Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
UK
E-mail: Martha.Selvaratnam@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Occupied Palestinian Territories Independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (OPTIMEL)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
British Consulate General Jerusalem (BCGJ) is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver the Occupied Palestinian Territories Independent Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (OPTIMEL) programme. OPTIMEL will provide independent monitoring, evaluation, research and learning activities across BCGJ’s Country Plan Goals and programme portfolio. It will enhance the assurance, efficiency and effectiveness of the UK’s support to the OPTs by helping mitigate risks, validating what works, better understanding the context, and promoting learning and connectivity across the Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) programme portfolio and diplomatic activities.
OPTIMEL will be delivered across three flexible and adaptive workstreams so that activities can be prioritised as portfolio needs change or to respond to contextual changes. The contract will deliver against four outcomes: Greater Accountability, Increased Coherence and Alignment, Increased Impact and Influence, and Value for Money.
The value of the contract is £5,000,000 for a period of up to 3 years (36 months).
Subject to Supplier performance, budgets and the FCDO governance processes the contract can be extended for up to 18 months with an additional budget of up-to £2,000,000.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
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:
IL
Main site or place of performance:
Gaza
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The primary goal of the OPTIMEL contract is to enable better UK support to OPTs and the people affected by the current crisis and long-term occupation. It will inform, provide verification and assurance that our investments deliver impact to the intended beneficiaries, are strategically aligned, offer VfM and are informed by Palestinian voices. OPTIMEL will also support the BCGJ’s decision making and risk management within its ODA portfolio. OPTIMEL will support BCGJ holistically across Country Business Plan (CBP) Goals, with both diplomatic and development activities. It will contribute to an evidence base for effective approaches in the OPTs and similar contexts.
Aligned to the three workstreams detailed in Section 2 (OPTIMEL Workstreams) OPTIMEL has four core outcomes:
1. Greater Accountability (Verification and Assurance): BCGJ has confidence in results and the quality of delivery of programmatic and non-programmatic activities and has sufficient information to assess and mitigate risks.
2. Increased Coherence and Alignment: BCGJ diplomatic and development activities are connected and strategically aligned.
3. Increased Impact and Influence: BCGJ has quality information and insight to influence others, inform timely decision-making and enable responsive adaptions to our programmatic and diplomatic activities.
4. Value for Money: BCGJ activities and investments offer demonstrable VfM against the 4 Es (Economy, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Equity).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
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:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Extension option of up to 18 months with an additional budget of up to £2,000,000
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
To access the tender documents, please login or register to FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. If you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK).
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
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:
2024/S 000-025560
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/02/2025
Local time: 13:00
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: 8 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
24/01/2025
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
To access the tender documents, please login or register to FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk (itt_6811 - Occupied Palestinian Territories Independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (OPTIMEL)
If you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK). Any issues with accessing the tender documents should be also reported to Martha. Selvaratnam@fcdo.gov.uk.
Any queries related to the subject of this tender must be sent via the messaging function for itt_6811 - Occupied Palestinian Territories Independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (OPTIMEL)
FCDO welcomes bids from across the sector, both from commercial and non-profit organisation through creation of consortia or joined ventures or sub-contracting.
Find a Tender Services (FTS) reference 2024/S 000-025560
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/01/2025