Project Background and Objectives

A key deliverable of the European Union (EU) funded and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) implemented project “Response to Drugs and Related Organized Crime in Nigeria” is the creation and deployment of a nationwide data network in support for National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with cooperation with the Government of Nigeria. This project aims to support Nigeria’s efforts in fighting drug production, distribution and use, and in curbing organized crime including counterfeit narcotics and psychotropic substances. 

The intention of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to provide the framework and parameters for possible contractors for the build-and-transfer of NDLEA’s data network as part of the project.  The primary intention is to create and deliver an ICT platform for NDLEA commands throughout Nigeria to have real-time data connectivity to the servers located to both of the Central Commands.

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

The NDLEA is a national law enforcement agency with a legislative mandate to investigate drug offences in Nigeria, along with interventions to reduce drug demand. They have commands in every State of Nigeria, including the capital territory in Abuja, as well as their headquarters in Lagos. Further to this, the NDLEA have 12 special area commands, who undertake specialized activities, including a presence at strategically important locations such as international airports and seaports.

There are three components of this ICT project:

Part 1:  Central Commands - Two locations (Abuja and Lagos) where the central intelligence servers are located.

Part 2:  Wide Area Network – IP/Ethernet connectivity between the central commands and the NDLEA state commands, and connectivity between the two Central Commands.

Part 3: State Command’s Local Area Network – There are 37 NDLEA state commands, a Local Area Network (LAN) and its supporting systems needs to be established per command.

This project will be rolled-out in three (3) phases (see annexure D for location of sites for phase 1):

Phase 1: 15 commands (including Headquarters in Lagos and the Central Command of Abuja)

This bid only relates to the implementation of phase 1 of the project, with a fresh bid proposal to be undertaken for phases 2 and 3.