Published date: 16 January 2023

Last edited date: 20 January 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: 20 January 2023, 2:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

Tanzania

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

IFB/MML/SB/16/01/2023

Published date

16 January 2023

Closing date

20 January 2023

Closing time

2:30pm

Contract start date

26 January 2023

Contract end date

15 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

Timeline for the delivery of services provided by the Government of Tanzania.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

1- Background
Mott MacDonald Limited trading as Cambridge Education has been appointed by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and
Development Office (FCDO), to deliver the Shule Bora Programme. Shule Bora aims to improve the quality of pre-
primary and primary schools in Tanzania. In order for the programme to move forward Baseline Survey in 9 regions in Tanzania is required.
2- Scope of work
The Sub-Consultant is expected to undertake the following tasks:
-Review key documents related to the project MEL.
-Work with Cambridge Education (CE) to calculate the sample and eventually identify the sampled units.
-Identify, recruit and train enumerators to collect the baseline data.
-Visit the sampled units to collect the data including quality assuring of the work of enumerators.
-Analyse the data and write the baseline survey report.
The client (CE) will undertake the following tasks:
-Avail the consultant the sampling frame and sampling methodology.
-Avail survey tools.
-Provide contacts of education officials in the nine Shule Bora regions.
-Financial resources as will be agreed with the consultant through a contract.
3- Eligibility
Eligible vendors must meet the following criteria, and their submission must be documented in this order:
-The specifications section below outlines the specifications of the consultant (Firm) needed for this
assignment. For application, the Firm should provide the following:
-Company Profile outlining experience of conducting similar assignments in Tanzania (maximum of 2 pages)
-Technical application (2-4 pages) that clearly demonstrate the Firm's understanding of the task, methodology
and workplan.
-A detailed financial proposal
-Evidence of Company Registration/incorporation.
-Evidence of Tax Compliance for 2021/2022 Financial Year of the Revenue Authority of the country the supplier
is registered.
-Postal address and verifiable contact telephone / cell phone numbers.
-Physical address of the vendor.
-Tenderers may request further information concerning the bid through the e-mail(s) provided.
For more details please refer to the attached Invitation for bids and Consultant ToR.
4- Submission
Any questions relating to this invitation should be forwarded during official working hours and not later than on Thursday 19th of January by 15:00 pm Tanzania time to nicolas.yiallourides@camb-ed.com and
to kasia.orozco@camb-ed.com.
All bids should read the following in the subject line "INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFBS) for the role of Sub-Consultant
to Conduct Baseline Survey in nine (9) Shule Bora Programme Regions in Tanzania' No: IFB/MML/SB/16/01/2023. All bids should be submitted electronically by email ONLY to: kasia.orozco@camb-ed.com keeping in cc' nicolas.yiallourides@camb-ed.com.
The deadline for submission is 15:00 pm Tanzania time on Friday 20th January 2023. Late submissions shall not be considered.
All Bids should be addressed to:
Nicolas Yiallourides
Cambridge Education
22 Station Road, Cambridge
CB1 2JD, United Kingdom.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Kasia Orozco

Address

Mott MacDonald House, 8-10 Sydenham Road
CROYDON
CR02EE
England

Telephone

+441223531194

Email

Kasia.Orozco@camb-ed.com