Foreign economic-aid-related services

Tender description

The What Works to Prevent Violence — Impact at Scale Programme Design and Implementation Contract will build on the success of its predecessor (‘What Works I’) to prevent and contribute to eliminating violence against women and girls (VAWG) 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 and strategies; • designing, piloting and testing new theory-driven violence prevention approaches (innovation); • strengthening long-term capability and capacity to deliver cutting-edge, evidence-based violence prevention programmes across the programme’s grantees and the UK Government (principally FCDO); and • using evidence to influence a more effective, scaled-up global response to end VAWG. FCDO requires the services of a Supplier to lead and manage the programme, including design and oversight of a cutting-edge portfolio of scale and innovation projects and strategies to prevent violence, using deep technical knowledge on VAWG and gender equality. The supplier will manage and pre-finance a violence prevention fund of a minimum of GBP 31.5 million to be awarded to grantees for scale up (75 %) and innovation (25 %). They will provide sustained specialist support to grantees on VAWG/gender equality to co-design, pilot, refine, implement and monitor the interventions that will be funded under this programme. As the external face of the programme, the supplier will also lead the strategic dissemination and use of evidence to influence policy and practice. HMT Approval to spend beyond June 2027 will be required. FCDO will process this requirement in good time. In the event that funds are not secured, there will be no liability for FCDO beyond the approved period to 30 June 2027. An amendment will be required to confirm progression to the final phase of the contract. FCDO is seeking a supplier to deliver an 84-month contract of up to GBP 45 500 000 from February 2021 until February 2028 for the What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale. Programme design and implementation contract. The timeframe may be extended by up to an additional 42 months beyond the original 84 month term until August 2031 subject to satisfactory performance of the supplier, continuing need, availability of funding, and the agreement of the supplier and FCDO, utilising a negotiated procedure. There is provision to scale up by up to an additional GBP 27 750 000 in cases where the programme has demonstrated a strong impact and has the potential to yield additional results or where there is an expansion of the scope of work. This is comprised of GBP 22 750 000 extension costs and up to a further GBP 5 000 000 dependent on FCDO country office uptake of the separate budget allocated for them. The mid-term review point will be used as an opportunity to consider extending the length and value of the contract to extend the geographic focus or increase the scale of the programme. The estimated value includes all applicable taxes and tenderers should include all applicable taxes in their tenders. Please note that the estimated value of GBP 73 250 000 represents a maximum and FCDO expects competitive tenders based on the full terms of reference (Volume 3 of the ITT Pack). HMT approval to spend beyond June 2027 will be required. FCDO will process this requirement in good time. In the event that funds are not secured, there will be no liability for FCDO beyond the approved period to 30 June 2027. An amendment will be required to confirm progression to the final phase of the contract. The main recipients of the services will be developing country governments and women and girls experiencing and/or at risk of gender-based violence in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Indirect recipients are expected to include national and international organisations (multilateral and bilateral agencies, civil society organisations and other stakeholders) designing, implementing and investing in policy and programming on VAWG and violence against children (VAC). Delivery may require visits to both fragile and non-fragile regions with the supplier(s) responsible for the duty of care of all personnel and any third part supply partners. The expected outcomes of the What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale. Programme design and implementation contract are • A measurable reduction in VAWG and violence against children (VAC) in the development and humanitarian contexts in which the programme operates, including for the most marginalised women and girls. Of projects subject to an impact evaluation, we expect the majority to show a significant reduction in violence attributable to the project. • An expanded global base of knowledge and evidence on what works to prevent VAWG and VAC across development and humanitarian/emergency contexts, including how to achieve this at scale. • Strengthened capacity and will of FCDO, developing country governments, other donors and civil society including Southern-based organisations, to use evidence to design, implement and evaluate effective violence prevention strategies. • Effective evidence-based violence prevention strategies developed and implemented (new and/or strengthened) by the UK Government, developing country governments and the international community, demonstrated for example by the use of evidence in policies and programmes, new budget allocation for violence prevention and increased policy attention to VAWG prevention. Quantifiable targets will be finalised in the inception phase with the approval of FCDO. The expected outcomes will be delivered through the provision of: • fund management services to disburse and manage grants to fund the scale up of up c. 10 proven approaches and c. 15 innovation projects to prevent/reduce violence against women and girls and provide organisational capacity support to grantees; • technical advice and capacity development to grantees to engage with evidence and use it to inform co-design, refinement and monitoring of each intervention; • technical advice and capacity development to c. five FCDO country offices/partner governments; • demand-driven, bespoke expert advice and capacity support on VAWG and VAC across FCDO and HMG through management of a VAWG/VAC Helpdesk service; • targeted research uptake, policy influencing, advocacy, communications and media activities to drive use of evidence to influence policy and practice — locally, nationally and globally. A contract for research and evaluation of the innovation and scale-up interventions will be procured separately. The two contracts will be coordinated by FCDO to ensure complementarity of the programme’s intervention and research components. The supplier must fully understand the terms of reference (ToR) for the research and evaluation contract and be able to work effectively with the organisations delivering the the research and evaluation component. An independent evaluation will also be separately commissioned by FCDO to assess the programme’s performance and provide regular, rapid feedback on management and impact to improve learning and performance during the programme’s lifetime. A hybrid payment by results model will be used for effective implementation of the support to the What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale. Programme Design and Implementation Contract and will link achievement of agreed KPI’s and milestones/delivery of targets to an agreed payment schedule. An FCDO standard service contract will be awarded. Scale up/down is provided for in ToR and contract clauses to allow flexibility to respond to emerging needs.