--- title: "WFD is looking for a consultant experienced in Political Economy Analysis to support its Gender Equality Project in Kuwait" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED" published: "2021-11-02" --- # WFD is looking for a consultant experienced in Political Economy Analysis to support its Gender Equality Project in Kuwait Buyer: THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-647a53e6-0368-4e71-9830-e036ffd9bdb9.json) ## Summary The Westminster Foundation for Democracy is seeking a consultant with experience in Political Economy Analysis to support its Gender Equality Project in Kuwait. This procurement opportunity, classified under research and development consultancy services, has a tender period ending on 9th November 2021. The consultant will conduct an in-depth analysis of the political landscape regarding women's participation in Kuwait, a project funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The contract is set to commence on 12th November 2021 and will run until 15th February 2022, with a total budget of £19,800. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in consultancy, particularly those specialising in gender equality, political analysis, and socio-economic research. Firms that can demonstrate expertise in data collection and analysis within politically sensitive contexts would be well-suited to compete for this consultancy. Furthermore, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may particularly benefit from this opportunity, given the emphasis on engaging with under-represented communities and providing actionable insights for the Kuwaiti political landscape. ## Notice Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) is delivering a project to support women's political participation and representation in Kuwait. This six-month project is funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). The programme will generate new insights and implementable recommendations for a more gender-responsive political sphere in Kuwait. The most recent parliamentary elections in Kuwait resulted in two-thirds of incumbents losing their seats including the sole woman MP, leaving a parliament with no female representation despite 29 women running for office. Against this backdrop is borne a need to better understand and respond to the current Kuwaiti gendered political landscape, particularly following the 2020 elections. Leading up to the next elections, it is necessary to better understand both the formal and informal political dynamics in Kuwait, particularly the spaces where women are able to exercise political leadership. To better understand the political, economic and sociocultural factors that affect women and girls and their political participation in Kuwait, WFD is commissioning an in-depth, gender-sensitive political economy analysis (PEA) to assess the country context and identify concrete opportunities for programming around the inclusion of women, ensuring relevancy with HMG's areas of focus. Through the findings of the PEA, WFD seeks to identify programming areas to improve women's leadership in the political space, potential advocacy opportunities and key stakeholders to engage. WFD has developed a gender-sensitive PEA framework that is designed to identify problems without assuming solutions and is informed by probing systems and processes; key players including those that are left out of decision-making processes; behaviour drivers; and asks who is missing from the political process. This analytical framework actively aims to foreground the voices of marginalised and under-represented communities who are seeking to interact with the political process. The consultant will be briefed on WFD's PEA framework and encouraged to use this to inform the analysis. Purpose of consultancy: * Undertake a gender-responsive, contextualised PEA focusing on agreed priority areas that reflect interconnected power relations of politics, economic and social factors which can inform current and potential future WFD country programme; * Lead in designing the methodology of PEA that is feasible and contextualised; * Undertake data collection & analysis on the lines of enquiry established in the PEA; * Analyse collected data and its implications for programme implementation; * Write up the PEA findings in a comprehensive PEA report (draft and final versions), structure to be agreed with WFD * Lead in the development of a summary version of the team's finding for external use; * Lead an external briefing on the PEA for relevant stakeholders. Please see attached TOR for further details on how to apply and timelines ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35d0e5b0-3f24-41c2-9d80-6f1b5559e89e | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Nov 2021 | | Submission deadline | 9 Nov 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 12 Nov 2021 - 15 Feb 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £19,800 | | 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 | THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY LIMITED | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1A 2EG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development - 75100000 - Administration services - 75200000 - Provision of services to the community - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 80400000 - Adult and other education services - 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services - 98300000 - Miscellaneous services - 98900000 - Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies ## Release History - 2 Nov 2021 at 11:57 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35d0e5b0-3f24-41c2-9d80-6f1b5559e89e - 2 Nov 2021 at 11:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35d0e5b0-3f24-41c2-9d80-6f1b5559e89e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35d0e5b0-3f24-41c2-9d80-6f1b5559e89e 2nd November 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/df81e7a0-983d-4f1a-8128-97fe595ca971 - https://www.wfd.org/2021/10/15/wfd-is-looking-for-a-consultant-experienced-in-political-economy-analysis-to-support-its-gender-equality-project-in-kuwait/ ## Notice URLs - http://www.wfd.org ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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