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EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC REFORM IN SIERRA LEONE

FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

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01 Dec 2023 at 11:06

Summary of the contracting process

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has awarded a contract for the provision of expertise to support economic reform in Sierra Leone. The contract falls under the services category and has a total value of £2,000,000. The main goal is to design, manage, and deliver a technical assistance programme on public financial management, tax, and infrastructure investment. The procurement method used was an Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender opportunity provides a chance for businesses specialising in banking and investment services, treasury services, and consultancy to contribute to the economic development of Sierra Leone. Companies with a focus on public financial management, tax expertise, and infrastructure investment are well-suited to compete for this contract, which includes an extension option of 12 months. Interested businesses should be prepared to deliver high-quality services to the Government of Sierra Leone to support their reform and investment initiatives.

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Notice Title

EXPERTISE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC REFORM IN SIERRA LEONE

Notice Description

Contract for a service provider ("Supplier") to design, manage and deliver a new technical assistance programme on public financial management (PFM), tax and infrastructure investment. This will form the main component of the FCDO "Expertise to Support Economic Reform in Sierra Leone" programme.

Lot Information

Lot 1

to deliver: High-quality public financial management and tax expertise to the Government of Sierra Leone to support the development and implementation of policy, regulatory and organisational reforms, leading to greater integrity, more efficiency and better control of public spending and increased tax revenue. This will help ensure GoSL needs to borrow less to achieve a given level of development impact, decreasing the fiscal deficit and in turn incentivising further investment and growth through macroeconomic stability. High-quality investment expertise to the Government of Sierra Leone to support policy and regulatory reform processes in order to reduce barriers to responsible investment and support effective prioritisation and planning of infrastructure investment deals. This will improve the investment climate and increase the number of bankable projects developed, thereby attracting higher levels of responsible investment in key areas. Where possible the programme will also support the progress of individual transactions to help them move more quickly towards financial closure.

Options: Extension Option of 12 months, +PS1,000,000

Procurement Information

Framework Call Off with mini competition, advertised via PIN Notice. (Option not given in drop down choices)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-041e40
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035451-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services


CPV Codes

66100000 - Banking and investment services

66600000 - Treasury services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
edward.light@fcdo.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
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ADAM SMITH INTERNATIONAL

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