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
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
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.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
International Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL)
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 Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL) in December 2023. 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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £32,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- RW - Rwanda
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is looking to engage a supplier to deliver technical assistance (TA) to focus on foundational learning outcomes in English and Mathematics in primary education, with an even stronger focus on girls’ education and inclusive education in Rwanda.
This TA contract for the Girls in Rwanda Learn programme (GIRL) will run between the April 2024 until June 2030. High level objectives of GIRL are: 1) improving foundational learning outcomes in English and maths and 2) ensuring the most marginalised girls and children with disabilities can access education, stay in school, and learn through targeted interventions.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
1 December 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
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is not a call for competition or tender at this time. This is a Prior Information Notice to notify interested parties of FCDOs intention to hold an Early Market Engagement Event at 09:30 hours BST on Friday 15th September 2023.
The event will introduce the requirements to the market, bringing together prospective implementing partners from across local and international markets and use these discussions to inform key design decisions as we develop the programme.