--- title: "DFID 8072 Maintaining Essential Services after Natural Disasters (MAINTAINS) - Contract Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT" published: "2018-02-28" --- # DFID 8072 Maintaining Essential Services after Natural Disasters (MAINTAINS) - Contract Notice Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d8d015ec-cba4-42e6-80af-bad21e924ac7.json) ## Summary The Department for International Development (DFID) is inviting tenders for the "DFID 8072 Maintaining Essential Services after Natural Disasters (MAINTAINS)" project. This procurement, classified under the category of foreign economic-aid-related services, is currently in the tender stage, with a submission deadline of 22nd March 2018. The anticipated contract will span an initial term of 60 months, commencing on 16th April 2018, with a total budget of £22 million (including VAT and applicable taxes). Interested suppliers are encouraged to register their interest on the DFID Supplier Portal. This contract provides significant opportunities for businesses that specialise in providing services related to disaster relief and management, particularly those with experience in research and operational solutions for basic services in developing countries. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) will find this tender especially suitable, as it encourages diverse participation to support DFID's initiatives aimed at effective development in priority countries. ## Notice DFID's aim, through this programme is to deliver new, operationally-relevant evidence on understanding how natural disasters impact on basic services in developing countries, and the best response to it, that supports more evidence based - and therefore effective - development initiatives by DFID and its partners in a rangeof DFID priority countries. The new research should build a body of evidence and directly identifiy operational solutions that are then taken up in programmes. The receipients of this service will be DFID. DFID intends to award a contract for an initial term of 60 months with a maximum budget of PS14.8m (inclusive of VAt and allapplicable governement taxes). DFID may extend the duration up to an additional 30 months with a maximum total contract value of PS22m (inclusive of VAT and all applicable taxes). 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/cb3d4f6d-dbb8-4ba0-88ae-ff364841565d | | 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 | 28 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2018 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Apr 2018 - 15 Apr 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £22,000,000 | | 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 - 28 Feb 2018 at 14:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb3d4f6d-dbb8-4ba0-88ae-ff364841565d - 5 Feb 2018 at 11:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb3d4f6d-dbb8-4ba0-88ae-ff364841565d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb3d4f6d-dbb8-4ba0-88ae-ff364841565d 28th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2a6ecd8-0d3a-4b16-80fa-4e42124e6c41 DFID 8072 Contract Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4dd29827-ad5d-496a-8e01-c3621c8fbdb0 DFID 8072 Corrigendum ## Notice URLs - https://supplierportal.dfid.gov.uk/selfservice/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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