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
G75 8EA
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
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Structural Change and Economic Growth
Reference number: 8422
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The UK is seen as a leader in research and a higher level of UK involvement will add value to global research efforts. DFID has committed to the production and use of high-quality evidence, data and innovation to accelerate progress towards the Global Goals. Following extensive internal and global consultation, the following areas were identified as being gaps and an opportunity for the UK to intervene, given our relative strengths:
Structural Change and Economic Growth (STEG). DFID will support high quality research that generates new understanding on the process of and options for enhancing structural change, productivity and growth that have clear policy and programme relevance and can be put into practice in developing countries.
DFID intends to award a contractor in circa 2019 for an initial term of 5 years with a budget of GBP 12 000 000.
DFID may extend the duration up to an additional 4 years with a total contract value of GBP 22 000 000.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
22 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73000000
73120000
73300000
73420000
73430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The impact of this programme is that ‘developing country governments, NGOs and the private sector design and implement strategies, policies and programmes which better facilitate productivity gains, structural change and sustained growth’. The purpose of the programme is to design and deliver a programme of research and to foster significant uptake of the research findings, ultimately promoting structural change and growth in developing countries. The outcome of this programme will be new understanding of:
1) the process of, and
2) options for enhancing structural change, productivity and growth in low to middle income countries.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical criteria as described in invitation to tender pack
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Commercial criteria as described in invitation to tender pack
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract value will be up to GBP 12 000 000. There will be an option to extend for a further 48 months at an additional estimated value of GBP 10 000 000. This comprises the total estimated value detailed at II 2.6) of GBP 22 000 000.
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
In accordance with Regulation 14 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Regulations are not applicable to this procurement. The procurement process adopted by DFID is not to be construed as indicative of the application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
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:
2019/S 083-197343
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 8422
Title: Structural Change and Economic Growth
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/02/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Center for Economic Policy Research
London
UK
NUTS: UKM95
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 11 941 037.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In accordance with Regulation 14 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Regulations are not applicable to this procurement. The procurement process adopted by DFID is not to be construed as indicative of the application of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The use in this ITT of terms used in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Directive 2014/24/EU should not be construed as implying the application of the relevant rules and jurisprudence of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Directive 2014/24/EU to this procurement.
Note: this contract opportunity is voluntarily published in the Official Journal of the European Union for publicity purposes only and is not pursuant to the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or Directive 2014/24/EU.
The services procured by this procurement process fall within CPV codes 73000000-2 (research and development services and related consultancy services) 73120000-9 (Experimental and development services), 73300000-5 (design and execution of research and development), 73420000-2 (pre feasibility study and technological demo) and 73430000 -5 (test and evaluation).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for International Development
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Department for International Development
Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2020