CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST(EOI)
A) BACKGROUND
Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that
promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health
interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi is an allied organization to
Family Health International (FHI360) with co-existing and mutually supportive interest in
advancing the collective goals of the people and communities served. AHNi currently has its
headquarters in Abuja-FCT with field presence in six (6) State of Nigeria.
Consequently, AHNi is calling for Expression of Interest (EOI) from qualified, interested,
competent and duly established companies, suppliers, and service providers in Abuja and in the
States where it operates to participate in the 2022-2023 prequalification of vendors and suppliers
exercise in any of the below listed goods, services or works area(s):
B) GOODS/SERVICES/WORKS CATEGORY
REF NO. DESCRIPTION OF GOODS/SERVICES/WORKS
EOIAHNi01 Medical Laboratory Consumables (General, Viral Load, Diagnostic, OSS, and PCR Lab consumables)
EOIAHNi02 Medical Laboratory Equipment (Hospital Equipment)
EOIAHNi03 Design and Printing (E.g., manuals, banners, posters, vouchers, reports, stickers, t-shirts, flags etc)
EOIAHNi04 Office Furniture (E.g., tables, chairs, cabinets, workstation, bookshelf, conference table etc)
EOIAHNi05 IT Equipment and Consumables (E.g Computers, Server, Routers, Switches, Biometrics, Printers, Projector, Toners and
Cartridges, UPS, Scanners, etc)
EOIAHNi06 IT Systems and Solutions (Software Deployment and Hosting)
EOIAHNi07 IT Service Provider and Networking (e.g., Internet Access, WLAN cabling, PABX, Desk phones setup etc)
EOIAHNi08 Vehicle Repairs and Maintenance (routine and major repair works)
EOIAHNi09 Supply of Motor Space Parts and Accessories (tyres, battery, tow rope, fire extinguisher, jump start cable, triangular
sign, etc)
EOIAHNi10 Generator Supply (Supply and installation of generating sets)
EOIAHNi11 Generator Repairs and Maintenance (routine repairs, major overhaul of generator sets)
EOIAHNi12 Hotel Services (E.g., Accommodation for training, workshop & seminar, etc)
EOIAHNi13 Non- Food Relief Items and Dignity Kits (E.g., Tents, plastic chairs, plastic tables, sanitary pad, toothpaste, bathing
soap, laundry soap, slippers, wrappers, veil, bucket, cups, jerrycan etc)
EOIAHNi14 Skill Acquisition Materials (Including materials for sowing, hand fan and hat making, soap-making, beads-making, etc.)
EOIAHNi15 Office and Household Equipment (Supply of multifunctional machines , UPS, Projectors, Refrigerator, TV, Water
Dispenser, recorders, public address systems etc)
EOIAHNi16 Janitorial Services (Outsource cleaning and fumigation Services, etc)
EOIAHNi17 Petroleum Products (AGO and PMS)
EOIAHNi18 Health Management Organization (HMO)
EOIAHNi19 Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (essential medicine and medical commodities)
EOIAHNi20 Registered Agent for Vehicle Registration and Renewal of Vehicle Particulars
EOIAHNi21 Insurance Brokerage (Personnel, Property, Vehicle, Asset, Fidelity, and Good-in Transit etc)
EOIAHNi22 Car and Boat Hire Services (Salon cars, minivan, jeep, pickup truck, space-bus, speedboat, canoe, etc)
EOIAHNi23 Courier/Bulk Cargo/Haulages Services
EOIAHNi24 Construction and Renovation of Infrastructure (Infrastructural upgrade of schools, health facilities, office/ guest house,
construction of safe space, etc)
EOIAHNi25 Security Service Company (provision of Man-Guards, etc)
EOIAHNi26 Supply, Installation and Maintenance of air-conditioners and its related accessories/parts
EOIAHNi27 Travel Agency (E.g., Airline booking and ticketing and protocol service, etc)
EOIAHNi28 Partitioning, Structural Installations, decoration, and Interior Works
EOIAHNi29 Supply of Office Stationery and Cleaning Consumables (E.g., printing paper, biros, flipchart, folders, markers, arch
lever files, Dettol, detergent, bottled water, dispense water, etc)
EOIAHNi30 Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Fire Extinguishers and related accessories/parts
EOIAHNi31 Catering Services and Food Vendors (E.g., for group lunch, tea, snacks, and refreshment, etc)
EOIAHNi32 Supply of Photocopier and Multifunctional Machines including Maintenance (E.g. Machines supply, parts,
consumables and maintenance, etc)
EOIAHNi33 Facility Maintenance Company (E.g., for Plumbing, electrical, and structural repairs, etc)
EOIAHNi34 Supply and installation of Solar Powered Equipment and Inverter Systems (supply installation and management of
solar and inverter systems)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Existing vendors should consider this EOI as a revalidation exercise
and are required to participate, all hitherto existing vendors will be delisted and relisted again
through this exercise.
C) SUBMISSION PROCEDURES AND INSTRUCTIONS:
You are expected to submit your expression of Interest (EOI) to location(s) that you have operational
presence only. Hard copies of the dully completed expression of interest documents should be bound
together, sealed in an envelope, and marked on the top right side with category reference number
and category description. Example “EOIAHNi01-MEDICAL LABORATORY CONSUMABLES”.
All quotation must be addressed and submitted to the location(s) of interest as listed below:
AHNi OFFICES SUBMISSION ADDRESSES
Head Office, Abuja No8, Yedseram Street, Office Ibrahim Babangida Boulevard, Maitama Abuja-FCT.
Akwa Ibom State Office Wing A, Unit C, Plot 68, Bennet Bassey Street, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
Adamawa State Office Plot No. 14 ‘I’ Road GSYP 1 Infill, Kofare Layout behind Inyako Estate Jimeta-Yola, Adamawa State
Anambra State office Plot 7, Road 7, Off Road 1, Udoka Housing Estate| Awka, Anambra State
Borno State Office Plot 37 Cemetery Road, Old GRA, Maiduguri, Borno State
Yobe State Office 100, Commissioners Quarters Extension, Damaturu – Yobe State
Taraba State Office Beside Honorable Husaini’s House, Behind MRS Fuel Station, JalingoTaraba State
D) INSTRUCTION TO PROSPECTING SUPPLIERS/VENDORS
All existing and new vendors/suppliers are required to download AHNi Vendor Registration
Form by sending an email request to: eform_registration@ahnigeria.org using this
subject 'Request for Vendor Registration Form'. An auto responder will email the Vendor
Registration Form to your inbox. Kindly print, complete and submit same as part of your
expression of interest documentation. Email submissions are NOT ALLOWED .
E) ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION CRITERIA
The minimum eligibility requirement and qualification criteria are as follows:
1. Cover Page (indicating category(s) of interest and related LOT Number(s);
2. Company Profile; registered address(s), official/functional emails, telephone
numbers and point of contact for the company;
3. Evidence of legal registration document of the company (CAC, FORM CO7 and
FORM CO2);
4. Latest Tax Clearance Certificate
5. Tax Identification Number (TIN);
6. Evidence of Financial Capability (Latest Audited Accounts, only duly signed copy for
company's board chairman and secretary is acceptable);
7. Bank Reference Letter duly addressed to AHNi Procurement Committee;
8. Evidence of Registration with Professional Organizations, Regulatory agencies,
Manufacturers and/or Certificate of Authorized Dealership and Distributorship with
Makes, Brands, Equipment, Machine and/or accessories as it relates to field of
business endeavor;
9. Evidence of possession of experience in the line of business you are applying for.
Prospecting Vendors/Suppliers must provide at least five (5) copies of completed Job
Orders and Proof of Deliveries (proof of delivery include Delivery Notes or Job
completion certificate) in areas of business endevour;
10. Where possible, provide list of reference organization preferrable NGOs that can
attest to your active or past business relationship and level of performance (the
listing must have relevant organization, addresses, contact persons, telephone
numbers and emails) for due diligence reference;
11. Any other relevant supporting document that could aid your expression of
interest.
F) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
ü AHNI is Value Added Tax (VAT) exempted but deducts withholding tax (WHT) in
compliance with relevant Nigeria Tax Laws;
ü For clarification on any aspect of this expression of interest advertisement,
please send an email to: eoiprocurement@ahnigeria.org quoting
“Expression of Interest Enquiry” as the subject of the email. Kindly quote the
reference number for specific details about goods /services /work category(s) of
interest;
üAs part of the prequalification process, AHNi may visit the location(s) of
prospecting suppliers to assess their physical presence, capacity, and capability;
üOnly successful pre-qualified Vendor/Suppliers would be invited to participate in
AHNi's routine Request for Quotation (RFQ), Invitation to Bid (ITB) and/or
Request for Proposals (RFP) for the next one (1) year;
üYou are expected to limit yourself to where you have experience, required
documentations and operational presence;
üAny unsolicited attempt to influence AHNi internal selection process in favour of any
company(s) will result in immediate disqualification;
üAny falsification of document to take advantage of this process amount to
disqualification and blacklisting for all future exercise. In addition, such
falsification will be reported to appropriate authorities.
üA company cannot express interest in more than three (3) categories and must be
guided by the following: (a) must have operational presence for each
category, (b) must actively operate the business, (c) must express such
interest separately for each category with full documentation and requirement that
will make it eligible.
G) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST DOCUMENT:
All expression of interest document must be hand-delivered or sent via paid courier to above
listed addresses on or before 5:00PM GMT on Thursday 7th July 2022.
AHNi reserves the right to reject any submission after this date and time.
DISCLIAMER
This call for Expression of Interest (EOI) does not amount to a commitment on the part of AHNi and
nothing in this EOI notice shall be construed as a form of binding legal contract. AHNi reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all the submissions without any obligation to inform the affected
applicants the ground for the acceptance or rejection. The potential and subsequent procurement
will be governed by AHNi's Procurement Policies and Procedures Manual. This expression of
interest advertisement and Vendor Registration Form are provided free of charge to all prospecting
suppliers.