--- title: "Centre for Disaster Protection - Technical Consultancy -Agriculture Risk Management and Food Security in the Sahel" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "D A I EUROPE" published: "2022-09-12" --- # Centre for Disaster Protection - Technical Consultancy -Agriculture Risk Management and Food Security in the Sahel Buyer: D A I EUROPE Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f5a9a709-0c83-4be6-9809-68e87a90dc57.json) ## Summary The Centre for Disaster Protection is seeking a Technical Consultant for Agriculture Risk Management and Food Security in the Sahel under an open procurement process. The buying organisation, D A I Europe, located in Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom, has published the tender with the title "Centre for Disaster Protection - Technical Consultancy." The deadline for bid submissions is 15th September 2022, and the contract period is from 1st November 2022 to 31st July 2023 in GBP currency. The procurement stage is currently active, providing opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs in the services category of Disaster Recovery. This tender offers business growth opportunities for consultants specialising in research and development services, as well as design and execution of research and development. Companies with expertise in these areas can apply for the Technical Consultant role, focusing on evaluating triggers for crop yield reduction in Sahel countries. The procurement method is an open procedure above the threshold, welcoming applications from individual experts or organisations capable of carrying out trigger studies and documenting results for adaptive social protection-based responses in the Sahel region. ## Notice The Centre for Disaster Protection was launched by the UK Prime Minister in July 2017 to strengthen resilience in developing countries through better preparedness and planning backed by risk-based financing arrangements. The Centre is funded with UK aid from the UK government. The Centre seeks a Technical Consultant (individual or team) to conduct systematic evaluations of the appropriateness and accuracy of different triggers to signal crop yield reduction and further food security impacts following the occurrence of droughts and floods to activate Adaptive Social Protection-based response in these five Sahel countries. The Technical Consultant will have the following responsibilities for delivering the trigger studies in each country; 1. A review of the existing work on using data to approximate the occurrence of droughts and/or floods should be conducted. 2. A landscaping and quality review of available yield and food security data in each country. Available data should be reviewed both for the potential triggers to be evaluated and for the assessment of their technical suitability / performance. 3. A Selection of potential trigger indicators to be evaluated has been provided in the detailed TORs. 4. Communication and dissemination of results for each country, the results should be documented in a final report and PowerPoint Presentation. Interested applicants (individuals or organisations) should apply by e-mail by sending the following to jobs_centre@disasterprotection.org.: - Applicant name (individual or organisation), correspondence address (and organisational registered address and number, where applicable), and contact name, email address and telephone number. - A short outline of proposed technical approach to the assignment, and brief cover letter introducing the expert/team's experience in relation to the assignment. (No more than 4 and 1 pages respectively) - CVs for the proposed experts/team (maximum 3 pages each) with sufficient information to demonstrate eligibility for the selected expert category, based on experience. - Proposed budget, set out as indicated in the Budget and Costs section above (assuming a sequential analysis of minimum 3 countries) Bid submissions should be clearly marked with the following E-mail Subject line: Bid Submission: Agriculture Risk Management and Food Security in the Sahel Any questions about the assignment or application process may be sent to the same address. Applications will remain open until 16.00 hrs (UK time) 15th September 2022. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/686d2987-f228-4a66-a267-0f54799dad0f | | 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 | 12 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 15 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2022 - 31 Jul 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £70,000 | | 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 | D A I EUROPE | | Locality | HEMEL HEMPSTEAD | | Post town | Hemel Hempstead | | Postcode | HP3 9TD | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire | | Local authority | Dacorum | | Electoral ward | Kings Langley | | Westminster constituency | South West Hertfordshire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 72251000 - Disaster recovery services - 73100000 - Research and experimental development services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 73300000 - Design and execution of research and development ## Release History - 12 Sep 2022 at 08:22 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/686d2987-f228-4a66-a267-0f54799dad0f - 18 Aug 2022 at 10:29 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/686d2987-f228-4a66-a267-0f54799dad0f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/686d2987-f228-4a66-a267-0f54799dad0f 12th September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/53a27b03-ea0d-41cd-a47a-8ef2a9ec8ba1 Detailed Terms of Reference - https://www.dai.com/our-work/working-with-dai/current-procurements - https://disasterprotection.org/work-with-us - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/de06951e-0eff-44ae-82a8-57bfa09b0209 Clarification Questions ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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