Published date: 9 May 2016

This notice was replaced on 9 May 2016

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Awarded contract (published 23 December 2016)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

G75 8EA

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

DFID 7562

Published date

9 May 2016

Closing date

30 May 2016

Contract start date

1 October 2016

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Actual CPV code is '75211200 Foreign Economic-Aid Related Services'.

The Supporting Indian Trade and Investment for Africa (SITA Africa) is DFID's first South-South aid for trade (AfT) and value-chain programme.

The purpose of SITA is to harness Indian resources (knowledge, technology, capital) to increase higher value-added exports from selected African countries to the Indian market and also third markets. Selected programme countries are Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.

Implementation by the International Trade Centre (ITC) started in March 2014, with the first year being dedicated to design. DFID is now seeking to engage a Service Provider to deliver through a four year contract an independent evaluation that seeks to:

(i) Estimate SITA's contribution to programme outcomes and impact (as opposed to 'proving' or establishing attribution. An informed judgement on the likelihood and extent of how programme outputs have contributed to programme outcome and impact is feasible, and

(ii) Learn lessons from DFID's first South-South aid for trade (AfT) and value-chain programme: finding out what works, for who, under what circumstances, why, and "so what"? And identify any unintended effects, both positive and negative.

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About the buyer

Contact name

LS Nagarajan

Address

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

Email

ls-nagarajan@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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