Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Contact person: Fiona Crawford
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: fiona.crawford@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov/fcdo/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Land Facility Main Component
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Lot 1 - Land Facility - Main Component, aims to work with governments and other actors in Africa, South East Asia and Latin America and, if required, in other regions, to help build basic capacity and systems and mobilise the necessary political support, so governments can implement and resource sustained land governance reform. in line with international standards. The focus of the programme is therefore on central land administration policy and systems and the political process to implement and sustain reforms. The Land Facility is the main component of the FCDO's Global Land Governance Programme.
The contract was awarded from April 2024 - December 2030 with an initial contract up to £50m (inclusive of all applicable taxes: FCDO programmes are not automatically tax exempt and therefore suppliers will be liable to pay local tax in focus countries)
A further £30m may become available during the initial contract period, subject to further approvals (this higher, £80m contract ceiling is designed to create flexibility for contributions from other FCDO departments, HMG posts or other UK Government Departments during the lifetime of the programme; it is therefore contingent on BIPD securing additional contributions from UK posts and/or other UK government departments during the course of the contract).
Extension: An additional £30m and 3-year scale-up option (cost and/or time extension) will also be available, subject to a business case addendum. This option, if exercised, will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
110 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 - Land Facility - Main Component, aims to work with governments and other actors in Africa, South East Asia and Latin America and, if required, in other regions, to help build basic capacity and systems and mobilise the necessary political support, so governments can implement and resource sustained land governance reform. in line with international standards. The focus of the programme is therefore on central land administration policy and systems and the political process to implement and sustain reforms. The Land Facility is the main component of the FCDO's Global Land Governance Programme.
The contract was awarded from April 2024 - December 2030 with an initial contract up to £50m (inclusive of all applicable taxes: FCDO programmes are not automatically tax exempt and therefore suppliers will be liable to pay local tax in focus countries)
A further £30m may become available during the initial contract period, subject to further approvals (this higher, £80m contract ceiling is designed to create flexibility for contributions from other FCDO departments, HMG posts or other UK Government Departments during the lifetime of the programme; it is therefore contingent on BIPD securing additional contributions from UK posts and/or other UK government departments during the course of the contract).
Extension: An additional £30m and 3-year scale-up option (cost and/or time extension) will also be available, subject to a business case addendum. This option, if exercised, will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: technical
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: commercial
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: commercial
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract was awarded from April 2024 - December 2030 with an initial contract up to £50m (inclusive of all applicable taxes: FCDO programmes are not automatically tax exempt and therefore suppliers will be liable to pay local tax in focus countries)
A further £30m may become available during the initial contract period, subject to further approvals (this higher, £80m contract ceiling is designed to create flexibility for contributions from other FCDO departments, HMG posts or other UK Government Departments during the lifetime of the programme; it is therefore contingent on BIPD securing additional contributions from UK posts and/or other UK government departments during the course of the contract).
Extension: An additional £30m and 3-year scale-up option (cost and/or time extension) will also be available, subject to a business case addendum. This option, if exercised, will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.
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:
2023/S 000-019773
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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
Tetra Tech International Development Limited
1 Northfield Road, Reading
Berkshire
RG1 8AH
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/05/2024