Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
UK
Contact person: Gayle Gore
Telephone: +44 2070080932
E-mail: gayle.gore@fcdo.gov.uk
NUTS: UKM8
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Address of the buyer profile: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Support for Malawi’s National Maths Curriculum Reform
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75211200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) anticipates running a competitive procurement for a programme to continue our support for Malawi’s National Maths Curriculum Reform.
The UK has supported the Government of Malawi over the last five years to develop a new maths curriculum that can be implemented through a structured pedagogy approach that uses workbooks to guide lessons. This is now being rolled out at national scale in every primary school in Malawi alongside reforms supported by other development partners which all aim to tackle the crisis in foundational learning.
FCDO anticipates continuing our support to complete the scale-up of this reform across the first four grades of primary school and embedding the change in how maths is taught over the next five years, as well as Technical Assistance to support foundational learning systems strengthening reforms under Ministry of Education leadership. This is component 1 of a new Education Business Case called “Maziko A Maphunziro”
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
28 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
MW
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This programme will build on the success of the current support and deliver four (4) overarching capabilities as detailed below:
1. Complete the scale-up of the reform through to the 4th year of primary school (standard 4).
2. Provide ongoing coaching and training to ensure the reform sticks given high teacher turnover.
government-led reform in a resource-scarce context.
3. Ensure student teachers learn the new maths curriculum in the teacher training colleges.
4. Ensure the continued procurement and distribution of the workbooks underpinning this reform.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
28/04/2025
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This market engagement will be a virtual event taking place on the 11th December 2024.
Prospective suppliers wishing to attend the event should register their interest using the online form: https://forms.office.com/e/83v23n7SU2
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) anticipates running a competitive procurement for a programme to continue our support for Malawi’s National Maths Curriculum Reform.
The UK has supported the Government of Malawi over the last five years to develop a new maths curriculum that can be implemented through a structured pedagogy approach that uses workbooks to guide lessons. This is now being rolled out at national scale in every primary school in Malawi alongside reforms supported by other development partners which all aim to tackle the crisis in foundational learning.
FCDO anticipates continuing our support to complete the scale-up of this reform across the first four grades of primary school and embedding the change in how maths is taught over the next five years, as well as Technical Assistance to support foundational learning systems strengthening reforms under Ministry of Education leadership. This is component 1 of a new Education Business Case called “Maziko A Maphunziro”
FCDO will therefore be hosting a Market Engagement Event for prospective suppliers of this support to attend with the following objectives:
(1) Provide an overview and understanding of the programme to potential bidders
(2) Understand the level of market interest
(3) Test FCDO assumptions with market
(4) Solicit insights from the market to help ensure the final Terms of Reference are clear
(5) Highlight key procurement messages
(6) Connect prospective bidders who may wish to form consortia
Further detail on the location and time of the event will be provided to those who register. Please note the event is virtual only.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/11/2024