NCX NIGERIA COMMODITY EXCHANGE (NCX)
2ND & 3RD FLOORS, TOWER II, BANK OF INDUSTRY, OFF HERBERT MACAULAY WAY, ABUJA, NIGERIA.
PREQUALIFICATION/EXPRESSION OF INTERESTS

1.0 Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX), a parastatal under Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, intends to undertake the execution of some of its projects for the 2026 financial year. These projects are in furtherance efforts of fulfilling NCX’s mandates of advancing Trade Facilitation in Nigeria.

2.0 DESCRIPTION OF WORKS/GOODS/SERVICES: – In compliance with the Public Procurement Act, 2007, NCX invites interested, competent and reputable contractors/consultants with relevant experience and good track records to submit documents necessary for consideration for the execution of NCX programmes/projects as follows:

S/No. / Lot No.	Category	Description of Project
1	Works	Design and Construction of Commodity Aggregation Centre and Associated Infrastructure in Jigawa State
2	Goods	Procurement of ICT Endpoint Devices and Accessories
3	Goods	Procurement of Standby Power Generators
4	Goods	Procurement of Forklifts for Warehouse Operations
5	Goods	Procurement of Weighbridge and Weighing Equipment
6	Goods	Procurement of Commodity Sorting and Drying Equipment
7	Goods	Procurement of Laboratory and Commodity Quality Control Equipment and Consumables (Phase I)
8	Goods	Procurement of Commodity Packaging Materials
9	Goods	Procurement of Mobile Storage Cocoons for Farmgate Storage
10	Goods	Procurement of Furniture, Fittings and Warehouse Handling Equipment
11	Goods	Provision of Fire Suppression, Safety and Plastic Waste Management Systems
12	Goods	Procurement of Plastic Crates for Commodity Handling
13	Services	Provision of Insurance for Warehoused Commodities and Goods in Transit
14	Services	Provision of Insurance for NCX Digital Trading and Compliance Systems
15	Services	Development and Integration of NCX Digital Trading and Compliance System
16	Services	Development of an Electronic Trade Clearing and Settlement System
17	Services	Development and Deployment of an Electronic Warehouse Receipt Management System
18	Services	Development and Integration of a Commodity Financing and Collateral Management System
19	Services	Development of a Warehouse Inventory Management and Commodity Grading Platform
20	Services	Development and Deployment of a Market Data, Analytics and Reporting System
21	Services	Development of Cloud Infrastructure Design, Support, Maintenance and Deployment Framework
22	Services	Development of Cybersecurity Framework and Implementation Planning
23	Services	Development and Deployment of Farmer and Trader Mobile Applications and Web Portals
24	Services	Programme Management Office (PMO) and Operational Support for the NCX Digital Core and DPI Programme
25	Services	Provision of Tech Enterprise Digital Solutions
26	Services	Upgrade and Support of the NCX Sage Accounting System
27	Services	Gap Analysis of the Existing NCX Digital Platform Ecosystem
28	Services	ICT Support and Platform Migration Services
29	Services	Stakeholder Engagement and Communications for the NCX Digital Platform Programme

3.0 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Interested firms are required to submit the following documents:

3.1 Mandatory Requirements:
a. Evidence of Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission
b. Evidence of VAT Registration Certificate
c. Evidence of Tax Clearance Certificate for 2023, 2024 and 2025 expiring in December 2026
d. Evidence of Compliance with PENCOM contribution for staffs expiring in December 2026
e. Evidence of Compliance with the provisions of NSITF for companies expiring in December 2026
f. Evidence of compliance with the provisions of ITF for companies expiring in December 2026
g. Evidence of Updated Registration on the BPP’s contractor’s portal expiring in December 2026
h. Evidence of Updated Account Statements conducted by credible accounting firm/professionals and must correspond with the provisions in the Tax Clearance Certificate as submitted (2023, 2024, 2025).
i. Evidence of Eligibility to conduct business in Nigeria
j. Evidence of NITDA’s Contractors Registration, where applicable
k. Bank reference(s) from reputable Bank(s) as verifiable evidence(s) of financial capability to undertake the contract if awarded.
l. Comprehensive Company Profile indicating the organizational structure, including resumé of key managerial and technical staff with addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses and all must be endorsed and paged.
m. Verifiable evidence of past/present job experiences in similar projects of interest in the last three (3) years with attached copies of letters of award, certificates of completion and/or interim payment certificate (These are subject to verification).
n. Evidence of registration of Key Technical Personnel with either COREN, Registration Council of Architects, CPN, etc, where applicable (They must be endorsed).
o. An affidavit that :-
I. The company is not bankrupt, in receivership or under liquidation or involved in any litigation which can potentially affect the company’s ability to effectively discharge their responsibility if engaged;
II. The claims made and information provided by the company in the submission are true and correct in all ramifications;
III. Accompany every bid with an affidavit disclosing whether any officer of the relevant committees of the procurement entity or Bureau is a former or present director, shareholder or has any pecuniary interest in the bidder and confirm that all information presented in his bid is true and correct in all particulars.
IV. No Director of the company (past or present) has ever been convicted of criminal offences relating to fraud or financial impropriety in any court of law.

3.2 Other requirements:
a) ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 Certifications where applicable

4.0 SUBMISSION CLOSING/OPENING DATE AND TIME FOR PREQUALIFICATION
I. Submission of Prequalification Documents will close and be opened on Monday 2nd November 2026 at 12:00 Noon at the Board room of the NCX Headquarters, 3rd Floor, Tower II, Bank Of Industry, Off Herbert Macaulay Way, Abuja, Nigeria.
II. Bidders or their representatives must ensure they sign the bid submission register and provide all their contact particulars.
III. NCX will not be held liable for misplaced or wrongly submitted bids. Please contact Mr. Muhammad Jabbo through m.jabbo@ncx.com.ng on any enquiry.
IV. Cover letters and other correspondence on the submissions should be addressed to:
HEAD, PROCUREMENT UNIT
FOR: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
NIGERIA COMMODITY EXCHANGE (NCX),
2ND & 3RD FLOORS, TOWER II, BANK OF INDUSTRY, OFF HERBERT MACAULAY WAY,
ABUJA, NIGERIA.

5.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
I. Prequalification documents must be in English Language and signed by an official authorized by the bidder.
II. Any submission received after the deadline for the submission of documents stated above shall not be opened; such submission shall automatically be disqualified and returned unopened.
III. Bidders should endeavour to follow the order of instructions in the submission.
IV. Illegible documents in company’s profiles may lead to disqualification.
V. No company is allowed to bid for more than two (2) lots.
VI. Mobilization fee shall only be considered subject to presentation of Performance Bond of not less than 10% from reputable bank/insurance firm on award of contract.
VII. The Company shall not be responsible for any cost incurred by the bidder in the preparation and submission of documents in connection with this advert.
VIII. All Certificates are subject to verification and a bid stand disqualified if any certificate is found to be forged with possibilities of prosecution.
IX. Newly Registered Companies less than 18 months of registration need not provide CAC Annual Returns Remittance in Anti-Corruption and Transparency and Private Professional bodies and will be covered by video recording, invitation link will be sent to bidders who choose to join bid opening online.
X. The Prequalification documents will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives, CSOs
XI. Nigeria Commodity Exchange 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 Public Procurement Act, 2007.
XII. Depending on the availability of funds, successfully qualified firms/companies will be communicated to for collection of Tender and Proposal Documents. Consequently, bidders are advised to state very clearly their Email Addresses and Phone Numbers on the submission registers.
XIII. Contract awards will only be issued strictly based on the availability of funds.

SIGNED:
HEAD, PROCUREMENT UNIT
FOR: MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO
NIGERIA COMMODITY EXCHANGE