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: Moira McLean
Telephone: +44 1355843734
E-mail: m-mclean@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 Aid
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Support to the Palestinian Authority to Build Stability, Deliver Services and Promote Reform in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Reference number: PO 8150
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Stability, Services and Reform Programme (SSRP) is aligned with UK objectives and aims to support the PA meet the challenges ahead.There are three components this procurement is for the Technical assistance component.The service provider will design, manage and implement a programme of technical assistance (TA) to support the Palestinian Authority to Build Stability, Deliver Services and Promote Reform in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
12 500 000.00
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provider will design, manage and implement a programme of technical assistance (TA) to support the three outcomes of the SSRP programme:
(i) Progress of PA on improved fiscal stability;
(ii) Increased effectiveness of service delivery;
(iii) Increased transparency and accountability for management of public finances.
The TA will focus on building the capability of the PA to deliver on three output areas:
(i) public administration reform, including institution-building at the centre-of-government to strengthen policy, planning and communications, to underpin government effectiveness and improved service delivery in specific line ministries (e.g. health and education);
(ii) public financial management (PFM) reform to underpin fiscal stability, and reduce the fiduciary and corruption risks associated with financial aid, this will draw heavily from the PA’s PFM Strategy (2017-22);
(iii) Revenue reform, to strengthen tax enforcement and improve the business environment.
The TA should deliver the three output areas in a way that supports the programmes two education and health outputs, which are delivered through financial aid, which is managed directly by DFID and delivered through the EU PEGASE mechanism:
(i) Front-line education and health workers supported through salary provision by DFID;
(ii) Service delivery [in education and health] supported by DFID.
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:
Contract duration is 30 months from Contract Award with the provision to extend by up to 18 months at the discretion of DFID, subject to satisfactory supplier performance, ongoing programme need and availability of additional funding. The Contract will be subject to review points throughout which are fully described within the Terms of reference (TOR). The maximum amount for the 30 months is 7.9M GBP with a possible additional 4.6M GBP for the extension period.
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
The contract will be governed by English Law. Prices must be quoted in GBP. All payments for the contract will be made in GBP Sterling. DFID reserves the right to annul the process at any point and not award the contract. This programme opportunity was previously advertised as part of OJEU notice 2017/S 229-477251.
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 104-237755
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PO 8150
Title: Support to the Palestinian Authority to Build Stability, Deliver Services and Promote Reform in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Coffey International
1 Northfield Road
Reading
RG1 8AH
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
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:
: 7 499 996.00
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: 50 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Sub contractors will provide input to the PFM and revenue components,the Adaptation and Learning Team and Revenue Reform component and the Centre of Government component.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Authority expressly reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Procurement documents can be accessed through the DFID Supplier portal (https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/) The estimated initial contract value of 7.9M GBP plus possible extension of up to 4.6M GBP is inclusive of VAT and all applicable government taxes. Bids should be submitted for the initial 30 month period and maximum cost of 7.9M GBP.
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
24/07/2019