Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Development Consultancy Framework
Notice Description
WFD intends to procure a multi-provider framework agreement to provide consultancy services to support WFD's capacity for effective business development advice, managing proposal/bid processes, writing concept notes, proposals, or bid documentation, and providing financial support. Successful bidders will be invited to join a WFD Business Development Panel consisting of one or more consultants for a period of two years. Each Business Development Consultant will be subject to a framework agreement, which will establish the common core terms and conditions governing any order contracts to be awarded over a two-year period, together with agreed pricing, services, and specification. A framework agreement does not guarantee the award of any business to a Panel member, but it does establish a preferred and available pool of Business Development Consultants for WFD to contract with, if and when WFD decides that it wishes to purchase services that are within the scope of the Panel and framework agreement. Order contracts may take place as and when required within the duration of the framework and may be issued to a Business Development Consultants on a single source basis or following a mini competition among Panel members, as appropriate. The envisaged services to be purchased from Business Development Consultants who are selected to form part of the Business Development Panel include: Lot 1 - Business development advice Provision of strategic and objective advice, from time to time, relating to: * Preparation of global and/or regional business development strategies; * Donor mapping, market analysis, and identification of emerging donor trends across target priority donors; * Identification and tracking of relevant funding opportunities, including potential options for developing consortia; * Risk and compliance relating to new donors and their requirements; * Contribute to ongoing organisational learning opportunities for WFD staff. Lot 2 - Managing proposal/bid processes Provision of ad hoc project management and project design assistance, from time to time, to: * manage bid teams and support the development and delivery of high-quality proposals and bids; * facilitate/co-facilitate design workshops. Lot 3 - Preparing documentation for new opportunities Provision of support, from time to time, to: * Prepare high-quality proposals and bid documents to often tight deadlines in collaboration with WFD staff and technical experts * Review and provide quality assurance of draft concept notes, proposals, and bids. Lot 4 - Financial support for new opportunities Provision of strategic and operational financial advice, analysis, or assistance from time to time relating to: * Direct and indirect cost recovery methodologies * Staff recharging methodologies * Preparation of budgets for new opportunities Bids should be submitted to: procurement@wfd.org. Please refer to the ITT document for further detailed information on how to apply.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f3620911-30f2-484f-beda-76dffb5a2bf8
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21f8bb74-8bcb-45a5-8eb6-dd8c2efe0813
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73100000 - Research and experimental development services
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
73300000 - Design and execution of research and development
73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
75100000 - Administration services
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
98300000 - Miscellaneous services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Dec 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Dec 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Jan 2022 - 31 Jan 2024 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2EG
- Postcode Area
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/21f8bb74-8bcb-45a5-8eb6-dd8c2efe0813
6th December 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
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