UK PACT (United Kingdom Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) Lot 1: Bilateral Country Programming and External Communications

CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services

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

29 Nov 2023, 12:24 GMT

Last source update

29 Nov 2023, 12:24 GMT

FTS notice number

2023/S 000-035189

Classification (CPV)

Foreign economic-aid-related services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Published justification

This contract amendment is permitted under Regulation 72 PCR, under limbs;

Reg 72(1)(a) - the modification is in line with the initial procurement documents which envisioned an extension up to c. January 2025.

Reg 72(1)(b) - a change of contractor cannot be made for economic (procurement costs) or technical (programme activity continuity) reasons, and would cause significant inconvenience (programme activity continuity) or substantial duplication of costs (procurement costs) for the contracting authority.

Reg 72(1)(e) – this modification is not substantial, on the grounds that:

Reg 72(8)(a) - the modification does not render the contract materially different in character.

Reg 72(8)(d) - the modification does extend the scope considerably.

Reg 72(8)(b) – FCDO does not consider this amendment would have allowed for the admission of additional candidates, allowed for the acceptance of another tender, or attracted additional participants.

This contract modification will enable the re-procurement of the UK PACT programme to be completed without disruption to the operations of the Authority and mitigates the risks the Authority would face because of any such disruptions. This is considered by the Authority to be a necessary step as a new procurement could not be completed in a satisfactory manner before the expiry of the current contract without extension and alternatives would entail significant inconvenience and potential increase in costs for the Authority.

Publisher note: As a result of delays in the procurement process of the successor contract, the Authority's requirements demand continued access to these services beyond the current end date of the contract. The Authority is unable to change contractor at this stage for economic and technical reasons, and to do so would cause significant inconvenience and substantial duplication of costs for the Authority. Recognising the need for a long-term solution, the Authority has already undertook the re-procurement activities and are in the final process of governance approval for the next phase of the UK PACT programme to provide a sustainable basis for meeting these requirements. In the short term however, the Authority considers it necessary to exercise a contract amendment to Lot 1: Bilateral Country Programming and External Communications, delivered by Palladium International Limited. This procedure will; i) extend the term of Lot 1: Bilateral Country Programming and External Communications from 31/12/2023 to 31/03/2024; and Ii) increase the upper value limit of Lot 1: Bilateral Country Programming and External Communications from £9,476,520.89 to up to £10,061,520.89.

• Palladium International LimitedAwarded supplier02394229 London, UK

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