3. Evidence of current Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above); 4. Evidence of current 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 bidders annual turnover is N50m and above); 5. Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December 2025; 6. 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; 7. Sworn Affidavit: 1. disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Nigerian Copyright Commission or the Bureau of Public Procurement is a former or present Director, Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in its bid are true and correct in all particulars; 2. that the company does not have any Director who has been convicted in any court in Nigeria or any other Country for criminal offences relating to fraud or financial impropriety or criminal misrepresentation or falsification of facts relating to any matter; 3. 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; 4. 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-performing, bad or whose repayment portion has been outstanding for the last four (4) months. 8. Companys Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years -2022, 2023 & 2024, duly acknowledged by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); 9. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed; 10. Companys Profile with the Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff to be deployed for the services, including copies of their Academic and Professional qualifications; 11. Consultancy Services: Evidence of current registration with the National Information Technology and Development Agency (NITDA) and Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN); 12. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letters of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Samples of the jobs; 13. For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliance Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV partner); 14. All documents for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding Letter under the Companys/Firms Letter Headed Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration Number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Contact Address, Telephone Number (preferably GSM Number), and E-mail Address. The Letter headed 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. Interested Companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the Director-Generals Office, located at the ground floor, Room 4B 036, Federal Secretariat Complex, Phase 1, Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama, Abuja on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of N10,000, (Ten Thousand Naira only), per Lot, paid into the GIFMIS Payment Code:1000019032 Name: Nigeria Copyright Commission Tender Fee: N10,000.00 Note: 1. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder. 2. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened. 3. All costs will be borne by the bidders; 4. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will form the basis for the disqualification of the bidders; 5. Attendees at the bids opening shall be required to wash hands, use hand sanitiser, wear mask and observe physical distancing. The Bids Opening in the presence of observers will be covered by video recording and invitation link will be sent to bidder who chooses to join the bid opening online; 6. Bid documents can also be collected in soft copies and Bidders can submit through post (Courier Services); 7. Category C: Only prequalified bidders at the technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening, while the financial bids of unsuccessful bidders will be returned unopened; 8. Category D: Only shortlisted firms will be invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposals; 9. The Nigerian Copyright Commission is not bound to pre-qualify/shortlist any bidder 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. Tender Link : https://etenders.com.ng/nigeria-copyright-commission-headquarters-abuja-invitation-to-tender-expression-of-interest-for-the-execution-of-projects/
