---
title: "Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5.json"
source: "Contracts Finder"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE"
published: "2023-04-21"
---

# Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5.json)

## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has awarded a contract for the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II). The project aims to strengthen government systems in Sierra Leone to deliver improved education for adolescent girls and children with disabilities. The £19,000,000 contract was tendered through an open procedure and has a contract period from 3rd April 2023 to 31st March 2028.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses in the foreign economic-aid-related services sector. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and organisations engaged in delivering services for education development could be well-suited to compete in this procurement. The project focuses on enhancing education outcomes for adolescent girls and children with disabilities in Sierra Leone, aligning with the global target of increasing school attendance rates and improving learning conditions.

## Notice

FCDO awarded a Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II) contract to deliver a Technical Assistance programme in Sierra Leone aiming at delivering the UK's ambition for 12 years of quality education for all. SSEIP II will directly contribute to the global target of getting 40 million more girls in school. The programme will contribute to education Key Performance Indicators by halving the number of adolescent out-of-school girls and improving learning conditions for 1.6 million girls and boys in Sierra Leone. It will also make an important contribution to reducing early marriage and increasing contraceptive use. The SSEIP II programme will deliver three priority areas, referred to as 'pillars'. This contract will deliver Pillar 2 - Strengthen government systems in Sierra Leone to deliver improved education for adolescent girls and children with disabilities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5ff1f37-276f-4ddc-a207-534db38da3e1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Apr 2023 - 31 Mar 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| 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 | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MOTT MACDONALD LTD TRADING AS CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2023 at 13:18 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5ff1f37-276f-4ddc-a207-534db38da3e1
- 28 Sep 2022 at 16:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc72fbf-1a65-4c55-af93-be62e7a303d9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5ff1f37-276f-4ddc-a207-534db38da3e1
  21st April 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc72fbf-1a65-4c55-af93-be62e7a303d9
  28th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/bcb163b2-6114-4ad9-b964-027966322929
  n/a

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20ed788b-7a02-46bd-9797-757da8f459d5.json.