NATIONAL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE, KADUNA
INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 2026 ZONAL INTERVENTION AND CAPITAL PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna is a single mode distance education institution dedicated to teacher training. It was established in 1976 by the Federal Government primarily because of the pressing needs in the country for trained and qualified teaching staff at all levels of the educational system. Act No. 7 of 10th April 1978 establishing the Institute charged it among others with the responsibility of: providing courses of instruction leading to the development, upgrading and certification of teachers as specified in the relevant syllabus using distance education techniques. The Institute in line with her mandates wishes to invite interested, competent and reputable Contractors with relevant experience and good record of accomplishment for the procurement of the under listed:

2.0 SCOPE

A. CONSULTANCY;

S/N	LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1	C001	TRAINING AND EMPOWERMENT OF TEACHERS AND HEALTH WORKERS ACROSS SULEJA/TAFA/GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE
2	C002	TRAINING FOR YOUTHS AND WOMEN IN CURRENT SUSTAINABLE TRADES AND KITS IN MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ADAMAWA STATE
3	C003	CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND HEALTH WORKERS ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MODERN EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ADAMAWA STATE

B. GOODS

S/N	LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1	G001	SUPPLY OF MOTORCYCLES TO SOME SELECTED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS BOGORO/DASS/TATAWA BALEW FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, BAUCHI STATE
2	G002	SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION OF FAIRLY USED VEHICLES TO YOUTHS FOR E-HAILING SERVICES IN SULEJA/ TAFA/ GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE
3	G003	PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL GRANTS TO INDIGENT STUDENTS TO SUPPORT LEARNING IN ICT, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE IN SULEJA/TAFA/GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE
4	G004	PROVISION OF SEWING MACHINES, GRINDING MACHINES AND FREEZERS TO WOMEN AND YOUTH IN SULEJA/TAFA/GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE
5	G005	SUPPLY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS IN MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ADAMAWA STATE
6	G006	SUPPLY OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS AFFECTED BY INSURGENCY IN MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ADAMAWA STATE
7	G007	SUPPLY OF CLASSROOM FURNITURES TO SOME SELECTED SCHOOL IN MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ADAMAWA STATE
8	G008	SUPPLY OF GRAINS FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS IN EKITI NORTH 1 (IKOLE/OYE) FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
9	G009	PROVISION OF BRANDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GUBIO/ KAGA AND MAGUMERI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY OF BORNO STATE
10	G010	PROCUREMENT OF SALOON VEHICLES IN SULEJA/TAFA/GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE

C. WORKS

S/N	LOT NO	PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1	W002	CONSTRUCTION OF ADMIN, ICT AND LIBRARY AT NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA GUSAU STUDY CENTRE
2	W003	CONSTRUCTION OF ADMIN, LIBRARY, ICT AND CLASSROOM BLOCK AT NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
3	W004	PROVISION OF 150KW SOLAR LIGHTING IN SENATE BUILDING AT HEADQUARTERS, NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA.
4	W005	RENOVATION OF SELECTED BLOCKS OF CLASSROOMS IN GIREI, GOMBI AND SONG LGAs ADAMAWA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT, ADAMAWA STATE.
5	W006	CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF CLASSROOMS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS ACROSS SULEJA/TAFA/GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE
6	W007	CONSTRUCTION OF BOREHOLES ACROSS SULEJI/ TAFA/ GURARA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, NIGER STATE
7	W008	CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIPURPOSE HALL IN SOME SCHOOLS IN MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ADAMAWA STATE
8	W009	CONSTRUCTION OF SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRE IN GARTA MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ADAMAWA STATE
9	W010	CONSTRUCTION OF SOME BLOCKS OF CLASSROOMS IN SELECTED SCHOOLS OF MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY ADAMAWA STATE
10	W011	CONSTRUCTION OF BLOCKS OF CLASSROOMS IN MOUNTANIOUS AREA OF MADAGALI/MICHIKA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, ADAMAWA STATE

3.0 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
For purposes of evaluation, interested Contractors/Consultants should supply the under-listed information including but not limited to the following:
i. Evidence of Certificate of Incorporation issued by the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) including Form CAC1.1 or CAC2 and CAC7. Business Name with Form BN1 is also acceptable for Consultancy Services;
ii. 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 2026, with a minimum average annual turnover of N50 for Works and N30 million for Goods & Services.
iii. 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);
iv. Evidence of 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 annual turnover is N50m and above);
v. Evidence of Nigeria 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 31/12/2026 or valid Certificate issued by BPP.
vii. Sworn Affidavit
i. an affidavit certifying that the company is not in receivership, insolvency or bankruptcy.
ii. an affidavit that no officer of National Teachers’ Institute or Bureau of Public Procurement is a Director or Shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder.
iii. An affidavit that none of the Directors of the Company has been convicted of a criminal offense in relation to fraud or financial impropriety in any court in Nigeria or elsewhere.
iv. That all information presented in the bid is true and correct in all particulars.
viii. Company’s Audited Account for the last three (3) years (2023, 2024 and 2025).
ix. Reference Letter from a reputable commercial bank indicating willingness to provide credit facility for the execution of the project when needed;
x. Company’s profile with the Curriculum Vitae of the Key Staff to be deployed for the project, including copies of their Academic/Professional qualifications;
xi. Consultancy Service: Evidence of Firm’s current registration with the relevant regulatory professional body(ies);
xii. Training: Company’s valid training license issued by Centre for Management Development (CMD);
xiii. Electricity jobs: Evidence of current Licence issued by Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA);
xiv. For Supply of Equipment: Letter of Authorisation as representative of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs);
xv. Verifiable document evidence of at least three (3) years similar jobs executed in the last five (5) years including Letter of Award, Valuation Certificates, Job Completion Certificate and Photographs of the Projects.
xvi. 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 Letter Head Paper must bear Names and Nationalities of the Directors of the company at the bottom of the page, duly signed by the authorized officer of the firm.

4.0 SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS –CONSULTANCY, GOODS AND WORKS
Prospective bidders are to submit pre-qualification documents for each of the Lot desired; two (2) hard copies each of the technical bids packaged in sealed envelopes and clearly marked as “Invitation to Pre-Qualification”; and addressed to Director and Chief Executive, National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna and 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 drop in the designated Tender Box at the Procurement Unit, Office No: DR 10, Directorate Department, National Teachers’ Institute, (NTI) Headquarters KM 5 Kaduna-Zaria Road, Kaduna not later than 12:00 Noon, Monday 24th August, 2026.

5.0 OPENING OF EOI/PREQUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
The EOI/Prequalification documents will be opened immediately after the deadline for submission 12:00 Noon, Monday 24th August, 2026 at the SMASE Complex Building, of National Teachers’ Institute, (NTI) Headquarters Kaduna; in the presence of bidders or their representatives. Please, ensure that you sign the Bid Submission Register in the Procurement Unit, as the Institute will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids.

6.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
a. Bids/EOIs must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder;
b. Bids/EOIs submitted after the deadline for submission would be returned un-opened;
c. Bidders should not bid for more than two (2) lots;
d. The EOIs/Bids will be opened in the presence of CSOs and professional bodies
e. All cost will be borne by the bidders;
f. Only pre-qualified bidders at technical evaluation will be invited at a later date for financial bids opening upon payment of none refundable tender fee of N10,000.00
g. Arrangement of Technical Documents in hard copies should follow the order in the list above and appropriately paged. The technical document should have a table of content indicating the pages, which these items are to be found. Failure to comply with this directive will result in disqualification of the bidder.
h. National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna is not bound to pre-qualify 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 2007 Public Procurement ACT.

SIGNED
Director and Chief Executive