Published date: 7 July 2016

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: 3 August 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£3,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7621

Published date

7 July 2016

Closing date

3 August 2016

Contract start date

5 December 2016

Contract end date

4 June 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

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

DFID is seeking to appoint a Research Programme Delivery Consortium (RPDC) to oversee a programme of applied research and innovation that will accelerate access to affordable, clean energy services for poor households and enterprises. This research and innovation programme will deliver new technologies and robust evidence on the critical barriers hampering systemic change and scaling up energy access, working with Southern researchers and entrepreneurs, to drive locally relevant innovation and delivery. This will have a transformative impact on deploying renewable energy solutions in developing countries, especially in Africa.

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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

Wasonga Misumi

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0) 1355 84 3224

Email

w-misumi@dfid.gov.uk

Website

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development