Official UK procurement notice
What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale - Research and Evaluation Component
Authority: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract to the George Washington University to deliver What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale Programme (Research and Evaluation Component) to prevent and contribute to eliminating violence against women and girls through:
- Systematically designing, implementing and rigorously evaluating a range of approaches to scaling up violence prevention efforts, translating proof-of-concept evidence into robust, large-scale programmes;
- Designing, piloting and testing new theory-driven violence prevention approaches (innovation);
- Strengthening long-term capability and capacity to deliver cutting-edge violence prevention programmes across the programme’s grantees, the UK Government (principally FCDO), and developing country governments; and
- Using evidence to influence a more effective global response to end VAWG.
CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1As part of this programme, FCDO requires the services of a Supplier to lead and manage…AwardedPublished value£15,900,000
As part of this programme, FCDO requires the services of a Supplier to lead and manage a research programme consortium (RPC) which will deliver a strategic and coherent portfolio of research and evaluation. This research programme will improve our understanding of patterns and trends in the prevalence and drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), including its relationship to violence against children (VAC); and broaden and deepen the evidence base on what works, under what circumstances and for whom in programmatic interventions to prevent such violence.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 50%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 50
- Social Value: 10
- Commercial: 40
- Suitability
List and brief description of conditions:
Available via fcdo.proactisportal.com ↗
Mandatory and discretionary exclusion, economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability, modern slavery Act 2015 requirements, minimum insurance requirements, tenderers past performance, duty of care, international aid transparency initiative, acceptance of FCDO Terms and Conditions and FCDO SupplierCode of Conduct and safeguarding measures as outlined in the procurement documents.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 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
- 24 Aug 2021, 16:31 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2022, 09:57 BST
- Authority reference
ecm_3680- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024765- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fdFind a Tender
Publisher note: The authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract(s) as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and, (ii) in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by the Bidders. Procurement documents can be accessed through the FCDO Supply Partner Portal https://fcdo.proactisportal.com
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 240 days from the deadline
Timeline
29 Sept 2021 → 5 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline29 Sept 2021, 14:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected10 Nov 2021
- Notice published5 Sept 2022, 09:57 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2022- Status changed to complete5 Sept 2022, 09:57 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Sept 2022, 09:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University | £14,956,355 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024765-2022-1 · The George Washington University
- Signed
- 16 May 2022
- Value
- £14,956,355
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The George Washington UniversityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria