Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for International Development
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G758EA
UK
Contact person: Ross McGarry
Telephone: +44 1355843228
E-mail: r-mcgarry@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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
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
Stronger Health Partnerships for Stronger Health Systems
Reference number: PO 8560
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Stronger Health Partnerships for Stronger Health Systems (SHPSHS), by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). DFID leads the UK Government’s efforts to eradicate poverty and improve health and well-being in low-income (LIC) and lower-middle income (LMIC) countries.
DFID’s requirement for a supplier to undertake the implementation of the SHPSHS. This is a 28 500 000 GBP requirement from approximately September 2019 to end of March 2023 with a possible 24 month extension and additional 13 000 000 GBP dependant on DFID's future approach to health partnerships, performance and additional funds being available. SHPSHS will contribute to the UK Aid Strategy and Single Departmental Plan (SDP) objectives; 2 (strengthening resilience and response to crises) and 4 (tackling extreme poverty and helping the world’s most vulnerable), and DFID’s cross-cutting health priority to support countries to achieve Universal Health Care and strengthen health systems.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
41 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85100000
80561000
85323000
85000000
85140000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DFIDs intention is to tender a Restricted OJEU process for implementation of a contract with outputs as below:
(a) accelerated progress on health systems priorities in 10 focus countries through 48 — 80 strategic health partnership projects that are aligned with national health plans;
(b) UK expertise shared and new initiatives tested to address specific health systems constraints through up to 100 smaller partnership projects with potential for innovation, learning, and scale-up in a wider range of LICs and LMICs.
(c) contribution to a supportive UK environment that enables NHS volunteers with the right skills to take part in health partnerships and to benefit the NHS with mutual learning and reverse innovation;
(d) efficient and effective programme, partnership and grant management to ensure VFM, and drawing on monitoring, evaluation and learning to continuously improve performance (working with the external evaluation provider, contracted separately by DFID to improve the evidence base on the contribution of this type of health partnership to health system strengthening).
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:
41 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 43
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Possible 24 month extension to original contract with additional 13 000 000 GBP funding, dependant on DFID’s future approach to health partnerships, performance and additional funds being available.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As per ITT documentation.
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
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per ITT documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted 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 024-050928
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
24/06/2019
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
18/07/2019
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)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
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
21/05/2019