Published date: 7 June 2016

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

G75 8EA

Value of contract

£35,000,000 to £40,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7590

Published date

7 June 2016

Closing date

18 July 2016

Contract start date

19 January 2017

Contract end date

18 July 2021

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 Sierra Leone is implementing a programme of support to the education sector - the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP) over the next five years, 2016/17 to 2020/21.

The SSEIP seeks to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) to improve learning outcomes for boys and girls at upper primary and secondary level and to increase the enrolment, retention and well-being of girls in school. The rationale for the programme is clearly set out in the Business Case.

The programme is being delivered in the context of Sierra Leone's recovery from Ebola. The initial 15 months of the programme will support the President's Recovery Priorities in which education is one of five priority sectors. These Recovery Priorities build Priorities build on the successes of the initial 9 month recovery programme which saw the re-opening of schools after their closure during the state of emergency from August 2014 to April 2015.

Beyond the President's Recovery Priorities, which end in June 2017, SSEIP remains open and flexible to respond to the newly emerging priorities of the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL), noting that a general election is due towards the end of 2017. These ToRs concern mainly the initial period from now until June 2017, reflecting the focus in the Business Case.

Some indications are given of how the scope of work may be extended in the second phase, though this remains very much an issue for second phase design which is a key activity of the first phase.

The SSEIP is part of a wider commitment of support by DFID to assist the recovery and further development of Sierra Leone. SSEIP is the largest single externally funded programme to the education sector.

Other major support comes from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), supervised by the World Bank, with a focus on primary education. The European Union (EU) is in the final stages of design of a five year programme covering primary, secondary and skills development. UNICEF, who has a strong presence, chairs the Education Donor Group. DFID has played a leading role in the early recovery in Sierra Leone, including in the education sector.

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About the buyer

Contact name

June Cairns

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0) 1355 84 3365

Email

j-cairns@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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