Published date: 18 June 2017
Last edited date: 18 June 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£480,000
Procurement reference
DFID 7977
Published date
18 June 2017
Closing date
7 June 2017
Contract start date
22 December 2017
Contract end date
21 February 2022
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
DFID is seeking to source an an external M&E consultancy to support DFID (2017 to 2021) that will provide independent monitoring and evaluation of the Trade for Development Supporting the Implementation of the WTO Trade Faciliatation Agreement (SITFA) Programme.
i. support DFID in its management of SITFA and its oversight of the implementation programmes it is funding, i.e. TFSP, GATF and TFAF;
ii. support DFID in meeting its fiduciary and due diligence responsibilities in respect of the performance and value of SITFA;
iii. provide guidance and oversight to the implementation programmes in meeting their performance monitoring and reporting obligations to DFID;
iv. conduct at least two evaluations of SITFA;
v. generate knowledge about SITFA and trade facilitation that is relevant and useful to DFID programme management, to DFID policy processes and to the trade facilitation community at large;
vi. support efficient coordination and exchange between contributors to the TFSP multi-donor trust fund, to GATF and to TFAF, to mitigate the risk of duplication of monitoring and evaluation, to exchange monitoring and evaluation information and to support joint evaluation where possible and appropriate.
vii. support and collaborate with DFID on internal DFID annual reviews and project completion activities.
As such, DFID is the client and principal beneficiary of the M&E work that will be carried out by the external service provider, i.e. the "M&E unit".
More information
Attachments
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- DFID 7977 CONTRACT NOTICE.pdf
- Tender notice
- DFID 7977 Contract Notice
Links
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- https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
- Tender notice
- DFID Supplier Portal
Additional text
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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
Fiona Crawford
Address
Department of International Development (DFID)
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Scotland
Telephone
+44 01355 843 3877
Website
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development
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Closing: 7 June 2017