Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road
East Kilbride
G75 8EA
Contact
Gayle Gore
Telephone
+44 2070080932
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKM8 - West Central Scotland
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
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
International Development
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Support for Malawi’s National Maths Curriculum Reform
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 UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) anticipates running a competitive procurement for a programme to continue our support for Malawi’s National Maths Curriculum Reform.
The UK has supported the Government of Malawi over the last five years to develop a new maths curriculum that can be implemented through a structured pedagogy approach that uses workbooks to guide lessons. This is now being rolled out at national scale in every primary school in Malawi alongside reforms supported by other development partners which all aim to tackle the crisis in foundational learning.
FCDO anticipates continuing our support to complete the scale-up of this reform across the first four grades of primary school and embedding the change in how maths is taught over the next five years, as well as Technical Assistance to support foundational learning systems strengthening reforms under Ministry of Education leadership. This is component 1 of a new Education Business Case called “Maziko A Maphunziro”
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £28,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80100000 - Primary education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- MW - Malawi
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This programme will build on the success of the current support and deliver four (4) overarching capabilities as detailed below:
1. Complete the scale-up of the reform through to the 4th year of primary school (standard 4).
2. Provide ongoing coaching and training to ensure the reform sticks given high teacher turnover.
government-led reform in a resource-scarce context.
3. Ensure student teachers learn the new maths curriculum in the teacher training colleges.
4. Ensure the continued procurement and distribution of the workbooks underpinning this reform.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 April 2025
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 market engagement will be a virtual event taking place on the 11th December 2024.
Prospective suppliers wishing to attend the event should register their interest using the online form: https://forms.office.com/e/83v23n7SU2
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) anticipates running a competitive procurement for a programme to continue our support for Malawi’s National Maths Curriculum Reform.
The UK has supported the Government of Malawi over the last five years to develop a new maths curriculum that can be implemented through a structured pedagogy approach that uses workbooks to guide lessons. This is now being rolled out at national scale in every primary school in Malawi alongside reforms supported by other development partners which all aim to tackle the crisis in foundational learning.
FCDO anticipates continuing our support to complete the scale-up of this reform across the first four grades of primary school and embedding the change in how maths is taught over the next five years, as well as Technical Assistance to support foundational learning systems strengthening reforms under Ministry of Education leadership. This is component 1 of a new Education Business Case called “Maziko A Maphunziro”
FCDO will therefore be hosting a Market Engagement Event for prospective suppliers of this support to attend with the following objectives:
(1) Provide an overview and understanding of the programme to potential bidders
(2) Understand the level of market interest
(3) Test FCDO assumptions with market
(4) Solicit insights from the market to help ensure the final Terms of Reference are clear
(5) Highlight key procurement messages
(6) Connect prospective bidders who may wish to form consortia
Further detail on the location and time of the event will be provided to those who register. Please note the event is virtual only.