Published date: 1 October 2018

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: 16 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£300,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 8374 Contract Notice

Published date

1 October 2018

Closing date

16 November 2018

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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

Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ASCEND) will be a DFID centrally managed programme to provide up to £200 million over the period April 2019 to March 2022.This will support the control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in approximately 20 high burden countries. The focus will be on Five NTDs: lymphaticfilariasis; onchocerciasis; schistosomiasis; visceralleishmaniasis and trachoma. The programme split between 2 geographical Lots will be delivered in Southern Asia & East Africa (£100m) and Western & Central Africa (£100m). DFID reserves the right to extend the programme for a further 18 months up to an additional £50m for each Lot.

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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

Kevin McGrath

Address

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

Telephone

+ 44 1355 843765

Email

k-mcgrath@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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