FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, ILA-ORANGUN
KM 4, Ora Road, PMB 204, Ila-Orangun, Osun State

INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE 2025/2026 (MERGED) TETFUND LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT AND 2026 TETFUND ZONAL INTERVENTION PROJECTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun is an institution under Federal Ministry of Education (FME), established in the year 2021 with focus on Health, Nutrition and Medical Sciences by cultivating world-class medical professionals, advancing scientific research, and serving our communities with excellence.
1.2 In pursuit of her mandate, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun hereby invites experienced and competent bidders to make submissions for goods as stated under.

2.0 SCOPE OF GOODS
LOT | LIST OF GOODS | AVERAGE TURNOVER
LOT 001 | Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Furniture and Laboratory Equipment | 1.6 billion
LOT002 | Procurement of Library Assorted Books, Journals, Computers, Office and other Equipment | 2.6 billion

3 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
(a) Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC 7 as well as current files of annual returns;
(b) Evidence of Company’s Income Tax Clearance Certificate for the last (3) years (2023, 2024, 2025) valid till 31st December, 2026
(c) Evidence of Pension Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 15 and above);
(d) Evidence of current Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Compliance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026 (this requirement is only applicable to bidders whose number of staff is 5 and above or the bidder’s);
(e) Evidence of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) Clearance Certificate valid till 31st December, 2026;
(f) Evidence of Registration on the National Database of Federal Contractors, Consultants and Service Providers by submission of Interim Registration Report (IRR) expiring on 31/12/2026 or valid Certificate issued by BPP;
(g) Sworn Affidavit disclosing whether or not any officer of the relevant committees of the Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun 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;
(h) Company duly signed Audited Accounts for the last three (3) years 2023, 2024, 2025;
(i) Reference letter from a reputable Commercial Bank in Nigeria, indicating unconditional willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
(j) Company Profile and organizational structure with the Curriculum vitae of key directors and staff to be deployed for the Project with their roles, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications such as ACA, NIM, SURCON, COREN, QSRBN, ARCON, CORBON, etc;
(k) Verifiable documentary evidence of at least (3) similar jobs (in size, nature & complexity) executed in the last five (5) years (2022-2026) including serially arranged in-terms-of-year letters of awards, Store Receipt Vouchers, and Photographs of Items supplied;
(l) Letter of Authorization from the Original Equipment Manufacturers as the case may be; and
(m) For Joint Venture/Partnership, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) indicating Lead Partner 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).

Note: All documents for submission must be transmitted with a covering/forwarding letter under the Company’s letter Head paper bearing amongst others, the registration number (RC) as issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission, contact address, telephone number (preferably GSM No) and email address. The letter head paper must bear the names, addresses and 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
Interested companies are to collect the Standard Bidding Document (SBD) from the office of the Ag. Director of Procurement at the Senate Building, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun Osun State on evidence of payment of a non-refundable fee of ₦10,000.00 per lot, paid through REMITA in favour of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun Osun State.

5 SUBMISSION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS
Prospective bidders are to submit bid for each lot, two (2) hard copies each of the paginated technical and financial bids with attachment of relevant and fully filled forms of tenders to each technical and financial bids, packaged separately in sealed envelope and clearly marked “Technical Bid” or “Financial Bid”. Thereafter, the bidder should put the sealed envelopes together in a bigger sealed envelope and clearly marked with the name of the project and the lot number addressed to: The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun, Osun State, PMB 204, Ila-Orangun, Osun State. Furthermore, the reverse of each sealed envelope should have the name and address of the bidder and drop in the designated tender box at the Administrative Hall at the Senate Building, Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun, Osun State, Nigeria, between the hours of 8am-4pm Monday Friday not later than 12:00 noon on Monday 7th September, 2026.

6 OPENING OF TECHNICAL BIDS
Only the technical bids will be opened immediately after deadline for submission at 12:00 noon on Monday 7th September, 2026 in the University Administrative Hall in the presence of bidders or their representatives, while the financial bids will be kept un-opened. Please ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register at the Procurement Office at the Senate Building of the Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun, Osun State. The Institution shall not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bid.

7 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids must be in English Language and signed by an official authorised by the bidder;
b. Bids submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned unopened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than one (1) lot;
d. All cost associated with bidding will be borne by the bidders;
e. Presence of bidders/representatives shall be required during the bid opening ceremony in compliance with PPA, 2007 Guidelines. The Bids Opening will be carried out in the presence of two (2) representatives of private sector professional bodies and Civil Society Organisation in the areas of Anti-Corruption/Transparency and will be covered by video recording;
f. 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. The University is not bound or obligated to prequalify/shortlist any bidder and reserves the right to annul the Procurement process at any time without incurring any liabilities in accordance with S.28 of the Public Procurement Act 2007.

SIGNED
Vice Chancellor Federal
University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Osun State