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: Paul Graham
E-mail: p-graham@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
Girl's Education South Sudan Phase 2 (GESS II)
Reference number: 8437
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has appointed a supplier to manage and deliver the ‘Girls Education South Sudan 2 (GESS2)’ programme in South Sudan. The supplier has been appointed for a 59-month contract term. the contract value is 68 400 000 GBP (inclusive of grant monies). GESS 2 will build on the successes of the Girls Education South Sudan (GESS) programme, which ended in April 2019. The objective of GESS II implementation is to provide equitable, accessible and essential support to the Education Sector in South Sudan, with particular emphasis on girls.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
68 400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supplier will manage the delivery of all parts of the GESS2 programme alongside providing specialist technical assistance on priority areas such as girls, gender and disability inclusion. The programme will have nationwide coverage across all 10 former states irrespective of Government of South Sudan or In Opposition (IO) control. The 10 former states are Central Equatoria, Eastern Equatoria, Jonglei, Lakes, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, UnityState, Upper Nile, Warrap, Western Bahr El Ghazal and Western Equatoria, The supplier will provide effective programme management and specialist technical assistance. The supplier is required to manage the disbursement of cash based grants.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 25
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
DFID has awarded a contract for an initial term of 59 months and for a value of 68 400 000 GBP (inclusive of grant monies). The contract will include extension options of up to an additional 30 months. DFID may also scale up the programme should it prove to be having a strong impact and has the potential to yield better results in line with the terms and conditions and as per the tender documents. Any extension and/or scale up will be for an additional maximum value of 34 200 000 GBP (inclusive of grant monies). This may result in a maximum contract term of 90 months, and a maximum contract value of 102 600 000 GBP.
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:
2019/S 015-031537
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 8437
Title: Girl's Education South Sudan phase 2 (GESS II)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald trading as Cambridge Education
8-10 Sydenham Road
Croydon
CR0 2EE
UK
NUTS: UKI62
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:
: 68 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
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
03/06/2019