--- title: "DFID 8042 DFID Nepal Skills for Employment Programme (SEP) - Contract Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT" published: "2017-08-21" --- # DFID 8042 DFID Nepal Skills for Employment Programme (SEP) - Contract Notice Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-029a54cd-f15e-4cbe-a551-e2c2f446cbb4.json) ## Summary The Department for International Development (DFID) is inviting tenders for the DFID Nepal Skills for Employment Programme (SEP), focused on enhancing employment opportunities for Nepalese youth. This contract, with a maximum budget of £25.5 million, is in the selective procurement stage, and the tender period closes on 20th September 2017. The project will span four years, starting from April 2018, with various phases including an inception phase, pilot phase, and scale-up phase, offering extensive support to the successful supplier. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the service sector, particularly those with expertise in foreign economic aid and youth employment initiatives. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSE) are encouraged to participate, leveraging their unique knowledge and capabilities to contribute to a programme with both local and regional impact, ultimately fostering business growth in a new, international market. ## Notice The Nepal country office of the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) haslaunched a new programme to support Nepalese youth to access gainful employment in Nepal or through 2 / 4 migration. DFID Nepal is now seeking the services of Suppliers to implement the Programme. The contract willbe awarded for a period of 4 years (maximum available budget - PS17 million) - with the option to extend for upto 24 months (with a maximum available indicative budget for the extension period of PS8.5 million), dependentupon the requirement and at DFID's discretion - and will comprise of a five-month Inception Phase, nineteen-month Pilot Phase and a two year Scale Up Phase. There will be break points after both the Inception phaseand after the Pilot Phase. Additional information: All relevant information relating to this Contract Notice can be found on the DFID Supplier Portal where suppliers can register their interest directly. If you are not already registered as a supplier on the DFID Supplier Portal please follow the guidance which can be found on the top left of the home page: https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63b85922-ed17-4b96-971a-860dbe615016 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2017 | | Submission deadline | 20 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Apr 2018 - 11 Apr 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | | Locality | EAST KILBRIDE | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G75 8EA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire | | Local authority | South Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | East Kilbride West | | Westminster constituency | East Kilbride and Strathaven | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2017 at 12:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63b85922-ed17-4b96-971a-860dbe615016 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63b85922-ed17-4b96-971a-860dbe615016 21st August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/65045b5f-6002-4551-a252-d89d0cf9aaea DFID 8042 Contract Notice - https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/pages/public/viewPublicNotice.cmd?bm90aWNlSWQ9NzAwOTA%3D DFID 8042 Tender Notice on Supplier Portal ## Notice URLs - https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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