Published date: 21 March 2016

This notice was replaced on 21 March 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 28 February 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Foreign-affairs services - 75211000

Location of contract

G75 8EA

Value of contract

£56,000,000 to £60,000,000

Procurement reference

DFID 7468

Published date

21 March 2016

Closing date

19 April 2016

Contract start date

15 October 2016

Contract end date

14 October 2018

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

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

DFID is seeking to establish An Expert Advisory Call Down Framework to support the implementation of the UK Aid Strategy. It will provide services that have a high impact on international development policy and programmes and will be available to DFID and to colleagues in other Government Departments working on international development priorities with DFID.

The service is intended to complement the work of DFID's 13 professional advisory groups which include climate and environment, conflict, economics, education, governance, health, humanitarian, infrastructure, livelihoods, private sector social development and monitoring (not evaluation) as well as cross disciplinary fields related to them.

The call down service will need to respond rapidly to requests relating to the four UK strategic aid objectives: 1) strengthening global peace, security and justice; 2) strengthening resilience and response to crises; 3) promoting global prosperity; and 4) tackling extreme poverty and helping the most vulnerable. The framework will provide additional technical expertise to DFID.

The requirement will include but is not limited to: advisory support for programme design and development, business case development, independent advice/inputs into new and innovative thinking and products and rapid provision of technical advisers to fill gaps on specific assignments where there is a time-sensitive need. A rapid response time will be crucial with an ambition for requests to be met within 10 - 15 days.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Ainsley Ritchie

Address

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

Telephone

+44 (0)1355 843168

Email

ainsley-ritchie@dfid.gov.uk

Website

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