Published date: 22 January 2019

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: 19 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£42,611,360

Procurement reference

DFID 8437 Contract Notice

Published date

22 January 2019

Closing date

19 February 2019

Contract start date

29 July 2019

Contract end date

28 July 2024

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

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking to appoint a supplier to manage and deliver the Girls Education South Sudan 2 (GESS2) programme in South Sudan. The supplier will be appointed for a 60 months contract term. GESS 2 will build on the successes of the Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) programme, expected to end in March 2019. GESS provided a range of interventions - Cash Transfers paid to girls, Capitation Grants to schools, initiatives to improve the quality of education, research, support to girls via mentoring and learning groups and large scale behavioral change interventions specific to girls' education. The objective of GESSII implementation is to provide equitable, accessible and essential support to the Education Sector in South Sudan, with particular emphasis on girls.

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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

Paul Graham

Address

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

Telephone

07469 105898

Email

p-graham@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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