Published date: 22 April 2016

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 April 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

G75 8EA

Value of contract

£43,564,205

Procurement reference

DFID 7016

Published date

22 April 2016

Closing date

10 April 2015

Contract start date

26 January 2016

Contract end date

25 January 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

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

Objective

DFID is looking for an experienced and dynamic fund manager to design the implementation of and manage the new Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR). DFID will invest a minimum of £45m over the next ten years to fund partnerships that seek to address identified issues in the HE system, including:
• Preparation of HE systems in low income countries for the future, building on learning from other contexts
• Attracting new types of players within the HE system, such as funding and quality assurance bodies and private sector partners (private providers and employers) to get a dynamic and multi-disciplinary group of experts to focus on solutions to complex issues, such as graduate employability
• Testing new models of delivery at scale, including online delivery.

The SPHEIR represents a step change in DFIDs support to higher education partnerships, supporting new high value partnerships operating at several levels within a separate higher education institution or across a number of institutions. Depending on the demand and performance of the partnerships, there is scope to increase the level of funding up to a maximum of £100m.

The Supplier will need to demonstrate value for money at all times including through demonstrating that administrative costs are efficient and that management processes are designed to maximise value for money.

Full details of the Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education Innovation and Reform (SPHEIR) can be found in the Business Case.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

27 January 2016

Contract start date

26 January 2016

Contract end date

25 January 2022

Total value of contract

£43,564,205

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

The British Council

Address

10 Spring Gardens, London, England, SW1A 2BN, United Kingdom

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Public Enquiry Point

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0)1355 84 3132

Email

enquiry@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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