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: Susan Lynch
Telephone: +44 1355843620
E-mail: S-Lynch@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.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Forest Governance Markets and Climates
Reference number: PO 8391
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
FGMC aims to drive governance and market reforms to reduce illegal use of forest resources and benefit poor people who depend on forests.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 862 652.17
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Liberia
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The new contract will build on the achievements of the VPA support unit provided by DAI and SGS, which developed regulations and tools and concentrated capacity building on the principle Government Agencies responsible for Forest Control. The VPA SU has also successfully supported a coalition of CSOs to develop a strategy to monitor forest governance reforms. It has helped establish a board to manage community project proposals financed through timber revenues. This new requirement will concentrate on building capacity of the private sector SMEs to engage new policies and requirements, to improve checks and balances across government services to secure greater accountability and with CSOs to monitor impacts. The total contract value is up to 8 000 000 GBP this is broken down as up to 6 000 000 GBP for the main contract and up to 2 000 000 GBP for the extension. Please note that this figure will include all applicable taxes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical — quality of proposed team
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Technical — quality of strategy and methodology
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract includes an extension period of up to 24 months. The total contract duration including extension options shall be up to 60 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2: Facilitation
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To sustain multi-stakeholder reform processes that underpin timber trade agreements across 5 countries. The countries are Liberia, Ghana, Guyana and Republic of Congo, the contract includes an option for additional services of the same type to be provided in either Vietnam, Cameroon or Central African Republic.
The contract period is for 36 months with a possible extension period of up to 24 months. The value of this is up to a maximum of 8 000 000 GBP this is broken down as 6 000 000 GBP for the contract period and 2 000 000 GBP for the possible 24 month extension. Please also note that value given includes all applicable taxes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical — quality of team
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Technical — quality of methodology and approach
/ Weighting: 35
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract includes an extension for up to 24 months. The contract also includes an option for additional services of the same type to be provided in one additional country, i.e. either, Vietnam or, Cameroon value for this is included in the contract total value. The total contract duration including extension options is 60 months.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3: China
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77230000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The new contract will build on the achievements of the InFit programme implemented by LTS. Reform of the Chinese market is critical to the success of global efforts to stop illegal deforestation.
The contract is for 24 months and includes an extension option of up to 24 months. Total value for the requirement is up to a maximum of 3 500 000 GBP, this is broken down as up to 2 500 000 GBP for the 24 month contract and up to a maximum of 1 000 000 GBP for the extension option. Please also note the value given includes all applicable taxes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical — quality of team
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Technical — quality of methodology and approach
/ Weighting: 45
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract includes an extension period of up to 24 months. The total contract duration including extension options is up to 48 months.
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 210-480214
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: PO 8600
Title: Multi-Stakeholder Forest Governance and Accountability Project (MFGAP), Liberia
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Palladium International Ltd
2nd Floor Turnberry House, 100 Bunhill Row
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:
: 5 254 594.37
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: 24 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
DFID has consented to the appointment of the following Sub-Contractors:
Heritage Partners and Associates
Development and Education Network Liberia (DEN-L)
Client Earth
The Liberia Media Centre (LMC)
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: PO 8391
Title: Support to the facilitation of forest governance reforms in Guyana, Liberia, Ghana, Republic of Congo and Cameroon
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Palladium International Ltd
2nd Floor Turnberry House, 100 Bunhill Row
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:
: 5 240 496.80
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Contract No: PO 8599
Title: Forest Governance Markets and Climate Programme — Support to the UK-China Cooperation on International Forest Investment and Trade (InFIT)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LTS International Ltd
Penicuik
EH26 0PL
UK
NUTS: UKM75
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:
: 2 367 561.00
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: 5 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
DFID has consented to the appointment of the following Sub-Contractors:
Emily Fripp & Associates Ltd (Efeca)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by this publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Procurement documents can be accessed through the DFID Supplier Portal (https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/).
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
06/08/2019