Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Telephone
+44 7827826850
Country
United Kingdom
Region 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
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Transforming Education in Ethiopia (TREE) - Technical Assistance Component
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This programme will help Ethiopia protect education gains to date, and level up regions with poor education outcomes, through a focus on equity, including girls, other marginalised groups and developing regions. The programme will build the long-term capability of Ethiopia’s education system, by working through government systems to improve foundational learning.
The programme will continue to champion UK expertise on girls’ education. This will support the UK to remain one of the most influential bilateral education donors in Ethiopia and developing UK soft power and diplomatic relationships.
This notice is regarding the Technical Assistance component of this programme. This component will provide strategic technical advice and reform and will deliver direct support at the local level to schools and regions.
An Early Market Engagement (EME) event will be held on Thursday 23rd May 09:30 - 11:00 UK Time. Please see below for joining details. This event will cover the Technical Assistance component of this programme only. It will be used as an opportunity for the market to feedback on elements of the Technical Assistance component of the programme specifically, ahead of procurement.
Draft slides and ToR will be published ahead of the event.
This is not a call to competition or tender at this time.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
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
- ET - Ethiopia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is not a call for competition or tender at this time. Early Market Engagement will inform FCDO’s approach to engaging delivery partners and testing our design assumptions.
This is not a call to competition or tender at this time.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
15 July 2024
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
This EME event is scheduled to take place virtually on Thursday 23 May @ 09:30 – 11:00 GMT. Please register for attendance for the EME via the guidance below.
How to register for this EME:
If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at:
https://forms.office.com/e/FiHmdtq5UA
We ask that Suppliers register on the Jaggaer Portal and sign up to the PQQ titled ‘Transforming Education in Ethiopia (TREE) Technical Assistance Component – EME Only'. All future communications relating to market engagement and pre-procurement messaging will be sent through the portal. Please note that this is not the PQQ stage of the formal procurement process and non-attendance will not impact any bidder’s opportunity to participate in the tender process. Should you have any technical issues with the Portal, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the “Call me Back!” functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK).
Any issues with accessing this PQQ should be reported to daniel.jones7@fcdo.gov.uk
Please note, we plan to publish draft slides and a draft ToR ahead of this event.