Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Contracts Finder Team
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Foreign Aid and Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Economic Response Facility
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 programme is to facilitate the creation of productive jobs and opportunities for the poor, through a doing business environment which enables and encourages businesses to create those opportunities, through work with business to capitalise on those opportunities, and through support to the poor to take up those opportunities.
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: £34,900,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM95 - South Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of advice, technical assistance and capacity building.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The original Terms of Reference includes provision to extend to December 2022.
two.2.14) Additional information
FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in
the Terms of Reference (TOR) . The extension period requested is exceeding
the limit set in the TOR by 2 years, to December 2024. There is no
increase to the financial limit.
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 is required to extend the programme by
2 years to 31 December 2024 (exceeding the provisions set out in the
original Terms of Reference by 2 years) to make up lost time and delays as a result of
Covid-19 and the military coup. There will be no increase to the
financial limit of the contract.
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: 2015/S 159-292605
Section five. Award of contract/concession
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 April 2016
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
N/A
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
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: £34,900,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Country
United Kingdom