Foreign economic-aid-related services

Tender description

This is a Prior Information notice (PIN) only. Publication and call for competition will be conducted once the scope of work is fully defined and approved. DFID is seeking a Service Provider to act as Fund Manager to design and administer the Developing Effective Private Education Nigeria (DEEPEN) Challenge Fund (CF) over the next 2 years. This falls under the Supporting Innovation component of the DEEPEN programme designed to pilot sustainable business models to improve education quality in low cost private schools in Lagos. DFID is committed to understanding what works to improve learning in this market and will invest up to 2 200 000 GBP over the next 2 years to ensure that girls and boys have access to improved education quality and that investments are monitored effectively. This supports DFID Nigeria's Operational Plan and will help the Government of Nigeria understand how best to intervene to improve learning in low cost private schools.