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
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC REFORM IN SIERRA LEONE
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66100000 - Banking and investment services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Contract for a service provider (“Supplier”) to design, manage and deliver a new technical assistance programme on public financial management (PFM), tax and infrastructure investment. This will form the main component of the FCDO “Expertise to Support Economic Reform in Sierra Leone” programme.
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: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 66600000 - Treasury services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- SL - Sierra Leone
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
SL
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
to deliver:
High-quality public financial management and tax expertise to the Government of Sierra Leone to support the development and implementation of policy, regulatory and organisational reforms, leading to greater integrity, more efficiency and better control of public spending and increased tax revenue. This will help ensure GoSL needs to borrow less to achieve a given level of development impact, decreasing the fiscal deficit and in turn incentivising further investment and growth through macroeconomic stability.
High-quality investment expertise to the Government of Sierra Leone to support policy and regulatory reform processes in order to reduce barriers to responsible investment and support effective prioritisation and planning of infrastructure investment deals. This will improve the investment climate and increase the number of bankable projects developed, thereby attracting higher levels of responsible investment in key areas. Where possible the programme will also support the progress of individual transactions to help them move more quickly towards financial closure.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Extension Option of 12 months, +£1,000,000
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
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:
Framework Call Off with mini competition, advertised via PIN Notice. (Option not given in drop down choices)
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
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
24 October 2023
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
Adam Smith International
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
FCDO
London
Country
United Kingdom