Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of OSCE Election Observation Monitors
Notice Description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the "contracting authority" issues this Contract Award Notice as it has established a single-supplier Framework Agreement with Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) for the provision of Election Observation Monitors to Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Election Observation Missions, under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCRs). The UK is a strong supporter of the OSCE Election Observation Missions (EOMs) carried out by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). The contribution of UK observers to EOMs demonstrates the UK's support for the work of ODIHR to promote democratic principles and institutions in the OSCE region. The contracting authority has established a Framework Agreement with WFD to recruit and manage UK observers to ODIHR EOMs. WFD will: 1. Select, recruit, train and manage, on behalf of the contracting authority, UK observers to the OSCE's ODIHR EOMs in OSCE participating States. 2. Ensure observers are fully trained and aware of their responsibilities as independent observers. 3. Undertake all logistical arrangements to deploy the observers, including visas, travel, insurance, and accommodation. The estimated spend of this framework agreement is approximately PS3,000,000 over 3 years. There will be no form of exclusivity or volume that is guaranteed under the resultant Framework Agreement and the contracting authority will be entitled to enter into other contracts and arrangements with other suppliers for the provision of any, or all, of the requirements which are the same as, or similar to those specified under the established Framework Agreement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Please note that this is an award notice and the opportunity is now closed. In accordance with the PCRs, the contracting authority has undertaken a compliant tender exercise via a Restricted (two-stage) procedure to establish a single-supplier Framework Agreement with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) to supply UK election observers to OSCE/ODIHR election observation missions. This tender exercise was evaluated on a Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) basis with a mix of technical and commercial evaluation criteria. WFD achieved the highest score overall and therefore are the successful bidder. The contracting authority observed the obligatory standstill period in line with the ITT documentation and the PCRs. Following expiry of the standstill period, the contracting authority has now formally entered into a Framework Agreement with WFD.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02bcf1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027123-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Oct 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jul 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Oct 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2024 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- laura.mclaughlin@fco.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2070080932
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2AH
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- 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
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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