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title: "DFID 7732 Teacher Payroll Cleaning and Status Verification Task In Sierra Leone - Contract"
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# DFID 7732 Teacher Payroll Cleaning and Status Verification Task In Sierra Leone - Contract

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c380f6c1-5660-4b1f-bf61-6ef0f9141a82

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "DFID 7732 Teacher Payroll Cleaning and Status Verification Task in Sierra Leone" was conducted by the Department for International Development (DFID). This contract falls under the category of foreign economic-aid-related services and involves the verification and cleaning of teacher payrolls in Sierra Leone. The active award, amounting to £964,655, was granted to PricewaterhouseCoopers on 2nd November 2016, with the contract period spanning from 14th November 2016 to 31st May 2017. The procurement method was a tender, with a tender period that ended on 2nd November 2016.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in payroll management and verification, educational consultancy, and strategic implementation support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) may find this contract particularly accessible. The collaborative nature of the task involving multiple stakeholders, including local governance teams and donor partners, allows for innovative approaches and solutions. Businesses prepared to engage in detailed analytical work and on-the-ground verification processes will be well-placed to compete effectively for similar contracts.

## Notice

The scope and focus of the assignment is to provide technical, strategic and implementation support for 1) conducting a bottoms-up verification of existing teacher payrolls and 2) delivering a clean payroll to MEST and the TSC to manage which is accepted by all key stakeholders. The task will include the following: "Bottom-up" cleaning the payroll: Process focused on detailed, school-by-school verification of all educators to ensure 1) "false data records" are removed from wage vouchers, 2) all teacher qualifications are updated to ensure fair pay and administrative understanding of qualified teacher gaps in the future. Based on best practices and past experiences from Sierra Leone, there is a need to urgently develop a holistic strategy and plan for how this "bottom up" cleaning process will happen. Scope will include: Collaborating with MEST, TSC, and PDT governance teams to develop a methodology and detailed processes for cleaning payroll based on experiences from other countries as well as past experiences in Sierra Leone. Collaborating with MEST, TSC, and PDT governance teams to develop and roll out a stakeholder management and communications strategy. This will include sharing objectives, goals, and timelines for the payroll cleaning verification with the Conference of Principals, the Head Teachers' Council, and Sierra Leone Teachers' Union. Involving donor partners for input on the outlined strategy, process, approach, risk mitigation plan, and responsibilities for execution. Performing "bottom up" payroll cleaning process, and verifying teachers against teachers listed on wage vouchers. Developing and managing a process to verify legitimate teachers who have been mistakenly removed from the payroll and reinstate them. Verifying and updating records of all teacher qualifications and the position held by a teacher in a specific school to ensure fair pay and administrative understanding of qualified teacher gaps in the future.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5e93ec-e1c4-4a9d-91d1-86214a1f39b3 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jan 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2016 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Nov 2016 |
| Contract period | 14 Nov 2016 - 31 May 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £964,655 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £964,655 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2017 at 17:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5e93ec-e1c4-4a9d-91d1-86214a1f39b3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e5e93ec-e1c4-4a9d-91d1-86214a1f39b3
  26th January 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2268c0c9-4e28-41b1-bc8e-02d2c2b05c29
  DFID 7732 Call Down Contract

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development

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