Technology and Creative Sector
Financing Agreement reference: 2000200005160
Project ID No.: P-NG-K00-009
Background
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has received financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB), Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) towards the implementation of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme. The objective of the iDICE Programme is to promote entrepreneurship, boost innovation, create jobs, enhance social development, and achieve economic transformation by fostering growth in the digital technology and creative ecosystem, building on brownfield investments and synergies with ongoing initiatives in Nigeria.
As part of implementation arrangements, the iDICE Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) within the Bank of Industry (BOI) – the Executing Agency for the Programme appointed by the FGN – is seeking the services of a consultant to Design and Implement Creative Economy Hackathons and Innovation Competitions under the Creative Enterprise Support Organization Program (CESOP) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture.
The CESOP consists of 4 key programs:
- Hackathon and Creative Competitions
- Startup Voucher Program
III. Startup Incubation Program
- Enterprise Support Organization Training Program.
The program will be conducted across all 6 Geo-Political Zones, with multiple vendors participating in the execution of the Hackathons and Creative Competitions Program, each covering a maximum of 2 zones.
Objective
The main objective of this assignment is to design, organize, and implement a series of hackathons and creative competitions under CESOP, with the following goals:
- Foster innovation and creativity in addressing challenges and opportunities within Nigeria’s creative economy.
- Identify and support talented individuals and teams with high-potential solutions towards realizing their vision.
- Create a platform for collaboration between creatives, startups, and key stakeholders.
Scope of Work
The consultant shall perform the following services:
- Program Design
- Develop the framework for hackathons and competitions, including: (i) Focus areas and themes aligned with the creative economy’s needs (ii) Competition formats and participation criteria. (iii) Evaluation criteria and judging processes.
- Outline strategies to engage key stakeholders, including industry leaders, ESOs, and relevant government agencies.
- Establish guidelines for awards and post-event support for winning teams.
- Event Planning and Coordination
- Plan and organize a series of hackathons and creative competitions in the 6 Nigerian geo-political zones. These may involve either a general theme, or a specific problem to address as the event’s central focus.
- Recruit participants through targeted outreach campaigns leveraging ESOs, educational institutions, creative hubs, and other information and media pipelines.
- Secure partnerships with mentors, industry experts, and sponsors.
- Establish monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks to track ESO progress and program impact.
- Setup and prepare logistical arrangements concerning: venue selection, technology requirements, event materials, transportation, media and publicity, judging and review pipeline and infrastructure.
- Implementation and Facilitation
- Execute hackathons and competitions according to the designed framework.
- Provide facilitation support, including mentor pairing, team formation, and problem-solving workshops.
- Coordinate judging panels and ensure transparent evaluation processes.
- Post-Event Reflection and Analysis
- Further engage with winners and high-performing participants providing a list of promising startups to the CESOP Strategy Committee for further follow up in other CESOP Programs (notably Startup Incubation).
- Compile and disseminate lessons learned and success stories. Leveraging media pipelines to increase visibility in the creative economy, giving further reach to future competitions and events.
- Create an End-of-Program report highlighting the logistical implementation of the hackathons. The report must showcase quantitative data points collected throughout the course of the events such as attendance number, media reach, social media impressions, as well as a qualitative review of the impact the events have created and further recommendations for future events
The Bank of Industry (BOI) now invites eligible consultants/Firms to indicate interest in providing these services by submitting their expressions of interest, demonstrating experience in performing similar assignments with references and showing responsiveness to the qualifications requirements outlined in this RFEOI.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in organizing hackathons, competitions or innovation challenges
- Strong event planning and coordination skills, including outreach and logistics.
- Familiarity with Nigeria’s creative and cultural industries.
- Expertise in stakeholder engagement, including industry and government partnerships.
- Demonstrated ability to track and evaluate program impact.
Legal & Compliance Requirements
The following requirements are applicable to companies/firms that are submitting EOI either as a single firm or a consortium of firms from Nigeria. For a consortium of firms or single firms domiciled in Nigeria, the lead firm MUST provide the following documents:
- Evidence of legal registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in line with the requisite CAMA Act. 2020, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.
- Submission of Memorandum and Articles from CAC07 (i.e. Particulars of Board of Directors) and Form CAC02 (i.e. Particulars of Shareholders).
- Affidavit indicating that all documents submitted are genuine and verifiable.
Financial and Tax Requirements
- Confirmation of financial capacity of the company (3 years audited statement of accounts and financial summary).
- Evidence of VAT Registration and Company Tax Clearance Certificates for the last 3 years.
Firms that are registered outside Nigeria shall submit relevant legal and compliance documents as applicable to their countries of jurisdiction.
Submission of EOIs
Expressions of Interest should be structured as follows:
- Details / organizational profile of the firm or consortium detailing the firm’s strengths, expertise and any relevant information (max. 3 pages)
- Experience in similar assignments (max. 7 pages)
- CVs of key staff members (max. 7 pages)
- Any additional document(s) or information the firm believes is relevant
EOI submissions should not exceed 25 pages, excluding documents to be submitted as detailed under the Legal & Compliance and Financial & Tax Requirements above.
The eligibility criteria, the establishment of a shortlist and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations” October 2015, which is available on the AFDB’s website at http://www.afdb.org. Please note that interest expressed by an organization does not imply any obligation on the part of the Bank to include it in the shortlist.
Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. from 8 AM to 5 PM on working days.
Deadline for Submission of EOIs
Expressions of interest MUST be delivered in hard and soft (in a USB flash drive) copies to the address below no later than 11th of June, 2025 at 3pm and specifically mention “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE ECONOMY HACKATHONS AND INNOVATION COMPETITIONS UNDER THE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE SUPPORT ORGANIZATION PROGRAM (CESOP)”.
For the Terms of Reference (TOR) for this Expression of Interest, please visit www.boi.ng/idicetor.
Attn.
The iDICE Programme Coordination Unit
Bank of Industry
23, Marina, Lagos
E-mail: [email protected] (for enquiries only)
Tel: 0700 225 5264 (0700 CALL BOI)
