Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Development
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G758EA
UK
Contact person: Andrew West
E-mail: andrew-west@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.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: International Development Aid
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
PO 8188 — Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (Uganda)
Reference number: PO 8188
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DFID Uganda is seeking a suitably qualified service provider to implement its Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. This programme will strengthen DFID Uganda’s ability to identify, understand, address and manage the major financial and safeguard risks at programme and partner level within our 100 000 000 GBP portfolio and secure value for money for the British tax payer.
DFID will provide funds over 3 years for the Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. FRAS will provide assurance that all DFID Uganda partners are meeting DFID standards on fiduciary and safeguard systems and processes. This will help deliver the Government’s commitment to “ensure that every penny of existing Official Development Assistance (ODA) and all new ODA spend is and remains good value for money across the British Government – taking further steps to cut waste, introduce greater transparency, and deliver tough, independent scrutiny”.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 520 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DFID Uganda is seeking a suitably qualified service provider to implement its Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. This programme will strengthen DFID Uganda’s ability to identify, understand, address and manage the major financial and safeguard risks at programme and partner level within our 100 000 000 GBP portfolio and secure value for money for the British tax payer.
DFID will provide funds over 3 years for the Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (FRAS) programme. FRAS will provide assurance that all DFID Uganda partners are meeting DFID standards on fiduciary and safeguard systems and processes. This will help deliver the Government’s commitment to “ensure that every penny of existing Official Development Assistance (ODA) and all new ODA spend is and remains good value for money across the British Government – taking further steps to cut waste, introduce greater transparency, and deliver tough, independent scrutiny”.
FRAS will focus on 3 core components:
Component 1:
Specialist reviews of the fiduciary risk management of DFID Uganda partners. This refers to the processes and systems that support accurate and complete reporting of financial transactions, budgets and ultimately use of DFID funding. It can include procurement management, asset management, human resources, audit and accountability.
Component 2:
Specialist reviews of the safeguard management of DFID Uganda partners. DFID SMART Rules captures the principle of safeguards as “Avoid doing harm by ensuring that our interventions do not sustain unequal power relations, reinforce social exclusion and predatory institutions, exacerbate conflict, contribute to human rights risks and/or create or exacerbate resource scarcity, climate change and/or environmental damage and/or increasing communities vulnerabilities to shocks and trends. Ensure our interventions do not displace/undermine local capacity or impose long-term financial burdens on partner governments”.
Component 3:
Capacity building of partners and DFID Uganda staff on fiduciary and safeguard management.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical criteria
/ Weighting: 60 %
Cost criterion: Commercial criteria
/ Weighting: 40 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
DFID will award a contract for an initial term of 36 months up to an initial contract value of 1 820 000 GBP. The contract will include extension options of up to an additional 12 months, in the event of which the contract value may increase up to a maximum value of 2 520 000 GBP. DFID reserves the right to scale back or discontinue this programme at any point in line with the terms and conditions. DFID may also scale up the programme should it prove to be having a strong impact and has the potential to yield better results.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
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 080-179275
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 8188
Title: Fiduciary Risk and Safeguards (Uganda)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BDO LLP
55 Baker Street
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 819 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 20 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Subcontracted organisation will provide social and environmental safeguarding expertise and review services to the programme.
Section VI: Complementary information
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
25/04/2019