Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Tarin Jennings
Telephone
+44 1355844000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
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
Strengthening Societal and Economic Resilience in Jordan (SSERJ)
Reference number
301109
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Programme Objective:
SSERJ aims to support Government of Jordan (GoJ) to build an inclusive and sustainable safety net system and implement the National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS 2019-2015).
The programme will expand contributory social insurance schemes which will allow more informal jobs to be formalised. It will also support an expansion of tax-financed social assistance schemes, seeking greater coherence between national systems and those supporting refugees to improve efficiency.
Through this programme the UK will:
1. Create the space for necessary economic reforms and protect the most vulnerable - leading to enhanced societal and economic resilience.
2. Build GoJ’s capability to implement a strengthened and sustainable social safety net system which supports the formalisation of the economy and prioritises gender sensitive and shock responsive components.
3. Promote greater alignment of humanitarian and development systems leading to efficiencies, sustainability and VFM.
There are four main components to the SSERJ programme:
1) Technical assistance (TA) for systems strengthening
2) TA for policy development
3) Direct financial assistance (FA) for beneficiaries
4) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
FCDO will procure a Managing Agent to deliver Technical Assistance components and support financial assistance (FA) work to the GoJ.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £139,000,000
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
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Jordan
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a Prior Information Notice (PIN) only for an Early Market Engagement (EME) for information to the market on FCDO’s SSERJ programme design and the delivery of TA components. The PIN which has been published is not a call for competition or tender at this time, it is an information notice to highlight to the market the intent to have a virtual EME event on Tuesday 17th May 11:00 UK / 13:00 Jordan Time.
two.2.14) Additional information
FCDO will be hosting an Early Market Engagement event about the planned programme and the anticipated services required from interested parties. In particular, we would welcome those with experience in delivering complex social protection programmes in Jordan or similar context that respond to and support government and country-led plans and reforms.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 June 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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
At this stage the aim of the EME is to discuss routes to market and as such FCDO will be keen to solicit the views of the market regarding the most effective means of delivering the programme’s
At the event, FCDO will present the programme and its proposed outputs as well as discussion on a set of key questions listed above.
This EME is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 17th May @ 11:00 UK / 13:00 Jordan time.
Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below. Please note this is a separate requirement from registering interest on the FCDO supplier portal.
How to register:
If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: https://bit.ly/3vefK71