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title: "What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale - Research and Evaluation Component"
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# What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale - Research and Evaluation Component

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d8fd

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## Summary

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has awarded a contract to The George Washington University for the delivery of the What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale Programme (Research and Evaluation Component). This programme aims to prevent violence against women and girls by designing, testing, and scaling up violence prevention efforts. The contract has a value of £14,956,355 and was signed on 16th May 2022. The procurement method used was a selective procedure with a focus on research and development consultancy services in the foreign economic-aid-related services category.

This tender opportunity with FCDO presents a chance for businesses involved in research and development consultancy services to contribute to the prevention of violence against women and girls globally. Companies with expertise in conducting research on violence prevention, along with experience in managing large-scale evaluation programmes, may find this tender well-suited for their capabilities. The contract offers potential extensions up to an additional 42 months and further funding of up to £7.95 million, providing opportunities for sustained engagement and business growth in the international development sector.

## Notice

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract to the George Washington University to deliver What Works to Prevent Violence: Impact at Scale Programme (Research and Evaluation Component) to prevent and contribute to eliminating violence against women and girls through: * Systematically designing, implementing and rigorously evaluating a range of approaches to scaling up violence prevention efforts, translating proof-of-concept evidence into robust, large-scale programmes; * Designing, piloting and testing new theory-driven violence prevention approaches (innovation); * Strengthening long-term capability and capacity to deliver cutting-edge violence prevention programmes across the programme's grantees, the UK Government (principally FCDO), and developing country governments; and * Using evidence to influence a more effective global response to end VAWG.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

As part of this programme, FCDO requires the services of a Supplier to lead and manage a research programme consortium (RPC) which will deliver a strategic and coherent portfolio of research and evaluation. This research programme will improve our understanding of patterns and trends in the prevalence and drivers of violence against women and girls (VAWG), including its relationship to violence against children (VAC); and broaden and deepen the evidence base on what works, under what circumstances and for whom in programmatic interventions to prevent such violence.

Options: The contract may be extended by up to additional 42 months and up to further PS7.95 million.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024765-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £23,850,000 |
| Lots value | £15,900,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £14,956,355 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Additional buyers | FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| Locality | EAST KILBRIDE |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G75 8EA |
| 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 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2022 at 08:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024765-2022
- 24 Aug 2021 at 15:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020878-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://fcdo.proactisportal.com
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

## Provenance

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