TENDER OPPORTUNITY FOR PROVISION OF INSURANCE SERVICES
NIPEX TENDER REF: 1000008333/ 1000008334
TENDER ID: CTR116530/ CTR116531

1. INTRODUCTION:
TOTALENERGIES UPSTREAM NIGERIA LIMITED (TUPNI) AND TOTALENERGIES EP NIGERIA LIMITED (TEPNG) operator of NNPC LTD’s PMLs 2,3, OML58, 99, 100, 102, invites interested and reputable Insurers with competent and skilled personnel, equipment and relevant experience to apply for pre-qualification for consideration to tender for the Provision of Insurance services for TUPNI and TEPNG operations.

2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK SCOPE AND SPECIFICATIONS
This Contract is for the provision of Insurance services.
The objective of the CFT shall be to award contracts to multiple technically qualified bidders with the best competitive commercial offers for the provision of Insurance Services for TUPNI and TEPNG oil and gas operations.
The Scope to be covered under the contract is to provide Insurance programme for the following operational coverage/services:
– PMLs 2,3,4 (TUPNI – AKPO & EGINA) Field – Property Damage, Third Party Liability & Operator’s Extra Expense.
– TEPNG/NNPC JV General Third-Party Liability.
– Naira Denominated Policies – Combined Group Life Assurance and Group Personal Accident Insurance, Comprehensive Motor Insurance, House Owner’s Insurance, Marine Cargo Insurance.

Project Delivery Schedule
The schedule requirement is to have a contract in place by Q4 2026. The Call for Tender will detail the provisions necessary for the Service. Contract duration is estimated at 5 years firm and an annual option of extension for a further period of two (2) years.

HSE Considerations
The greatest importance is placed on prospecting Contractor’s Safety performance and past records. The Tenderers will be required to complete at the technical stage, a HSE Questionnaire and submit with its Technical Tender, a comprehensive HSE Management System manual among other documents. The analysis of the HSE requirement will contribute to progressing selected Tenderers in the CFT process. Any Tenderer that scores below 60% in the HSE/QA/QC & Tech Main Evaluation would not be allowed to progress to the Commercial Stage.

Conditions For Selection
Insurance Company seeking to be selected must satisfy the following conditions:
1. Be a Limited Liability Company registered in Nigeria and licensed by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to transact Insurance Business.
2. Have a net asset of not less than N10billion and N15billion for Life and Non-Life (General) Insurance Business respectively.
3. Have acquired good experience in Oil and Gas Insurance business.
4. Have adequate and qualified staff with experience in Oil and Gas Insurance business.
5. Must be in good standing as regards prompt settlement of all claims reported to date.
6. Have good re-insurance strategy, including use of A-rated re-insurance companies.
7. Have business relationship with competent Insurance Broker(s) with good reputation and experience in Oil and Gas Insurance business.
8. Must be a good corporate citizen of Nigeria that pays its taxes as and when due.

3. MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
– To be eligible for this tender exercise, interested suppliers are required to be pre-qualified and have a “LIVE” subscription status in the following NIJQS service/product group in the Life and Non-Life Categories (3.14.05 & 30.14.07) by the CFT advert closing date. All successfully pre-qualified suppliers in these categories will receive an invitation to submit their Technical Tender (ITT) for the services.
– To determine if you are pre-qualified and view the product/services category you are listed for: visit https://vms.nipex.org/login and access NIJQS with your log in details. Click on the ‘Subscription’ tab on the left-hand side of the dashboard to view your status and, click “Product Code” tab to view registered product codes.
– If you are not listed in the product/service category mentioned above but you have registered with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to do business in the Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry in those areas, please contact the NipeX administration office at Post Square Towers (Building B), 1-3 Ologun Agbaje Street Off Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria with your NUPRC (formally DPR) certificate as evidence for verification and necessary update.
– To initiate the NIJQS pre-qualification process, access http://www.nipex-ng.com, click on the Registration tab, and select NipeX SAP Ariba Vendor Registration.
– To be eligible, all tenderers must comply with the Nigerian content requirements in the NipeX system.
– Only Nigerian indigenous service companies having verifiable Nigerian equity shareholding of 51% and above shall submit bids for this tender.

4. NIGERIAN CONTENT REQUIREMENTS
TUPNI/TEPNG is committed to the development of the Nigerian Oil and gas business in compliance with the Nigerian Content Act 2010 for Nigerian Content Development.
As from the commencement of this Act, the minimum Nigerian Content in any project, service or product specification to be executed in the Nigerian oil and gas industry shall be consistent with the level set in the Schedule of the Act and any other targets as may be directed by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (The Board).
Tenderer shall comply with all the provisions of the Nigerian Content Act that relate to this contract but in particular comply with the minimum Nigerian Content % for the scopes which are covered in the Schedule of the Act and any other requirement that may arise from time to time not explicitly stated in this contract, but which apply to the contract in fulfilment of the Nigerian Content Act, in the submission of their Tender.
Failure to fully comply with the Nigerian Content Act or demonstrate commitment to Nigerian Content Development Policy of the Nigerian government shall result to disqualification from bidding this contract.
Tenderers shall provide evidence of Registration by National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).
As part of their submissions, Tenderer shall:
I. Demonstrate that entity is a Nigerian-registered company with 51% or more shareholding capacity. Submit copies of Certificate of Incorporation obtained from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and Status report generated within three (3) months of bid submission. Tenderer shall provide evidence of registration with the NCDMB NOGIC JQS and NUPRC.
II. Demonstrate detailed description of the location of in-country committed facilities & infrastructure (not limited to administrative office, project management office) in Nigeria to support this contract.
III. Provide evidence of a License issued by National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) as an Insurer to transact Insurance business.
IV. Provide corporate organizational and project/contract specific organograms showing the names and nationalities of key personnel, as well as the percentage of the total workforce that are Nigerians.
V. Provide evidence of what percentage of your key management positions is held by Nigerians.
VI. Detail the overall percentage and explicit breakdown of the scope of work to be performed in Nigeria and those by Nigerian resources relative to total work volume.
NOTE: Failure to comply with the provision of the Nigerian Content Act 2010 or to demonstrate commitment to the development of the Nigerian Content Policy shall result in the disqualification of the tenderer from the bidding process.