Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-19
Buyer: Department for International Development
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 75211200
Estimated value: 22500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: DFID intends to procure supplier services under three discrete lots. Prospective suppliers, including through an arrangement of Joint Venture/ Consortium, are invited to bid for one or more lot with each being evaluated separately based on the merits of the individual tenders against pre-identified scoring criteria for each lot. The 3 lots are:
Lot 1: 4.5 years inclusive of 6 months inception phase with a budget of upto  4 500 000 GBP (inclusive of any applicable tax). No time or cost extension envisaged.
Lot 2: 4.5 years inclusive of 6 months inception phase with a budget of upto  10  000 000 GBP(inclusive of any applicable tax). No time or cost extension envisaged.
Lot 3: 5 years inclusive of 3 months inception phase with a budget of upto  8 000 000 GBP (inclusive of any applicable tax). Extension upto 2 years and 20 % of contract value.
Lot 1: DFID is seeking the services of a supplier to provide Technical Assistance (TA) to the Government of Nepal to assist implementation of The Nepal Climate Change Support Programme (NCCSP) Phase 2. NCCSP Phase 2 builds on a successful DFID funded programme with the Government of Nepal which ran from 2015 — 2017.
The contract will run for 4.5 years with a budget of upto  4 500 000 GBP (inclusive of any applicable tax). The contract duration is inclusive of a 6 month inception phase. No time or cost extension envisaged.
— Help the Government of Nepal to deliver the NCCSP programme effectively, efficiently and economically through provision of technical expertise.
— Reduce the fiduciary risk associated with the programme, (i) by providing oversight over the Government's financial management and reporting and (ii) through measures to strengthen public financial management systems.
— Strengthen the capacity of Government of Nepal (both central and new local governments) to implement climate change adaptation programming today and in the future.
— Share learning from NCCSP with others and lead the coordination of partners working on community based adaptation in Nepal.
Mandatory and discretionary exclusion, economic and financial standing, technical and professional ability, modern slavery act 2015 requirements, tenderers past performance, duty of care, international aid transparency initiative, acceptance of DFID Terms and conditions, DFID statement of priorities and expectations/ code of conduct as outlined within the ‘Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) Supplier Information and Instructions’ documents. A tenderer must meet the selection criterion in relation to reliability namely that DFID must be satisfied that (i) the contracts on the list to be provided by the tenderer have been satisfactorily performed in accordance with their terms or, (ii) where that has not occurred, the reason or reasons why that has not occurred in relation to any such contract, will not recur in the performance of the contract to be awarded. A tenderer that fails to meet this selection criteria will not proceed further in this competition.
In terms of specific conflict of interest, the incumbent supplier including their consortium partners, if any, for the Joint monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) Unit will not be eligible to participate in this Tender.
This contract will be governed by English Law. Price are not required at the 'Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage, however, when required, prices must be quoted in GBP. All payments for the contract will be made in GBP Sterling. DFID reserves the right to annul the process at any point and not award the contract.
DFID seeks the services of a supplier to support the Government of Nepal to lead a new national framework for the off-grid renewable energy sector. The supplier will also directly spend DFID funding on a programme of activities in line with the national framework.
— Build the capacity of Government of Nepal to lead and deliver investments in line with the National Off-Grid Renewable Energy Framework. The Government's Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) will be the main entry point but other relevant institutions may also be considered.

Eligibility requirements: See documents PO 7956 ‘Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and Supplier Information and Instructions’ for details.

Award value: 22500000