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Contract Notice

Improving Early Childhood Development in Rwanda (IECD-R)

  • First published: 28 June 2019
  • Last modified: 28 June 2019
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Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Department for International Development (DFID)
Authority ID:
AA21350
Publication date:
28 June 2019
Deadline date:
31 July 2019
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

DFIDs intention is to tender an Open OJEU process for implementation of a contract with outputs as below:

1) In all villages across the targeted 16 districts, educate all pregnant women/couples and parents of children up to 3 years old on ECD (nutrition, health, child protection, early learning and stimulation) with follow-up parenting education as the children transition into the 4-6-year age group;

2) In all villages across the targeted 16 districts, deliver additional home visits to all identified ‘most vulnerable’ households of all pregnant women/couples and parents of children up to 3 years old (households in ubudehe 1 and 2, malnourished children or children with disabilities 0-3-years -old) with follow-up support as the children transition into the 4-6-year age group to reinforce positive parenting practices in nutrition, health, stimulation and protection and linking them to relevant services for additional support for malnutrition and other health issues;

3) In all villages across the targeted 16 districts, conduct at least monthly community awareness of child development and positive parenting raised through existing village meeting structures and community volunteers focused on CHWs, IZUs and ECD focal persons under NECPD leadership;

4) All community health workers in all villages in the targeted 16 districts have their capacity enhanced including but not limited to training and provision of relevant ECD materials to support, coordinate and monitor ECD services at community level;

5) Inclusiveness is mainstreamed in programme delivery;

6) Evidence on parenting education model generated through the programme M&E framework to feed into the independent programme evaluation.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for International Development

Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road

East Kilbride

G75 8EA

UK

Contact person: Andrew West

E-mail: andrew-west@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 Development

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Improving Early Childhood Development in Rwanda (IECD-R)

Reference number: PO 8408

II.1.2) Main CPV code

75211200

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

DFID will fund a programme to improve early childhood development in Rwanda. The programme is expected to commence from November 2019 upon procurement of the programme implementation supplier. The programme – Improving Early Childhood Development in Rwanda (IECD-R) — responds to the challenge of limited access to integrated Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in Rwanda and focuses on the conception to 3-years old (0 – 3) age group. It builds the knowledge and skills of parents and caregivers, enabling better stimulation, learning, protection, nutrition and health and as a result better physical, social, cognitive and emotional development for approximately 730 000 children.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 21 750 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM95

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

DFIDs intention is to tender an Open OJEU process for implementation of a contract with outputs as below:

1) In all villages across the targeted 16 districts, educate all pregnant women/couples and parents of children up to 3 years old on ECD (nutrition, health, child protection, early learning and stimulation) with follow-up parenting education as the children transition into the 4-6-year age group;

2) In all villages across the targeted 16 districts, deliver additional home visits to all identified ‘most vulnerable’ households of all pregnant women/couples and parents of children up to 3 years old (households in ubudehe 1 and 2, malnourished children or children with disabilities 0-3-years -old) with follow-up support as the children transition into the 4-6-year age group to reinforce positive parenting practices in nutrition, health, stimulation and protection and linking them to relevant services for additional support for malnutrition and other health issues;

3) In all villages across the targeted 16 districts, conduct at least monthly community awareness of child development and positive parenting raised through existing village meeting structures and community volunteers focused on CHWs, IZUs and ECD focal persons under NECPD leadership;

4) All community health workers in all villages in the targeted 16 districts have their capacity enhanced including but not limited to training and provision of relevant ECD materials to support, coordinate and monitor ECD services at community level;

5) Inclusiveness is mainstreamed in programme delivery;

6) Evidence on parenting education model generated through the programme M&E framework to feed into the independent programme evaluation.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

Quality criterion: Technical criteria — as detailed in ITT documentation / Weighting: 60 %

Cost criterion: Commercial criteria — as detailed in ITT documentation / Weighting: 40 %

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 21 750 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 72

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

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 7 250 000,00 GBP funding (stated expected value of 21 750 000,00 GBP is inclusive of maximum initial contract value of 14 500 000,00 GBP and the potential 24-month extension), dependent on DFIDs future approach to early childhood development, 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.

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 31/07/2019

Local time: 14:00

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)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 31/07/2019

Local time: 14:00

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

Department for International Development

Eaglesham Road

East Kilbride

G75 8EA

UK

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Department for International Development

Eaglesham Road

East Kilbride

G75 8EA

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

25/06/2019

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services Foreign-affairs services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
andrew-west@dfid.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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