UNICEF IS LOOKING FOR WELL-ESTABLISHED FUEL TRADING AND DISTRIBUTION COMPANY WITH OPERATIONAL PRESENCE IN THE 36 +FCT STATES IN NIGERIA TO MEET ITS FUEL SUPPLY NEEDS 1.   Background UNICEF Office Nigeria has a fleet of vehicles which will require regular supply of fuel (Petrol and /or Diesel) on regular basis to support programme delivery in the all field offices in Nigeria. Long-Term Agreement with the service provider who will provide this service to the fleet of vehicles and Generators. Objective UNICEF plans to sign a contract for supply & delivery of fuel (diesel / petrol) for its vehicles and generators at UNICEF Offices in Nigeria. Eligible and interested Fuel Supply Companies, Pump Stations or Petroleum Companies with proven experience and technical capabilities are invited to submit documents as requested in this solicitation. Mandatory requirement: 1. Supplier must show evidence of active company registration with the Registrar of Businesses in Nigeria and legal registration document of company including CAC. 2. Registration for VAT with the Federal Inland Revenue Service FIRS). 3. Signed Tax Clearance Certificate issued by FIRS for the last three (3) years. 4. Supplier must have a United Nations Global Marketplace (UNGM) registration number (link for UNGM registration: https://www.ungm.org/Account/Registration) 5. Financial offers (Quote) must be submitted in in Nigerian Naira OR US dollars for the purposes of the LTA establishment 6. Bid Form (page 3-5) must be completed and submitted with the offer. 7. Suppliers should provide detailed specifications of the product offered. 8. Provide audited financial statements for the year 2021, 2022 & 2023. Technical Criteria 1. Geographical Coverage 2. Years in Service 3. Experience and Customer Services 4. Sustainable Procurement consideration IMPORTANT - ESSENTIAL INFORMATION The Request for Proposal (RFP) reference no: LRFP-2024-9194309 must be referenced together in the submission mail Subject. Bid form and schedule(s) must be duly attached when replying to this invitation. You are welcome to include any additional details of documents if necessary. However, failure to complete the attached bid form or failure to complete the details as requested will result in invalidation. Offers must be received by latest 16:00GMT on 31st December 2024.  Bids received after the stipulated date and time will be invalidated. Financial offers (Quote) must be submitted in Nigerian Naria or US Dollar (USD).  Any offer received in any other currency other than the stipulated currency will be invalidated. Offers shall only be received by email as indicated below. To facilitate the submission of offers through email, the completed documents must be duly stamped and signed-off in non-editable PDF format and sent to [email protected] with the tender reference number (LRFP-2024-9194309) and vendors name clearly indicated on the subject line. To ensure successful submission electronically, offers can be sent in batches not exceeding 24MB per email. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: - The LTA would be established for an initial 24 months and shall be renewed 2 times (24months first and an additional 12 months) subject to satisfactory performance. The total duration of the LTA shall be a maximum of 5 years. - To ensure price stability over the LTA period, the LTA would be established in USD. All Purchase Orders resulting from the LTA would be payable in Nigerian Naria at the prevailing UN rate of exchange at the time of payment. - As part of the evaluation processes, UNICEF shall conduct a vendor site inspection. NB: 1.EVALUATION MAY INCLUDE SITE VISIT AND ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING AND OPERATIONAL BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT AND BUSINESS PROCESSES  EXPIRATION DATE: 31ST December 2024 SUBMISSION MAIL: [email protected] CURRENCY: NIGERIAN NARIA (NGN) OR US Dollars (USD) SUBJECT REFENCE MUST CONTAIN: LRFP-2024-9194309 _FUEL SUPPLIES Please refer to the attached Annex documents for additional information.