Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://dfid.proactisportal.com/Account/Login
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
International Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PROJ10179: Access, Quality and Safe Education in Syria (AQSES)
Reference number
PROJ10179
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is a prior information notice (PIN) only: Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved.
AQSES is designed to deliver the Foreign Secretary’s Outcome for Development: “A sharper focus on alleviating the worst forms of global poverty, girls’ education and humanitarian needs”. The programme has three pillars: Access, Safety and Quality. These three pillars will not be delivered across Syria in their entirety; different areas will have a different focus. Activities may include:
Access: ensuring access for marginalised children through tailored support such as catch-up education, referral pathways to formal education, assistive devices for children with disabilities, and support with transport or attendance costs (conditional cash transfers). directly responding to barriers to access including support for children engaged with the labour market, and children without legal registration.
Safety: Provision of mental health support, positive discipline, safeguarding systems, and child resilience to extremist ideology through critical thinking and child-led democratic activities. Where necessary landmine clearance.
Quality: providing stipends, teacher training, coaching, teaching materials, and strengthened technical capacity for education directorates in the North West.
The programme may have three or four components: 1) North West Syria, 2) North East Syria, 3) Government of Syria controlled areas. A fouth component may include a research/risk/TA unit; although this will be appraised in due course.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £160,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a prior information notice (PIN) only: Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved.
Please register on the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10179) to receive all communication and updates
There will be an Early Market Engagement event held on 28th January 2021. For all information regarding times and venues please ensure to access these details within the additional information provided for PROJ10179 on the FCDO Supplier Portal.
Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other.
1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10179 on the FCDO Supplier Portal to ensure they receive all communications and updates (this is not registration to attend the event)
2. Within the profile of PROJ10179 on the portal, there are attachments containing additional documents which contain the link to register for the EME event.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
4 April 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes