Published date: 21 August 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: 18 September 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£70,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7937 Contract Notice

Published date

21 August 2017

Closing date

18 September 2017

Contract start date

9 January 2018

Contract end date

9 January 2023

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 UK Department for International Development (DFID)'s mission is to help eradicate poverty in theworld's poorest countries. In Kenya, DFID is working to strengthen peace and security, build resilience, promoteprosperity and tackle extreme poverty. As part of its expanding Sustainable Economic Development portfolio,DFID Kenya has designed a new Sustainable Urban Economic Development (SUED) Programme that aimsto support emerging urban centres in Kenya to put in place sustainable urban economic plans; improve theinvestment climate.
DFID is launching a new programme: Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme, DFID Kenya(SUED).
The 4 programme outputs will be evidence of:
(1) Facilitation of increased public-private financing for commercially bankable climate-resilient infrastructureand value chain projects
(2) Town/county level business environment reforms,
(3) Improved town/county level capacity to design and deliver market-driven urban economic plans, and
(4) Generation, and substantive uptake, of knowledge and research on approaches to sustainable urbaneconomic development

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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

Cheryl McKend

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0)1355 84 3799

Email

Cheryl-McKend@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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