Published date: 10 June 2021

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


Closing: 25 October 2020, 6pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£162,670

Procurement reference

1454-2020

Published date

10 June 2021

Closing date

25 October 2020

Closing time

6pm

Contract start date

7 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The primary goal of this project is to conduct comprehensive evaluation of GoG state-aid programs and provide evidence-based recommendations for modernization of state-funding programmes in Georgia in order to better address MSME needs and effectively support MSMEs in overcoming existing challenges contribute to the modernization of state-funding programmes in Georgia. This will be done via result-oriented methodology and roadmap which will assist MSME development through a demonstrably more cost-effective use of increasingly limited taxpayer resources.

The main beneficiary and counterpart (Reform Owner) of the project will be the PM Office (as defined by the ToR for this project). Other key beneficiaries and direct counterparts (key stakeholders) will be the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (MoESD) and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture (MoEPA), given that these institutions define priorities and oversee the work of key private sector support agencies including: Enterprise Georgia (EG), Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency (GITA) and Agriculture and Rural Development Agency (ARDA). Within the scope of the project, a steering committee comprising the MoESD, MoEPA and Prime Minister's Office will be created.

The Project will be implemented in three Phases: (1) Assessment of current capacity and performance of existing state-funding programmes; (2) Evaluation of state funding programmes and development of recommendations for the future operations of the state-funding programmes based on international good practices, (3) Preparation of the five-year roadmap for the implementation of recommendations. It will form the basis for modernization of the State-aid programmes for MSMEs by developing an evaluation methodology with clear KPIs and delivering the Road Map of State Aid Programmes based on the needs of Georgian MSMEs. The Road Map's recommendations will be the result of thorough analyses and evaluations of past programmes' performance, the regulatory environment and institutional setting, as well as views of public and private sector representatives on the effectiveness of those programmes. It is noteworthy that the project has a special focus on analysing GESI related data in entrepreneurship and identify priorities for women and vulnerable groups entrepreneurship improvement. This will entail analysis of status quo on the promotion of women and vulnerable group entrepreneurship in Georgia, transfer of international experience in this field and the development of recommendations for further improvement.

Award information

Awarded date

1 December 2020

Contract start date

7 December 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£162,670

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Policy and Management Consulting Group

Address

35 Orbeliani street, Tbilisi 0105, Georgia

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£162,670

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Zuzanna Pogorzelska

Address

Hays Galleria 1 Hays Lane
London
SE12RD
England

Telephone

+44 (0)20 3874 3440

Email

zuzanna.pogorzelska@abtbritain.co.uk