Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 123450950950
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
Local Infrastructure Support Programme - Nepal
Reference number
project_9495
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Local Infrastructure Support Programme (LISP) will improve the ability of Nepal’s local and provincial governments to respond to the demands of rural citizens for local infrastructure and it increase the legitimacy and accountability of local government to their citizens with an emphasis on the empowerment of women. It will create green recovery jobs to stimulate the local economy and build climate resilience.
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
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Local Infrastructure Support Programme (LISP) will improve the ability of Nepal’s local and provincial governments to respond to the demands of rural citizens for local infrastructure and increase the legitimacy and accountability of local government to their citizens with an emphasis on the empowerment of women. It will create green recovery jobs to stimulate the local economy and build climate resilience.
The £90 million FCDO allocation for LISP will be delivered in two phases:
£45 million to start with (£10m, £33m and £2m of which for TA, FA investment and IEL components respectively), and
Another up to £45 million after the midterm review of LISP in 2026/27 and associated decision point in 2026/27.
FCDO is seeking the services of a supplier for detailed design and delivery of Local Infrastructure Support Programme, and to develop and agree a national framework for the sector (Proposed name: Provincial and Local Infrastructure Sector Framework). The sector support will ensure a common approach and procedures for all spheres in the Government and donors to strengthen and invest in the provincial and local infrastructure sector.
The supplier shall deliver the objectives of LISP’s three main and interlinked components - (1) System and capacity support to different spheres of the Government of Nepal and planning and engineering support for local infrastructure, budget up to £20 million (£12 million of which for planning and engineering support to local governments), (2) provide management support for a capital and resilience Financial Assistance (FA) investment, budget up to £66 million, and (3) Innovation, evaluation and learning (IEL), budget up to £4 million. Continuous learning for LISP will be delivered by a phased package of LISP Pilot, IEL (component c) and TA (component a).
The system, planning and engineering support and the management of FA investment components will be under a single contract.
LISP shall incentivise local governments providing access to infrastructure finance based on clear conditionalities and achievements, such as deliberative decision making, infrastructure quality and resilience, GESI integration. LISP finance shall only be made available to local governments that make the effort to improve their technical capacities and financial management and demonstrate a commitment to improving infrastructure services delivery.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 July 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
An Early Market Engagement Event for Local Infrastructure Support Programme is being held on 10th May 2023 (09:00 UK time). All information relating to this virtual event, including completion of the mandatory Registration form can be found at: https://bit.ly/40tomW2