Published date: 13 January 2021

Last edited date: 19 February 2021

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: 17 February 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£372,671.80

Procurement reference

SSRFP04

Published date

13 January 2021

Closing date

17 February 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 March 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Other private procurement rules

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Private procurement rules

Supply chain notices are business-to-business transactions and are not bound by the same rules and restrictions as public sector contracts. The UK government is not responsible for the conduct of such procurement.


Description

Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of NTDs (ASCEND) is an investment from the UK Government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to advance the impact and sustainability of national programme's tackling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). ASCEND in South Asia, East and Southern Africa is implemented by a consortium of technical partners led by Crown Agents.

Under the ASCEND programme, Crown Agents invites bids from suitably qualified bidders to be engaged as subcontractors to support the Delivery of the Schistosomiasis Control Programme in South Sudan.