Planning

Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)

  • Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-024485

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0364e3

Published 1 September 2022, 2:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2AH

Contact

Milena Bandere

Email

milena.bandere@fcdo.gov.uk

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