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
NUTS 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/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Diplomacy and Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale - Research and Evaluation Component
Reference number
ecm_3680
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract to the George Washington University to deliver What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale Programme (Research and Evaluation Component) to prevent and contribute to eliminating violence against women and girls through:
• Systematically designing, implementing and rigorously evaluating a range of approaches to scaling up violence prevention efforts, translating proof-of-concept evidence into robust, large-scale programmes;
• Designing, piloting and testing new theory-driven violence prevention approaches (innovation);
• Strengthening long-term capability and capacity to deliver cutting-edge violence prevention programmes across the programme’s grantees, the UK Government (principally FCDO), and developing country governments; and
• Using evidence to influence a more effective global response to end VAWG.
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: £14,956,355
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- KE - Kenya
- PK - Pakistan
- ZA - South Africa
Main site or place of performance
A range of world regions, with focus on countries with a high burden of interpersonal violence, and on sub-Saharan Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of this programme, FCDO requires the services of a Supplier to lead and manage a research programme consortium (RPC) which will deliver a strategic and coherent portfolio of research and evaluation. This research programme will improve our understanding of patterns and trends in the prevalence and drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), including its relationship to violence against children (VAC); and broaden and deepen the evidence base on what works, under what circumstances and for whom in programmatic interventions to prevent such violence.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Commercial / Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract may be extended by up to additional 42 months and up to further £7.95 million.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
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: 2021/S 000-020878
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 May 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The George Washington University
1922 F Street NW, Washington
DC 20052
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £14,956,355
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
King Charles Street
London
SW1A 2AH
Country
United Kingdom