Published date: 26 October 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: 28 November 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£35,000,000 to £165,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7783

Published date

26 October 2016

Closing date

28 November 2016

Contract start date

13 June 2017

Contract end date

12 December 2021

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

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

The Department for International Development (DFID) is establishing the GREAT for Partnership programme to deliver the UK government's manifesto commitment to boost partnerships between UK institutions and their counterparts in the developing world by leveraging the skills, expertise and capability of the UK's world-renowned institutions. It will partner genuine demand for UK expertise from partner countries with high-quality supply from UK institutions. All partnerships will contribute to sustained relationships between a UK expert and/or institution and their counterpart. GREAT for Partnership will initially prioritise three sectors: Extractives, Financial Accountability & Anti-Corruption and Health, while also supporting partnerships in other (to be defined) sectors. Core partnership activities could include twinning units within partner country ministries with those in the UK; short- and long-term deployments of staff (into and out of the UK); peer-to-peer networking; workshops (at country and at regional level); conferences; remote mentoring; and/or study visits, with a view to a sustainable transfer of behaviours and skills for genuine development impact. This contract will be awarded for 4.5 years, and there is the provision to extend for a further 2 years.


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About the buyer

Contact name

Samantha Galbraith

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0)1355 84 3380

Email

s-galbraith@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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