Foreign economic-aid-related services

Tender description

Subject to funding approval, the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) and the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) will be seeking a supplier to provide services to support scrutiny of HMG’s Official Development Assistance (ODA). The new contract is expected to be operational by 2.1.2019 and will will run for 4.5 years until 30.6.2023 subject to satisfactory supplier performance. It is expected that the contract will comprise 5 key work areas, which will require effective coordination across each to ensure seamless and effective delivery. All elements of support to the ICAI Commissioners and ICAI Secretariat are critical to overall success: 1. Designing the methodology, researching and writing reviews which scrutinise the impact, VfM, and effectiveness of UK Government ODA; 2. Dedicated quality assurance function; 3. Support on presentation and format of the reviews; 4. Support on stakeholder/IDC events; 5. Operational capacity/capability function. The intended procurement route is a restricted porcess with a DFID Standard Services contracting method. DFID intend to hold an Early Market Engagement (EME) event on 2.2.2018 (10:00) at DFID's Headquarters at 22 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG. There will be a facility to dial in to this event (contact details to follow). During the EME representatives from DFID and ICAI will: i) Present further details on the requirements; ii) Provide an update on the procurement process; and iii) Provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions and contribute to the planned procurement approach. In addition, there will be an opportunity during the event for networking. An attendance list will be circulated after the event. A series of open questions will be shared with suppliers via the DFID Supplier Portal seeking comments and opinions on important aspects of the services to test our approach and methodology. All responses should be returned by 22.1.2018 will be treated confidentially and will not be shared with other suppliers. In order to register your attendance you must register your interest on the DFID Supplier Portal (https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/) and complete the details requested in the Survey Monkey link that will be available on the DFID Supplier Portal. The series of questions will be available via Survey Monkey. Due to limited capacity, attendance is restricted to 2 representatives per organisation. Places will be reserved on a first come first served basis and when capacity is reached the Survey Monkey will be closed and no further registration will be accepted. You must register by 12:00 (Noon — BST) on 26.1.2018. Please note that only Companies that pre-register will have security clearance to attend the event. The “Dialogue/ Clarification” function on the DFID Supplier Portal will be the main communication channel moving forward. We are happy to receive questions, comments and suggestions in advance, which we will respond to at the event, and we will not disclose the source of these when responding. Important Note. The PIN which has been published is not a call for competition or tender at this time, it is an information notice to highlight to the market the intent to have an Early Market Engagement event on the 2.2.2018. The programme will be advertised for competitive tender at a later stage through the DFID Supplier Portal in Spring 2018.