Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road,
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Milena Bandere
Telephone
+44 2070080932
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
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
Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP)
Reference number
PO 7590
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 contract will be awarded via the negotiated procedure without prior publication as an extension of PO 7590- Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP), the education programme that MottMacDonald T/A Cambridge Education are delivering.
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: £2,400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- SL - Sierra Leone
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
1. DFID Sierra Leone is implementing a programme of support to the education sector — the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP) over the next 5 years, 2016/17 to 2020/21. The SSEIP seeks to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) to improve learning outcomes for boys and girls at upper primary and secondary level and to increase the enrolment, retention and well-being of girls in school.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Possible extension to contract end date by 6 months.
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
FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in the original Tender and Terms of Reference. The extension period requested is exceeding the limit set in the Terms of Reference and will now end on 31st March 2023.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
A contract amendment will be made to PO 7950 - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme(SSEIP). This procedure will increase the contract value from £43,082,802 to £45,482,802 a total of £2,400,000.00 and provide a 6 months extension from 01 October 2022 till 31 March 2023 in line with the provisions made within Regulation 72, 1 (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—
(i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or
(ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,
provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;
This short extension will allow sufficient time for new services to be procured through competition which consist of similar services in supporting secondary education improvements in Sierra Leone.
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: 2016/S 110-196463
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
7590
Title
Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 August 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Mott MacDonald T/A Cambridge Education
Cambridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,400,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
FCDO
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road,
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Country
United Kingdom