Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Ben Donnelly
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://fcdo.proactisportal.com/Account/Login
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
Other activity
International Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Productivity for Prosperity
Reference number
PROJ10196
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 is a prior information notice (PIN) only: Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved
P4P’s impact statement is to contribute to “Sustainable economic transformation in Tanzania through increased labour productivity and climate-resilience in job-creating sectors.” P4P’s outputs will be delivered through four workstreams.
• The Investment Catalyst Fund
• The Investment Ecosystem Facility
• The Business Environment Advocacy Facility
• The Economic Diplomacy Fund
The Investment Catalyst Fund and Investment Ecosystem Facility target the firms, whereas the Business Environment Advocacy Facility and Economic Diplomacy Fund target the policy and regulatory environment.
The Investment Ecosystem Facility, Economic Diplomacy Fund and Business Environment Advocacy Facility will be delivered through a commercial contract. The Investment Catalyst Fund will likely be delivered through a separate Finance Partner in Tanzania and is not in scope of this contract.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £31,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is a prior information notice (PIN) only: Publication and a call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved
Please register on the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10196) to receive all communication and updates -https://fcdo.proactisportal.com/Account/Login
There will be an Early Market Engagement event held on Tuesday 24th August 2021 (Time TBC). For all information regarding times and venues please ensure to access these details within the additional information provided for PROJ10196 on the FCDO Supplier Portal.
Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other.
1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10196 on the FCDO Supplier Portal to ensure they receive all communications and updates (this is not registration to attend the event)
2. Within the profile of PROJ10196 on the portal, there are attachments containing additional documents which contain the link to register for the EME event.
P4P’s impact statement is to contribute to “Sustainable economic transformation in Tanzania through increased labour productivity and climate-resilience in job-creating sectors.” P4P’s outputs will be delivered through four workstreams.
• The Investment Catalyst Fund
• The Investment Ecosystem Facility
• The Business Environment Advocacy Facility
• The Economic Diplomacy Fund
The Investment Catalyst Fund and Investment Ecosystem Facility target the firms, whereas the Business Environment Advocacy Facility and Economic Diplomacy Fund target the policy and regulatory environment.
The Investment Ecosystem Facility, Economic Diplomacy Fund and Business Environment Advocacy Facility will be delivered through a commercial contract. The Investment Catalyst Fund will likely be delivered through a separate Finance Partner in Tanzania and is not in scope of this contract.
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