Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Development
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G758EA
UK
Contact person: Milena Bandere
E-mail: m-bandere@dfid.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM95
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Overseas Aid
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE)
Reference number: PO 8350
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DFID Zimbabwe has designed a 4-year programme namely “SAFE: Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation” specifically to protect women and girls in Zimbabwe from the most severe forms of violence, including child marriage and modern slavery. DFID Zimbabwe wishes to contract a Supplier to deliver the SAFE — a 4-year technical assistance programme, which will develop a set of prevention and response activities that are most relevant for reducing gender-based violence in local contexts and which will manage a fund to deliver community-level projects to prevent violence and to respond to violence.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
10 460 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is expected to run for 4 years and will consist of 2 phases:
(i) Inception and
(ii) Implementation.
The supplier will be responsible for the delivery of the main objective of the programme: to reduce gender-based violence in Zimbabwe by:
1) preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, and
2) improving the availability of and implementers’ capacity to use evaluation evidence, research and data to optimise impact, deliver excellent value for money, and focused targeting in programming.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria as detailed in ITT documents
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Commercial Criteria as detailed in ITT documents
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
10 460 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Contract is expected to run for 4 years with the value of 6 960 000 GBP. The contract may be extended for a period of 24 months and up to 3 500 000 GBP in value (including VAT and all applicable government taxes) subject to availability of funds and Ministerial approval. The total contract value including an optional extension period shall not exceed 10 460 000 GBP.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract will be governed by English Law. Prices must be quoted in GBP Sterling. All payments for the contract will be made in GBP Sterling. DFID reserves the right to annul the process at any point and not award the contract.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 161-368377
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
20/05/2019
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/05/2019
Local time: 14:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gerry O'Connor, Department for International Development
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Gerry O'Connor, Department for International Development
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/04/2019