Notice Information
Notice Title
Programme to support Accountability and Inclusion in DRC or Programme d'Appui a la Redevabilite et l'Inclusion en DRC
Notice Description
This is a supply chain services opportunity to attend a virtual early market engagement event (EME) for an up to PS10m governance contract requirement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Which will be procured through FCDO's IMDP Framework via Lot 12 (Higher Value) and the EME offers prospectively interested supply chain members the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the requirement and the ability to network with, and offer their supply chain services, to the IMDP Framework suppliers, post EME. The Supplier will be expected to deliver on four key areas in particular: A. Programme management functions High quality Programme, Financial management and Risk Oversight which includes but is not limited to accurate, timely and robust financial management; robust risk management and mitigation strategies, including regular reporting and escalations; and management of core and associate sub-partners. B. Delivery on key workstreams of the Programme This contract will cover the two strands of the programme namely a) elections support and b) Public Financial Management (PFM)/Service delivery in the provinces of Kasai, South Kivu and possibly North Kivu and will deliver following outputs: Elections: Enhanced public participation in elections with particular attention on participation of vulnerable groups like women, girls and people living with disabilities. -Electoral institutions supported in technical capacity to organize elections. - Effective engagement by Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on election monitoring.- Public Financial Management/Service Delivery: -Targeted political economy analysis (PEA) on specific reform blockages and budget analysis to provinces, including gender responsive programming. -Technical assistance (TA) to national institutions to support on decentralisation processes (retrocession) and financial oversight. - TA to provincial authorities in planning and budget execution. C. Coordinating relationships with sub-contractors and Managing grants The Supplier will have to work closely with and alongside civil society organizations to deliver most aspects of this contract. The Supplier will be required to manage a specific Civil Society Fund which will provide grants to CSOs to deliver the above-mentioned outputs. The supplier will therefore have to cover all related fund management functions including financial management, reporting, monitoring and evaluation and risk management on behalf of the sub-grantees. D. Monitoring, Learning and Evidence The Supplier will be requested to develop a results framework for the delivery of this contract. The Supplier will further be required to develop and propose a monitoring and evidence gathering strategy that allows to record and monitor the progress made towards the results while keeping track of shortfalls as well as successes in a learning log which should be presented to the FCDO once a year. Further details will be given as part of the EME Presentation. Additional information: To register for this EME please register your interest by following the below link and provide the required details. You must register for this EME by 9:00 a.m. GMT 10th October 2022. Joining Instructions will be provided before the EME takes place on Wednesday 12th October 2022 at 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. GMT. It will be held via MS Teams.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-f7d766f8-b245-4fc2-ba12-0835d2ebabc7
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7019d4b3-12e2-4655-bc6f-e2773eb7e26e
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Sep 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Oct 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EAST KILBRIDE
- Postcode
- G75 8EA
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM95 South Lanarkshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Electoral Ward
- East Kilbride West
- Westminster Constituency
- East Kilbride and Strathaven
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7019d4b3-12e2-4655-bc6f-e2773eb7e26e
26th September 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
Notice URLs
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