Official UK procurement notice
Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP)
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)
Re-procurement plannedPrivate Sector Development Programme in Sierra Leone · tender expected
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract will be awarded via the negotiated procedure without prior publication as an extension of PO 7590- Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP), the education programme that MottMacDonald T/A Cambridge Education are delivering.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
- DFID Sierra Leone is implementing a programme of support to the education sector — the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP) over the next 5 years, 2016/17 to 2020/21. The SSEIP seeks to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) to improve learning outcomes for boys and girls at upper primary and secondary level and to increase the enrolment, retention and well-being of girls in school. Additional information: FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in the original Tender and Terms of Reference. The extension period requested is exceeding the limit set in the Terms of Reference and will now end on 31st March 2023.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Aug 2022, 10:42 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Aug 2022, 10:42 BST
- Authority reference
PO 7590- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021052- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03580aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
A contract amendment will be made to PO 7950 - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme(SSEIP). This procedure will increase the contract value from £43,082,802 to £45,482,802 a total of £2,400,000.00 and provide a 6 months extension from 01 October 2022 till 31 March 2023 in line with the provisions made within Regulation 72, 1 (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor—
(i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or
(ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority,
provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract;
This short extension will allow sufficient time for new services to be procured through competition which consist of similar services in supporting secondary education improvements in Sierra Leone.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mott MacDonaldSubcontracting: declared | £2,400,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP) · Mott MacDonald
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- £2,400,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- FCDOReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mott MacDonald T/A Cambridge EducationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.