--- title: "DFID 7948 Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning - Programme Directorate" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT" published: "2017-03-30" --- # DFID 7948 Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning - Programme Directorate Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b5f2586-213b-499c-9367-3c155008e09d.json) ## Summary The Department for International Development (DFID) is currently conducting a procurement process to appoint a Programme Directorate for the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL). This tender, identified as DFID 7948, falls under the category of foreign economic aid-related services and is located in East Kilbride, Scotland. The procurement is at the tender stage, with submissions due by 24 April 2017. The contract is valued at £15 million and will commence on 6 November 2017, lasting until 5 November 2022. This selective procurement is being processed via a restricted procedure, ensuring a focused selection of bidders. Relevant details can be found on the DFID Supplier Portal. This opportunity presents significant potential for growth for businesses specialising in evaluation methodologies and research in international development. Companies with expertise in managing interdisciplinary projects and driving innovative evaluation approaches would be particularly well-suited to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given the nature of the work and the emphasis on building capacity within the evaluation community. As CEDIL aims to establish rigorous impact evaluation practices, businesses that can deliver robust and systematic evaluations will be in a strong position to succeed. ## Notice The Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking to appoint a Programme Directorate to manage and implement the vision and evaluation research agenda of a multi-disciplinary Centre of Excellence for Development, Impact and Learning (CEDIL) in international development. CEDIL is being tendered in two stages. In this second tender, DFID is seeking to appoint a Programme Directorate to manage and implement the vision and evaluation research agenda of CEDIL. This is a unique opportunity to manage and ensure the delivery of a large, high profile, international centre that will develop impact evaluation research capacity within the UK and internationally. The objective is to establish a high quality, inter-disciplinary academic centre to innovate in the field of impact evaluation ; design, commission and implement impact evaluations; and promote the uptake and use of evidence from impact evaluations. This should be delivered through a consortium consisting of the Research Director and Intellectual Leadership Team who have already been appointed through a separate tender and the Programme Directorate. The purpose of CEDIL is to drive forward the field of impact evaluation and development evaluation both theoretically and in practice. CEDIL will act as an international focal point and develop and demonstrate new and innovative methodologies for impact evaluation and evidence accumulation. The strategic direction of CEDIL will be guided by the Research Director and Intellectual leadership Team , with inputs and support from the Programme Directorate. CEDIL will promote and carry out innovative and rigorous impact evaluations to identify 'what works, for whom, in what contexts, how and when' in international development, as well as contribute to the advancement of emergent, pioneering and cutting edge methodologies for impact evaluation, in order to maximise the effectiveness of spending on international development by: * Strategically delivering high quality, systematic and rigorous evaluation of complex international development interventions, including some of DFID's interventions; * Adapting existing methodologies and pioneering new evaluation approaches and designs that draw on social, natural, biomedical science and other disciplines to advance DFID's understanding of 'what works, for whom, in what contexts, how and when' in international development; * Developing capacity in DFID, evaluation suppliers and the evaluation community more broadly so that DFID can commission robust evaluations which use the approaches and designs that have been adapted and developed, and the market has the skills to apply them; * Systematically and rigorously accumulating, modelling and analysing bodies of evidence in a manner that improves the external validity of findings and identifies where further investigation is most needed 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/345f79e3-1841-4869-9da5-70ba5a0c3fa1 | | 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 | 30 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Nov 2017 - 5 Nov 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | 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 - 30 Mar 2017 at 10:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/345f79e3-1841-4869-9da5-70ba5a0c3fa1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/345f79e3-1841-4869-9da5-70ba5a0c3fa1 30th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b8856be8-2e6f-4aff-bb44-a37d86ee81f0 DFID 7948 Contract Notice - https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/pages/public/viewPublicNotice.cmd?bm90aWNlSWQ9NjkyODA%3D DFID 7948 Contract Notice on the DFID 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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