Published date: 30 October 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 30 November 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£29,500,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7255

Published date

30 October 2015

Closing date

30 November 2015

Contract start date

4 April 2016

Contract end date

4 April 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Actual CPV code is '75211200 Foreign Economic-Aid Related Services'.

Skills Development Programme (SDP) is the second phase of DFID's investment in the skills sector in Punjab, Pakistan. It builds on the lessons learnt and the operational experience of the skills sector gained through the skills components of the ongoing Punjab Economic Opportunities Programme (PEOP). Under PEOP, DFID in partnership with the Government of the Punjab established the Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF). Both the sponsors committed £25 million each to the PSDF, while DFID committed an additional £5.0 million as technical assistance. The TA is covering monitoring and evaluation, and capacity and organizational strengthening support for PSDF.

The Fund became operational in 2010 as a not-for-profit company. It provides competitive grants to private and public skill providers in order to skill poor and vulnerable men and women in a range of trades. Over the past 5 years of operations, the Fund has established itself as a successful skills financing business model. It is led by a private sector-led Board and management.

The initial success of the Fund has won it high political support, and paved the way for DFID/PSDF to influence emerging thinking on skills policy and regulatory reforms. Most importantly, PSDF operations have drawn attention to the inefficiencies in public sector skill delivery and the potential of the private sector to deliver cost effective and job oriented training.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Cheryl McKend

Address

Abercrombie House
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Scotland

Email

c-mckend@dfid.gov.uk