Published date: 12 February 2018

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: 19 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£6,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 8227 Contract Notice

Published date

12 February 2018

Closing date

19 March 2018

Contract start date

28 September 2018

Contract end date

27 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This 66 month Dar es Salaam Urban Jobs (Dar Jobs) programme is a market systems development programme that aims to catalyse sustainable change in sectors that have the potential to generate jobs and increase the incomes for thousands of poor people, particularly women and youth. With an intial budget of £10M. The programme will commence with activities in the manufacturing, waste and childcare sectors. The Supplier willbe responsible for management and technical inputs for the programme. The Supplier will be required to deliver:market analysis; policy analysis; political economy analysis; stakeholder engagement; business advice to firms:to foster linkages between businesses and private or public investors; and monitoring and evaluation to learn and inform adjustments to the programme. The Supplier will also manage an Innovation Facility to fund the costs of interventions. The fund element will be no less than £6M of the total budget value.

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All relevant information relating to this Contract Notice can be found on the DFID Supplier Portal where suppliers can register their interest directly.

If you are not already registered as a supplier on the DFID Supplier Portal please follow the guidance which can be found on the top left of the home page: https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/

About the buyer

Contact name

Moira McLean

Address

Department for International Development (DFID)
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Scotland

Telephone

+44 01355 843734

Email

M-McLean@dfid.gov.uk

Website

https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/