FEDERAL MINISTRY OF BUDGET AND ECONOMIC PLANNING
C31010, ADEKUNLE FAJUYI STREET, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, ABUJA.

INVITATION FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI) AND PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE EXECUTION OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF BUDGET AND ECONOMIC PLANNING CAPITAL PROJECTS UNDER THE 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATION

1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning in furtherance of its statutory mandate intends to embark on the implementation of the NEC projects for the financial year 2025 in compliance to the Public Procurement Act (PPA), 2007.

1.2 Accordingly, the Ministry hereby invites qualified, interested and eligible consulting firm to participate in the submission of their Expression of Interest (EoI) and Prequalification documents for the following Service as specified in the table below;

2. SUMMARY OF PROJECT
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EoI)– CONSULTANCY SERVICES

S/N	LOT NO	CONSULTANCY DESCRIPTION
1	C1	CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF A CONSULTANT ON LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT STUDY ACROSS NIGERIAN STATES

3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
The general public may wish to be guided that all procurement activities of the Ministry shall be fully governed by the Public Procurement Act (PPA) 2007 and the Federal Government Executive Order on Transparency, whereby the following minimum eligibility criteria separated by divider and also arranged in the same order are expected to be met by all prospective bidders, and consulting firms:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), including Forms CAC1 or CAC2 and CAC7;
ii. Evidence of Company Income’s Tax Clearance Certificates for the last three (3) years, valid till 31st December 2026; with minimum average turnover of N100 million;
iii. Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate, valid till 31st December 2026;
iv. Evidence of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate, valid till 31st December, 2026;
v. Evidence of current Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate, valid till 31st December, 2026;
vi. Evidence of registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31st December, 2026 or valid Certificate issued by the BPP.
vii. Sworn Affidavit disclosing the following:
a. whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning 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;
b. That neither the Company nor any of its Directors is Bankrupt or in receivership and
c. That none of the Directors has been convicted in any court of law on any criminal offence
viii. Company’s Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years (2023, 2024, 2025) with an average turnover of One Hundred Million (100,000,000.00) Naira;
ix. Verifiable documentary evidence of at least three (3) similar jobs executed in the last five years, including letters of awards/job completion certificates and Photographs of the programmes;
x. Company Profile, with Curriculum Vitae of Key Staff, to be deployed for the projects including copies of their academic and Professional qualifications;
xi. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank in Nigeria indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
xii. For joint venture/partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead partner should be provided (CAC, Tax Clearance Certificate, Pension Clearance Certificate, ITF Compliant Certificate, NSITF Clearance Certificate, IRR & Sworn Affidavit are compulsory for each JV Partners);
Note: All document for submission must be transmitted with a Covering/Forwarding letter under the company/firm’s Letter Head Paper bearing amongst others, the Registration 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 authorized officer of the firm.

4. SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENMTS
Prospective bidders/ consulting firm are to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) and Prequalification Documents for the desired Lot; two (2) hard copies each in a sealed envelope and clearly marked as ” EoI” and addressed as stated below:
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, C31010 Adekunle Fajuyi Street, Central Business District, Abuja, clearly marked with the name of the project and the Lot number. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and dropped in the designated Tender Box at the Tender Secretariat, Procurement Department, 2nd Floor, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, C31010 Adekunle Fajuyi Street, Central Business District, Abuja, not later than 12:00 noon on the 29th of June, 2026.

5. OPENING OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENMTS
The Expression of Interest and Prequalification Documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on the 29th of June, 2026 in the Conference Room, (4th floor, Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, C31010 Adekunle Fajuyi Street, Central Business District, Abuja) in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please ensure that you sign the EoI submission register in the office of the Director Procurement, as the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

6. GENERAL INFORMATION
i. EoI /Prequalification documents must be in English language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
ii. EoI and Prequalification documents Submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
iii. All cost will be borne by the bidders/Consulting firms;
iv. Only Shortlisted bidders/consultanting firms will be Invited at a later date for collection of Request for Proposal and Tender documents ;
v. The Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning is not bound to shortlist/pre-qualify any bidder/consulting firms and reserve 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
vi. Non-Compliance to any of the instructions listed above will lead to disqualification.

Signed:
Permanent Secretary,
Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning