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Published 1 Sept 2022, 14:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Sierra Leone (SL)
Published estimate£19,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Nov 2022awarded 3 Apr 2023
Awarded to Mott MacDonald

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FCDO awarded a Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II) contract to deliver a Technical Assistance programme in Sierra Leone aiming at delivering the UK’s ambition for 12 years of quality education for all. SSEIP II will directly contribute to the global target of getting 40 million more girls in school. The programme will contribute to education Key Performance Indicators by halving the number of adolescent out-of-school girls and improving learning conditions for 1.6 million girls and boys in Sierra Leone. It will also make an important contribution to reducing early marriage and increasing contraceptive use. The SSEIP II programme will deliver three priority areas, referred to as ‘pillars’. This contract will deliver Pillar 2 - Strengthen government systems in Sierra Leone to deliver improved education for adolescent girls and children with disabilities.

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1FCDO is implementing a programme of support to the education sector — the Sierra Leone…AwardedPublished value£19,000,000

FCDO is implementing a programme of support to the education sector — the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIPII) over the next 5 years, 2023 to 2028. The SSEIPII will 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.

Delivery listed: Sierra Leone (SL)
Extensions: The contract will include an option for FCDO to extend the term of the contract by additional 3 x 12 months, with up to £15 million in value for these additional 36 months, which brings the total potential value to £34m. This option, if exercised, will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.Variant bids: not allowed
75211200 Foreign economic-aid-related services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Sept 2022, 14:45 BST
Last source update
21 Apr 2023, 14:45 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Nov 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011526
Classification (CPV)
Foreign economic-aid-related services
Delivery area
Sierra Leone (SL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0364e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
2 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
240 days from the deadline
Bids opened
2 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

16 Sept 2022 → 21 Apr 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    2 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    2 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    21 Apr 2023, 14:45 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Sept 2022
  1. Published value updated to £19,000,000
    28 Sept 2022, 17:26 BST
    was £34,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    28 Sept 2022, 17:26 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    28 Sept 2022, 17:26 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Nov 2022, 14:00 GMT
    28 Sept 2022, 17:26 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    28 Sept 2022, 17:26 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    21 Apr 2023, 14:45 BST
  7. Buyer details updated
    21 Apr 2023, 14:45 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £19,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Mott MacDonald£19,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II) · Mott MacDonald

    Signed
    3 Apr 2023
    Value
    £19,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentFCDOInternational DevelopmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions King Charles Street, London, Scotland, SW1A 2AHContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • FCDOReview body East Kilbride

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria