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title: "DFID 8516 (Formerly 8350) Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE) Contract Notice"
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# DFID 8516 (Formerly 8350) Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation (SAFE) Contract Notice

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d6e01b58-ba19-4350-a1e7-e275e72c1a64

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## Summary

The Department for International Development (DFID) is inviting tenders for the "SAFE: Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation" programme, aimed at combating severe forms of violence against women and girls in Zimbabwe. This procurement, classified under foreign economic-aid-related services, has an estimated value of £10,460,000 and is being conducted through an open procedure. Interested suppliers must submit their proposals by 21 May 2019, with the contract set to commence on 18 August 2019 and run for four years, concluding on 17 August 2023. The delivery addresses include various locations, such as the UK and British Overseas Territories.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses focused on social services, particularly those specialising in gender-based violence prevention and response. Businesses that are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) would be well-suited to participate. Successful applicants will contribute to developing key prevention and response activities while managing community-level projects to mitigate violence, thereby enhancing their service offerings and expanding their operational impact in this critical area.

## Notice

DFID Zimbabwe has designed a 4-year programme namely 'SAFE: Stopping Abuse and Female Exploitation' specifically to protect women and girls in Zimbabwe from the most severe forms of violence, including child marriage and modern slavery. DFID Zimbabwe wishes to contract a Supplier to deliver the SAFE - a four-year technical assistance programme, which will develop a set of prevention and response activities that are most relevant for reducing gender-based violence in local contexts and which will manage a fund to deliver community-level projects to prevent violence and to respond to violence. 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/035ae6bf-fd63-4860-8d5e-a568732c5353 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 21 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2019 - 17 Aug 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £10,460,000 |
| 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

- 18 Apr 2019 at 06:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/035ae6bf-fd63-4860-8d5e-a568732c5353

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/035ae6bf-fd63-4860-8d5e-a568732c5353
  18th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24e576ec-2207-4ffd-9b14-f2b577df7547
  DFID 8516 (Formerly 8350) Contract Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dc9da51f-696d-48a0-9d4e-dd3b701e5d19
  DFID 8516 (Formerly 8350) Corrigendum 1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5e5bd4ba-3028-4094-b832-be9988e492a3
  DFID 8516 (Formerly 8350) Corrigendum 2
- https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/pages/public/viewPublicNotice.cmd?bm90aWNlSWQ9NzM5MTA%3D
  DFID 8516 (Formerly 8350) Contract Notice as visible on the Supplier Portal

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development/about/procurement

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