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: Ian Bell
Telephone: +44 1355843346
E-mail: i-bell@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
Technical Assistance for Local Government Public Financial Management Reforms in Tanzania
Reference number: PO 8450
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DFID has appointed a supplier to provide technical assistance (TA) for its support to the Government of Tanzania Public Financial Management Reform Programme Phase V (PFMRP-V). Ensuring staff in central and local government have the right skills to design, implement, operate and evaluate PFM reform is a key objective of the terms of reference.
DFID’s support to PFMRP-V requires a technical assistance support (TAS) service to the President’s Office – Regional Administration and local government (PO-RALG) and to the country’s 26 Regional Secretariats in order to build their capacity to implement local government PFM reforms as outlined in the PFMRP-V strategy, including training and skills transfer for staff in local government.
The TAS should also help to build the capacity of both MoFP and PO-RALG to lead PFM reform, and to ensure relevant staff in central and local government have the skills to design, implement, operate and evaluate PFM systems.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
5 492 260.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
Main site or place of performance:
The main place of performance and delivery of the requirement will be in TANZANIA.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To provide technical assistance (TA) for DFID's support to the Government of Tanzania Public Financial Management Reform Programme Phase V (PFMRP-V). Ensuring staff in central and local government have the right skills to design, implement, operate and evaluate PFM reform is a key objective of the terms of reference.
DFID’s support to PFMRP-V requires a technical assistance support (TAS) service to the President’s Office – Regional Administration and local government (PO-RALG) and to the country’s 26 Regional Secretariats in order to build their capacity to implement local government PFM reforms as outlined in the PFMRP-V strategy, including training and skills transfer for staff in local government.
The TAS should also help to build the capacity of both MoFP and PO-RALG to lead PFM reform and to ensure relevant staff in central and local government have the skills to design, implement, operate and evaluate PFM systems.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Senior leadership and expertise
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Technical assistance to regional secretariats
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed team structure, team management and distribution of key roles and responsibilities
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to public financial management reform
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Proposed approach to the provision of technical assistance
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Fees
/ Weighting: 20
Cost criterion: Specified budget
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Technical assistance spend
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
A potential time and/or cost extension of up to 1 year and up to 1 500 000 GBP may be considered dependent upon need and performance. The value of the contract may also, be scaled up to respond to possible future contributions of other donors to the basket fund.
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:
2018/S 247-569180
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PO 8450
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ecorys UK Ltd
Queen Elizabeth House,5th Floor, 4 St Dunstans Hill
London
EC3R 8AD
UK
E-mail: london@uk.ecorys.com
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
URL: www.ecorys.com
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:
: 5 492 260.00
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
14/11/2019