Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 2070080932
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
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
Propcom+ (not an acronym) – Supporting economic development in conflict and climate affected regions in Nigeria
Reference number
300826
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Propcom+ is a UK International Climate Finance (ICF) programme which aims to support the transformation of Nigeria’s rural economy through an integrated approach that addresses challenges in environmental, social, and economic dimensions of Nigeria’s food and land-use system. It will do this by addressing the key barriers to sustainable agricultural development to increase productivity, enhance resilience to climate change, pursue lower emissions, improve access to nutritious diets, as well as helping tackle some of Nigeria’s underlying drivers of conflict.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £55,062,460
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Nigeria
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As described in the original contract notice - the Supplier contract will run for seven years from the date of signature, subject to break clauses and resource availability. The total budget available for the services to be provided under this contract will be up to £58.40 million (inclusive of all applicable taxes).
i. A further £30 million of funds will be reserved and may be allocated across the programme to high performing activities - based on recommendations from an independent mid-term evaluation at the end of Year 3 of the contract.
ii. An additional £25 million scale-up option will also be available – subject to a Business Case Addendum and and based on a review in the last two years of the programme – should it prove to have a strong impact and the potential to yield better results. Any scale-up shall be subject to a maximum additional budget of £55 million.
iii. Up to 3-year time extension based on recommendations from a review in the last two years of the programme, subject to a maximum contract length of 10 years.
The assignment will be divided into three phases:
1. A 9-month Inception Phase – to confirm programme design, to undertake a series of analytical studies and to launch pilot initiatives
2. A 72-month Implementation Phase
3. A 3-month Closure and Learning Phase – following delivery of programme results by December 2029 – to responsibly close-down and exit the programme.
Key characteristics and skills we are seeking in a Supplier will be discussed and details contained in the TORs. FCDO would welcome the participation of both national and international organisations.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 75
Price - Weighting: 25
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract is for a Supplier to act as the lead technical assistance provider to implement Components 1 (Scaling Up), 2 (Building Markets), 3 (Enabling Policies) and 4 (embedded Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning- MERL).
The contract is for an initial 7 year period, subject to break points, with the option of an extension of up to 3 years.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-027892
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
ecm_5025
Lot No
n/a
Title
Propcom+ (not an acronym) – Supporting economic development in conflict and climate affected regions in Nigeria
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 April 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Palladium International Limited
2nd Floor, Turnberry House 100 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8ND
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £55,062,460
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
FCDO
London
Country
United Kingdom