Future opportunity

Design and administration of International Development Equalities Programme Women and Girls Fund

  • Scottish Government

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-002622

Published 27 January 2023, 1:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Government

4 Atlantic Quay, 70 York St

Glasgow

G2 8EA

Contact

Jan.gillon@gov.scot

Email

jan.gillon@gov.scot

Telephone

+44 1412420133

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM - Scotland

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.scotland.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Design and administration of International Development Equalities Programme Women and Girls Fund

Reference number

Case 611820

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This prior information notice is to inform the market that the Scottish Government intends to publish a procurement in order to seek a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, development, and delivery of a Women and Girls Fund. This will be a new Fund that will form part of the International Development Fund’s (IDF) new Equalities Programme. The term of a contract as a result of the intended procurement will be for a four year period with options to extend for a further three years. The indicative value of the fund to cover the four year period is inclusive of administrative costs.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79420000 - Management-related services
  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
  • 98900000 - Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies
  • 98910000 - Services specific to international organisations and bodies
  • 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
  • 72224000 - Project management consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland
Main site or place of performance

Malawi Rwanda and Zambia

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Scottish Government’s International Development Team is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, development and delivery of a Women and Girls Fund.

The overall aim of the fund is to provide appropriately targeted direct funding to support women and girls in Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda, with the advancement of gender equality and the rights of women and girls as a principal objective. The fund will likely focus on advocacy and/or capacity/core strengthening of women’s organisations and/or movements within our ID Sub-Saharan African partner countries. In line with the Scottish Government’s International Development Principles, and commitments to ‘do no harm’, and to be global south-led, we are seeking a Service Provider that is able to design and deliver the WaGF taking a participatory approach in our partner countries to develop and deliver interventions that tackle inequalities experienced by women and girls and/or support organisations that advocate for their rights.

The programme design and decision making processes should involve meaningful participation and consultation of a diverse range of local women and girls and relevant associated marginalised groups (e.g. participants from a range of different: ages, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, religions rural and urban areas, those living with disabilities), as experts by experience and/or women’s rights and gender equality civil society advocates, in the relevant partner country.

Grants awarded through this Fund will be administered directly to local organisations based in Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

6 April 2023


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


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=720545.

(SC Ref:720545)