Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Contact
Milena Bandere
Telephone
+44 2070080932
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
Buyer's address
https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
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
Other type
FCDO
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 Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) intends to publish a tender opportunity for the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II) in September 2022. The Opportunity Notice and Contract Notice will be published on the Contracts Finder and Find a Tender Service (FTS) websites respectively to alert the market and provide the instruction on how to access the tender documents via the FCDO Procurement portal.
SSEIP II is the successor programme to SSEIP I which contributed to a 46% increase in the number of girls and disabled children in secondary school, and a doubling in examination passes for girls in Sierra Leone. SSEIP II has been designed to deliver the UK’s commitment to girls’ education and aims to strengthen government systems in Sierra Leone to deliver improved education for adolescent girls and children with disabilities.
A market engagement event was previously held on 10 June 2021.
The aim of this engagement to is to raise awareness of this upcoming opportunity, gather feedback on the ToR and to solicit interest.
Please find attached a draft ToR and Market questions. Responses can be provided by competing the attached questionnaire by Thursday 15th September. Email responses should be sent to milena.bandere@fcdo.gov.uk
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £34,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75200000 - Provision of services to the community
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- SL - Sierra Leone
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
SSEIP II has been designed to deliver the UK’s commitment to girls’ education and aims to enhance education for girls and boys by strengthening the quality and inclusivity of secondary education in Sierra Leone. Please note that all documentation including the tender will be published in the FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. You are encouraged to register in advance in case of any technical issues with the Portal. If you have any of those, please call the eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK).
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 September 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