Scope
Reference
LSHTM-2025-082
Description
LSHTM / SCIF has an ongoing requirement for support in developing, delivering and monitoring safe water projects in East Africa. Safe Water Projects - To provide safe clean water to communities bringing defunct boreholes back into use within an ongoing management regime involving local stakeholders, developing production wells, rainwater harvesting, water filtration systems, water catchment protection and other related nature-based climate mitigation and adaptation measures. In addition, providing education and increasing awareness of how best to use and maintain the water sources, to drive hygiene and sanitation behavioral change in the local communities, with young people and in schools. This includes capacity building and providing socio-economic opportunities for communities and other beneficiaries of the SCIF infrastructure. All projects carried out must be scoped and co-created through on-going community engagement and effective outreach activities (e.g. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) promotion, behavioral change campaigns, community training and mobilization). The projects will be undertaken in the East Africa block i.e. Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Commercial tool
Establishes a framework
Total value (estimated)
- £3,000,000 excluding VAT
- £3,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 26 January 2026 to 25 January 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85322000 - Community action programme
- 45262220 - Water-well drilling
- 65100000 - Water distribution and related services
- 65111000 - Drinking-water distribution
Framework
Maximum number of suppliers
1
Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers
0%
Framework operation description
Management and other standard fees to carry out projects to be agreed as part of tender process.
Award method when using the framework
Without competition
Contracting authorities that may use the framework
Establishing party only
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Enquiry deadline
15 December 2025, 1:00pm
Tender submission deadline
12 January 2026, 1:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
19 January 2026
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Criteria | Further information provided on ITT documents |
Quality | 80% |
| Commercial | Further information provided on ITT documents |
Price | 20% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
No preliminary market engagement notice was required as no suppliers had been contacted specifically regarding this requirement prior to the notice.
Contracting authority
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHBN-2917-QXQQ
Keppel Street,
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom
Contact name: Paul Pester
Telephone: +44 02079272471
Email: paul.pester@lshtm.ac.uk
Website: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government