Published date: 11 October 2018

Last edited date: 11 October 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: 9 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£3,000,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 8373 Contract Notice

Published date

11 October 2018

Closing date

9 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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

DFID will establish an International Multi-Disciplinary Framework Agreement with a range of suppliers which will enable DFID to access advice and expertise in a cost efficient and effective manner across eleven thematic areas, provided by multi-disciplinary teams of quality professionals to design, manage and deliver international development programme services with greater agility and innovation whilst maintaining fair competition, in response to the dynamic and challenging needs of working in complex and fragile context.

The thematic areas covered are detailed below:

• Climate Change and Environment;
• Conflict and Governance
• Education;
• Human Development and Health;
• Humanitarian;
• Infrastructure;
• Livelihoods;
• Social Development;
• Procurement & Logistics;
• Research
• Statistics and Data

Each thematic area will have two lots:

• A Low-value Lot up to £3m to encourage new supplier base and capacity building in priority DFID/HMG countries (Lots 1-10 and 21).

• A High-value Lot of £3m-£12m (Lots 11-20 and 22).

More information

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Additional text

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

Anne Simpson

Address

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

Telephone

+44 7900901288

Email

commercialframeworksteam@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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