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Published 16 Aug 2022, 11:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Syria Education Programme II (SEP-II)

Official notice

Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: Somalia (SO)Syria (SY)
Published estimate£31,300,000≈ £7.5m / year
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2022
Next notice expected 16 Sept 2022
Contract term 4 yrs 2 moends 30 Jun 2027 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

SEP-II has been designed to deliver the UK’s commitment to girls’ education and aims to enhance equitability of education for girls and boys by strengthening the quality and inclusivity of formal primary education in Northwest Syria.

Please note that all documentation has been published in the FCDO's eTendering Portal (fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk ↗) under pqq_1285.

If you have any issues registering on the portal, please call the eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK).

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services · Provision of services to the community

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1SEP-II will support girls and boys through evidence-based and data-driven education… 4 yrs 2 moPublished value£31,300,000

SEP-II will support girls and boys through evidence-based and data-driven education programming. The key pillars underpinning the programme are: (i) Strengthening education management and leadership, ii) enhancing child protection and safeguarding, and (iii) improving teaching and learning systems; The awarded Supplier will deliver activities in each pillar (broadly defined in the Terms of Reference) to support the overall outcome.

Contract period: 1 May 2023 – 30 Jun 2027 (4 yrs 2 mo)
Delivery listed: Somalia (SO), Syria (SY)
Extensions: The Core Contract value will be £31.3 million for a term of 50 months. There may additional funding of up to £37.8 million in the Core Contract term but this level of funding is not guaranteed. A 25 month extension to the contract may be taken at a value of up to £19.55 million. These options, if exercised, will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.Variant bids: not allowed

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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
16 Aug 2022, 11:43 BST
Last source update
12 Oct 2022, 10:45 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028645
Classification (CPV)
Foreign economic-aid-related servicesProvision of services to the community
Delivery area
Somalia (SO)Syria (SY)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035ec8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: Please note that all documentation including the tender will be published in the FCDO's eTendering Portal https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk. You are encouraged to register in advance in case of any technical issues with the Portal. If you have any of those, please call eTendering helpdesk: +44 0203 868 2859 or use the "Call me Back!" functionality (recommended, especially if contacting from outside of UK).

How it was run

Official notice
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Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
4 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Sept 2022 → 1 May 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    12 Oct 2022, 10:45 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    4 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    25 Nov 2022
  5. Contract starts
    1 May 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    30 Sept 2022, 17:03 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    30 Sept 2022, 17:03 BST
  3. Deadline published: 4 Nov 2022, 13:00 GMT
    30 Sept 2022, 17:03 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII 2.4SEP-II will support girls and boys through evidence-based and data-driven education programming. The key pillars underpinning the programme are: (i) Strengthening education management and leadership, ii) enhancing child protection and safeguarding, and (iii) improving teaching and learning systems; The awarded Supplier will deliver activities in each pillar (broadly defined in the Terms of Referen…SEP-II will support girls and boys through evidence-based and data-driven education programming. It will achieve this by focusing on four key areas: (i) Strengthening local education systems so that they are accountable, effective, and responsive (ii) Enhancing school level capacity to deliver inclusive, gender responsive and quality learning, (iii) Developing effective systems to support inclusio…

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsInternational Development King Charles Street, London, London, SW1A 2AHContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • FCDOReview body East Kilbride

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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