Published date: 15 June 2016

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: 11 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£33,000,000 to £70,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7595

Published date

15 June 2016

Closing date

11 July 2016

Contract start date

23 January 2017

Contract end date

22 January 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

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

DFID is seeking a service provider to implement a programme of support to strengthen governance structures in moderate opposition-held areas of Syria.

This programme will be one part of a broader CSSF programme in Syria, and will contribute towards the higher level impact: "Moderate Syrian structures, institutions and representatives are recognised as credible, effective, legitimate and equitable, able to deliver basic services, sustain/build an embryonic economy that will increase the resilience of Syrian communities resisting regime and ISIL abuses, and encourage/reassure all Syrians that alternatives to extremism and Assad are viable".

The end results of the programme should be:

• Up to 50 Local Councils (LCs), and 3-4 Provincial Councils (PCs), have improved capacity and processes to deliver and/or oversee services which meet community needs (including the needs of marginalised and vulnerable groups);
• Stronger links between LCs and PCs, and, in turn, the links they have with provincial technical directorates; and
• Strengthened community participation and oversight of service provision and governance.

The supplier will also be expected to coordinate fully with other actors working in this sector, and to ensure that the programme takes a gender-sensitive approach which promotes the role of women within local and provincial governance structures.

The main beneficiaries of the programme will be Syrians in moderate opposition-held areas, who will benefit from improved access to and quality of services; and the local and provincial governance structures in these areas, which will benefit from capacity building support.

An evaluation of this programme will run concurrently with it. The total value of this contract will be up to £33.8 million; this includes a contribution of 10 million euros from the EU.

The contract will be let for 3 years, structured in two parts. The first phase will be the inception and will run for three months, with a breakpoint at the end.

The second phase is the implementation which will run for the remaining 33 months. In light of the dynamic and unpredictable operating environment in Syria the contract will include annual break points. Subject to Business Case approval, availability of funding and the ongoing programme need, an extension of 24 months is possible.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Kate McSheffrey

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0) 1355 84 3394

Email

k-mcsheffrey@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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