Published date: 25 August 2023

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: 25 September 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£136,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_307988/1246320

Published date

25 August 2023

Closing date

25 September 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

30 April 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

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

FCDO are seeking to appoint organisations to lead the delivery of the WISH 2 Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) programme. The programme will provide support for target countries over two geographical lots on comprehensive SRHR including support for service delivery. The programme will deliver the following four outputs:

1. Information attitudes and social norms: Individuals have increased knowledge, capacity and family/community support to make informed SRHR decisions and recognise and advocate for their SRHR.

2. Sustainable, inclusive access to integrated SRHR services: Access to quality, voluntary Family Planning (FP) and other comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services, eliminating barriers for young and marginalised women, the poorest and those with disabilities, including in fragile and conflict-affected areas.

3. SRHR policy environment: Improved policies and legal framework to support comprehensive SRHR and gender equality, effective government financing, commodity security and integrated SRHR service capacity and civil society capacity to advocate and support improvements.

4. Evidence and learning: Evidence based innovations and practice shared globally to increase women's choice and access to SRH services and rights.

Lot 1 will include focus countries: Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal.

Lot 2 will include focus countries: Burundi, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia.

More information

Links

Additional text

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About the buyer

Address

Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Scotland

Email

contracts.finder@fcdo.gov.uk