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: Dawn Hutchison
E-mail: dawn-hutchison@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
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: International Development
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE)
Reference number: 8259
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
SHARPE aims to strengthen the economies of refugee hosting populations in Ethiopia via long-term interventions to promote refugee self-reliance in protracted crises.The multi-year programme is expected to improve the quality of life and reduce vulnerability of refugees, host communities and migrants in underdeveloped, peripheral regions of Ethiopia. The supplier is to deliver large scale improvements to peoples’ lives by utilising local systems and facilitating improvements in those systems, working in co-operation with existing local actors including firms, government, NGOs and potentially others. The expected result includes increased self-reliance, gradually reduced dependency on external support, and enhanced sustainability of the response provision through livelihoods and vocational training linked to the market economy, and through increasing local government capacity to provide basic services.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
24 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM95
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract will be awarded for up to 24 000 000 GBP (inclusive of VAT if applicable) for a period of 3,5 years expected to commence in 2019 and end in 2023. DFID may, in agreement with the supplier, extend the contract beyond 3,5 years for up to an additional 2 years (24 months) and up to an additional 12 000 000 GBP subject to programme and supplier performance, the need and situation on the ground. The programme will follow the Market systems development (MSD) approach. The objectives of this approach are to deliver large-scale, sustained improvements in people’s lives by utilising local systems and facilitating change in those systems to improve outcomes. The approach is characterised by:
— focus on the supporting functions and rules which determine the terms of a transaction within a market system as the key area for intervention,
— working with and through existing actors to change behaviour,
— a facilitative approach leveraging the capacities and incentives of partners rather than providing the incentive as a development actor, seeking to ensure sustainable change,
— a focus on the utilisation of data for adaptive management resulting in iterative and flexible intervention design.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality, expertise and knowledge of the proposed leadership, management and wider team including partners/sub-tiers
/ Weighting: 28
Quality criterion: Methodology
/ Weighting: 32
Cost criterion: Mathematical calculation of competitiveness of the proposed fees in each job family in direct comparison to all bidders
/ Weighting: 12
Cost criterion: Mathematical calculation of competitiveness of the total cost of profit in direct comparison to all bidders
/ Weighting: 7
Cost criterion: Mathematical calculation of overall total programme expenses in direct comparison to all bidders
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Mathematical calculation of the overall total of milestone payments directly related to delivery of achieving beneficiary targets in direct comparison to all bidders
/ Weighting: 11
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will initially be awarded for 42 months at a value up to 24 000 000 GBP, and includes a time extension option up to an additional 24 months and up to an additional 12 000 000 GBP. The values defined, including any extension, are the maximum budget for the contract, therefore if VAT applies this should be included within the values stated.
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
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 142-324752
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 8259
Title: Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
DAI Europe Ltd
Hertfordshire
UK
NUTS: UKH23
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:
: 24 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
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
09/08/2019