Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Procurement
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Contact person: Nathalie Lemer
E-mail: n-lemer@dfid.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM38
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://supplierportal.gov.uk/selfservice/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://supplierportal.gov.uk/selfservice/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierportal.gov.uk/selfservice/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
South Sudan Integrated Community Case Management 2 Programme (ICCM2).
Reference number: PO 7901
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The ICCM2 programme will provide health services at the community level to treat children suffering from malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in 24 counties across at least 8 states in South Sudan. The recipients will be the Ministry of Health (MoH) — Republic of South Sudan. Direct beneficiaries are children under five years of age, community-based distributors (CBDs), community nutrition volunteers (CNVs), County Health Management Teams, health facilities and community units. The programme impact will be to improve health care for children suffering from malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and to contribute to a reduction in under-5 child mortality rate in South Sudan.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
19 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73220000
85100000
85121291
85323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM38
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking to appoint a supplier to effectively manage and deliver the ‘Integrated Community Case Management Phase 2 (ICCM2)’ programme in South Sudan. DFID's mission is to help eradicate poverty in the world's poorest countries. The priority objective for DFID South Sudan — with the international community — is to support the peace, whilst recognising that prospects remain fragile and that even in a best case scenario, continued protection of and support to the most vulnerable (particularly youth, women and children) will be essential for years to come. The focus of the DFID South Sudan strategy is on sustaining high levels of humanitarian support and the provision of essential services, whilst looking for and supporting opportunities to embed peace, in areas where we have comparative advantage. The ICCM2 programme is part of the Essential Services portfolio. This programme will complement other areas of DFID health sector support in South Sudan such as the Health Pooled Fund programme and our humanitarian programmes. The programme will contribute to important UK Government manifesto commitments on malaria and nutrition, and will comply with the International Development Gender Equality Act (2014), in particular ensuring actions and services have meaningful and proportionate regard to the contribution our assistance is likely to make to reducing gender inequality or to gender-related differences in needs. DFID South Sudan is initiating a new 21 month (April 2017-December 2018) ICCM 2 programme to follow the current ICCM programme which ends in April 2017. The new contract is expected to start on 01 April. The programme impact will be to improve health care for children suffering from malaria, diarrhoea, pneumonia and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and contribute to a reduction in the under-5 child mortality rate in South Sudan. The outcome, of UK support, will be the provision of lifesaving care to an estimated 883 000 children under-five with a minimum of: — 1 300 000 treatments for malaria with Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) — 850 000 treatments for pneumonia with antibiotics — 800 000 treatments for diarrhoea with Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc — 100 000 children treated for SAM with Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTFs) such as plumpy nut. There are no separate lots for this programme as the theory of change hinges on the ability of an overall supplier to coordinate the activities at a national level to create momentum for partner government capacity building. However, this does not preclude a consortium with a lead service provider.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 65
Quality criterion: Value for money
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
19 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 21
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will include options to extend for up to a further 12 months.
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:
No
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
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Procurement 2016/S 250-462075 received no bids, and the non-award of this programme by the 1.4.2017 would have humanitarian consequences to the children of South Sudan.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 250-462075
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/02/2017
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:
28/02/2017
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Responses should be submitted via the DFID portal https://supplierportal.gov.uk/selfservice/ Terms of reference and background documents can also be found at this website address. Only Registered Suppliers can access these documents. Details on Supplier Portal and guidance to register can be found in: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Work-with-us/DFID-portal/ Responses should be via the DFID portal, http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Working-with-DFID/Procurement/DFID-portal/ Programme staff should not be contacted directly. The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. Prices quoted must be in Sterling and all payments under the contract will be made in sterling. The contract will be governed by English law. DFID reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award the contract. DFID does not provide advance funding therefore suppliers will be required to pre-finance all programme activities before claiming reimbursement in arrears. From 1.4.2001 all UK development assistance has been fully untied which allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to bid for DFID contracts. Where circumstances require further extensions beyond the original contract duration/agreed extensions DFID will consider doing so by means of the negotiated procedure where necessary conditions are met.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Gerry O'Connor
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Gerry O'Connor
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/02/2017