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
Telephone
+44 1412420133
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
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)