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
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
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
Supplier Day - Procurement Legislation Compliance in Colombia - Capacity Building and Training
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The project aims to train the Attorney General Office (AGO) staff and Internal Control Offices in the new model defined by the AGO to implement preventive procedures (preventive function) for public procurement in Colombia, considering the new normative (regulations and procedures) and technical models (tools and platforms) of the Public Procurement System. This includes the recent efforts made by the Government of Colombia in the incorporation of regulatory elements that promote and facilitate the participation of women-led companies and enterprises in public procurement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- CO - Colombia
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supplier will need to meet the following essential criteria:
- The project will be fully delivered in Spanish (activities, deliverables and reports)
- Some of the technical elements of the proposals and supporting documentation must be submitted in Spanish or both English and Spanish (tbc) but the selection questionnaire and commercial response in English.
- Supplier must have experience on/be familiar with: public procurement in Colombia, reviewing legal /regulatory procedures, audit and compliance procedures, and capacity building/training.
Activities:
- Develop methodology and material (toolkit) based on legally defined procedures and other inputs
- Piloting the training and adjusting methodology and material based on the pilot results
- Training beneficiaries: AGO and Control Offices
- Training AGO specialised team for them to replicate the training afterwards
two.2.14) Additional information
At this stage, FCDO seeks expression of interest in participating in the early market engagement. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to explore the market, inform the specifications and help us decide on the best procurement route and strategy.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 September 2021
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
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) would like to invite interested parties to attend a Supplier Day concerning the provision of capacity building and training to the Attorney General Office and Control Units in Colombia on public procurement preventive function procedures, and best practices to incorporate gender and inclusion approaches to public procurement. This informative session will focus on explaining the scope of the project its requirements and the timelines.
The project aims to train the Attorney General Office (AGO) staff and Internal Control Offices in the new model defined by the AGO to implement preventive procedures (preventive function) for public procurement in Colombia, considering the new normative (regulations and procedures) and technical models (tools and platforms) of the Public Procurement System. This includes the recent efforts made by the Government of Colombia in the incorporation of regulatory elements that promote and facilitate the participation of women-led companies and enterprises in public procurement.
The supplier will need to meet the following essential criteria:
- The project will be fully delivered in Spanish (activities, deliverables and reports)
- Some of the technical elements of the proposals and supporting documentation must be submitted in Spanish or both English and Spanish (tbc) but the selection questionnaire and commercial response in English.
- Supplier must have experience on/be familiar with: public procurement in Colombia, reviewing legal /regulatory procedures, audit and compliance procedures, and capacity building/training.
Activities:
- Develop methodology and material (toolkit) based on legally defined procedures and other inputs
- Piloting the training and adjusting methodology and material based on the pilot results
- Training beneficiaries: AGO and Control Offices
- Training AGO specialised team for them to replicate the training afterwards
Timelines:
Estimated tender go live end w/c 30th August 2021; contract award mid October 2021 and Project to complete all activities (100% expenditure and submission of final report) end of March 2022.
At this stage, FCDO seeks expression of interest in participating in the early market engagement. Non-participation in this event will not be taken into account in any future procurement. The purpose of this notice is to explore the market, inform the specifications and help us decide on the best procurement route and strategy.
This is not a call to competition and does not constitute the commencement of the procurement process.
This virtual Supplier Day will be hosted on 24th August 2021 and it is expected to start at 2:30 p.m. BST (9:30 a.m. Colombia Standard Time).
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EVENT WILL BE HELD IN SPANISH.
To attend this event, please register via the link: https://bit.ly/3sDjBJh
Registered parties will receive the Microsoft Teams link to the event.