Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-02
Buyer: Department for International Development (DFID)
Country: IN
Region: South Lanarkshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 75211200
Submission deadline: 2016-04-18
Award criteria: Quality of personnel, Methodology, Commercial

Technical requirements: Quality of personnel
Methodology
Commercial
DFID seeks to procure a service provider for providing specialist technical support to the Ministry of Rural Development and State level departments implementing MGNREGS in Bihar, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. The competing firms will have the option of either bidding as a single firm or as a consortium/joint venture, to deliver the required project outputs. An output based contract will be issued to the selected supplier. In case of consortium/joint-venture, a single contract will be issued to the lead consortium partner who will be responsible for managing other partners. The bid should clearly mention who will be the lead firm, in the case of a joint venture or consortium partnership. DFID will directly manage the service provider with inputs and guidance from Ministry of Rural Development and State Governments. Requirements The programme has four outputs: I. More capable states able to ensure stronger local implementation including through more capable communities able to undertake improved planning, implementation and monitoring of physical assets under MGNREGS. a. Improved capacity of Panchayats and other implementation agencies such as Women Self Help Groups and Civil Society Organizations on participatory and scientific planning of infrastructure under MGNREGS. b. Improved technical capacity of Block and District level engineers and technical staff on designing of climate resilient infrastructure under MGNREGS. II. Enhanced capacity of technical organizations such as academic institutions, technical engineering institutions, training organizations and barefoot engineers' for providing sustainable technical support to building resilient infrastructure. a. Strengthened capacity of Bare-foot engineers for carrying out technical activities related to planning, design and maintenance of assets. b. Improved capacity of State Institute of Rural Development and other training and academic institutions at state level to integrate climate and sustainable livelihoods in their training programmes. III. Strengthened MGNREGS systems and processes to support construction of better quality infrastructure and improved resilience of rural poor, including through development of innovative tools. a. Innovative IT based tools and processes developed for better planning and monitoring of infrastructure. b. GIS based asset mapping systems for MGNREGS infrastructure. c. Strengthened capacity of National Informatics Centre (NIC) to integrate climate in existing IT based services related to MGNREGS infrastructure. IV. Evidence generated and shared nationally and regionally to (a) inform a stronger policy focus on the design and implementation of public works based programmes, and (b) strengthen the evidence base for how better physical assets can build more climate resilient livelihoods. a. Improved evidence base to link MGNREGS with climate resilience, economic benefits and environmental benefits. b. Improved knowledge base of scientific assessments to inform climate resilient planning and design of infrastructure. c. Knowledge products and training modules on climate resilient and participatory planning and construction of infrastructure. d. Policy briefs and applied research to inform policies that support building resilient infrastructure in rural areas.
This contract will span a period of around 40 months with an envisaged start in May 2016 (or earlier subject to commissioning of consultancy date) with a possible extension of up to 6 months subject to project need, review recommendations and budget availability. Any such extension shall be considered using the Negotiated Procedure.
DFID standard, or equivalent -The contract will be governed by English Law. When required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annul the process and not to award the contract.