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The Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, GCON, is expected to formally launch the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) Project, at the Idris Abdulkadir Auditorium of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja, on Thursday, October 28, 2021.

The event will be streamed live via Zoom at https://bit.ly/spesselaunch.

Supported by the Government of Nigeria and the World Bank, SPESSE is the first of its kind in higher education in Nigeria and for the Bank. Its objective is to produce experts in procurement, environmental standards and social standards in Nigeria.

SPESSE is a multi-sectoral project, which seeks to address training, professionalisation and research in procurement, environmental and social standards, through certification, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes, to support governance, increase transparency, competition, equal opportunity, and sustainability as well as improve environmental and social standards management in the public and private sectors.

TERMS OF REFERENCE for the CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AGENT (IVA) FOR THE SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STANDARDS ENHANCEMENT PROJECT (SPESSE) REF. No. NG-NUC-236335-CS-QCBS

The Federal Republic of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank towards the cost of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) and Second Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE-Impact) Projects and intends to apply part of the proceeds towards payments under the contract for the Procurement of Learning Management System Devices. For this contract, the Borrower shall process the payments using the Direct Payment disbursement method, as defined in the World Bank’s Disbursement Guidelines for Investment Project Financing.”

The National Universities Commission now invites sealed Bids from eligible bidders for Provision of Learning Management System Devices for the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) and Second Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence for Development Impact (ACE-Impact) Projects at the National Universities Commission, 26 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja.

The Request for bid, bidding document and BOQ are below;

Specific Procurement Notice – Request for Bids – Procurement of Learning Management System Devices

Bidding Document for Procurement of Learning Management System Devices

Bill of Quantity – BOQ for Learning Management System Device Lot 1

Bill of Quantity – BOQ for Learning Management System Device Lot 2