Published date: 13 March 2018

Last edited date: 13 March 2018

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: 26 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign economic-aid-related services - 75211200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£7,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 8073 Contract Notice

Published date

13 March 2018

Closing date

26 March 2018

Contract start date

19 October 2018

Contract end date

18 October 2023

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.

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

Restricted Procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

DFID has published a new opportunity to seek partners for a new Disability Inclusive Development (DID)programme, valued between £25- £30 million, which will improve the long-term well-being and inclusion of people with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. A complementary component of the DID programme will be this new £7M Disability Research Programme. Aim of research is to make a significant contribution to the global evidence base on DID by delivering best-in-class research in a limited number of DFID priority countries which will include Impact Evaluations of disability-focussed interventions ("Interventions"), integrated with delivery system research.

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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

June Cairns

Address

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

Telephone

+44 01355 843365

Email

j-cairns@dfid.gov.uk

Website

https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/