Published date: 5 October 2017

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: 10 November 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£31,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7950 Contract Notice

Published date

5 October 2017

Closing date

10 November 2017

Contract start date

11 November 2017

Contract end date

9 November 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

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 Africa Clean Energy (ACE) Business programme will catalyse a market-based approach for private sectordelivery of high quality solar home system (SHS) products and services. This will lead to improved energy access for people and communities in sub-Saharan Africa currently without modern energy, with an emphasison poor people and marginalised groups.
The ACE Business programme focuses exclusively on developing a market for individual solar home systems(this includes multiple lighting solar kits). It does not include community-wide and larger mini-grids, for whichother DFID programmes are providing assistance. It will also exclude single solar light sources, which have lesspotential than solar home systems to be transformational. Making solar home systems affordable for poorerpeople is an important focus for the programme. The programme will complement, not duplicate, DFID's existing programmes and related initiatives of other donors.

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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

Marie Skinner

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0)1355 84 3841

Email

m-skinner@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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