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
UK Expert Services - Tax & Macroeconomics (formerly Public Finance and Tax Resource Centre)
Reference number
PROJ10201
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.
The purpose of the Resource Centre is to help build the capacity of developing country governments in the areas of tax, public financial management (PFM) and macro-fiscal management more broadly.
It will do this by:
1. providing technical assistance, both short and long term, to developing country governments (potentially both national and sub-national/local);
2. supporting UK Embassies and High Commissions that are undertaking scoping studies and political economy analyses for potential comprehensive, long-term capacity building programmes;
and
3. piloting the design and implementation of comprehensive, long term capacity-building programmes on PFM and tax itself (this element is to be confirmed and will be subject to proof of concept, demand levels and budget).
Geographically, the Resource Centre could be used for work in any ODA-eligible country where the political economy is such that engagement on PFM/tax is possible and likely to produce results.
Please register interest to the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10201) to receive all communication and updates.
There will be an Early Market Engagement Event on 21/09/2021. For all information regarding times and venues please access these details within the additional information contained under the Documents tab.
Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other
1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10201 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 PROJ10201 on the portal, there are attachments which contain the link to register to attend the EME event.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £65,000,000
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.
The purpose of the Resource Centre is to help build the capacity of developing country governments in the areas of tax, public financial management (PFM) and macro-fiscal management more broadly.
It will do this by:
1. providing technical assistance, both short and long term, to developing country governments (potentially both national and sub-national/local);
2. supporting UK Embassies and High Commissions that are undertaking scoping studies and political economy analyses for potential comprehensive, long-term capacity building programmes;
and
3. piloting the design and implementation of comprehensive, long term capacity-building programmes on PFM and tax itself (this element is to be confirmed and will be subject to proof of concept, demand levels and budget).
Geographically, the Resource Centre could be used for work in any ODA-eligible country where the political economy is such that engagement on PFM/tax is possible and likely to produce results.
Please register interest to the FCDO Supplier Portal for this opportunity (PROJ10201) to receive all communication and updates.
There will be an Early Market Engagement Event on 21/09/2021. For all information regarding times and venues please access these details within the additional information contained under the Documents tab.
Note, there are 2 elements to registration which must not be confused with each other
1. Suppliers must register their interest to PROJ10201 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 PROJ10201 on the portal, there are attachments which contain the link to register to attend the EME event.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 April 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