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# Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal - (AIIN)

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ec6c

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to the Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AIIN) programme, managed by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). This tender focuses on foreign economic-aid-related services and is located in the UK. The contracting authority aims to address critical infrastructure and economic policy needs in Nepal through three distinct components. Although the current stage is complete, notable deadlines include the extension of services to 31 March 2023, which was granted to accommodate disruptions caused by Covid-19. The procurement method employed for this process was limited, with an award procedure not requiring prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses specialising in infrastructure development, economic policy consulting, and financial sector stability within the context of foreign aid. Companies that can provide technical assistance to government agencies in Nepal or have expertise in economic reform and institutional strengthening are particularly well-suited to compete. As the FCDO looks for suppliers capable of implementing these vital components, businesses with experience in development-related services are likely to benefit from engaging in this procurement process.

## Notice

FCDO aims to ensure a stable and prosperous Nepal. Nepal needs both more and better infrastructure and more and better economic policies in order to achieve higher levels of economic growth. FCDO has been supporting these areas through the soon to conclude Centre for Inclusive Growth programme and the concluded Nepal Investment Climate Reform Programme through IFC. FCDO wishes to appoint a supplier(s) to implement three components of the recently approved programme; Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN). Three lots have been identified within this requirement.

### Lot Information

Accelerating Public and Private Investment in Infrastructure Component (APPIIC) of Accelerating Investmentand Infrastructure (AiiN) Programme

The overall Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme seeks to address key cross-sectoral constraints, opportunities and risks to transformational growth in Nepal. The Accelerating Public and Private Investment in Infrastructure Component (APPIIC) of it provides technical assistance to various Government of Nepal (GoN) agencies to address the constraint of weak energy and transport infrastructure

Economic Policy Incubator (EPI)

The overall Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme seeks to address key cross-sectoral constraints, opportunities and risks to transformational growth in Nepal. EPI is tasked with easing constraints and harnessing sectoral and subnational opportunities to inclusive and transformational growth in Nepal, through economic reforms, mobilising resources and institutional strengthening. It is an adaptive and flexible programme, designed to work by being politically smart. Additional information: FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in the Terms of Reference. The extension period requested is exceeding the limit set in the TOR by 1 month to 31 March 2023. There will be no increase to the financial limit.

Options: The original Terms of Reference includes provision to extend to February 2023.

Financial Sector Stability Component of Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure (AiiN)

The overall Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme seeks to address key cross-sectoral constraints, opportunities and risks to transformational growth in Nepal. FSSP is tasked with enhancing financial sector stability through improvements in regulatory frameworks, supervisory practices and strengthened capacity of regulatory agencies, as well as other priorities that are consistent with the broader objective of the AiiN programme. Additional information: FCDO will extend the contract term to 31 March 2023, therefore the extension period is exceeding the published extension period by 3 months to 31 March 2023. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract.

Options: The original Terms of Reference includes provision to extend to December 2022

### Procurement Information

Lot 2 - Economic Policy Incubator in Nepal (EPI) component of Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure (AiiN) A contract amendment is required to extend the programme by 1 year to 31 March 2023 (exceeding the provisions set out in the original Terms of Reference by 1 month) to make up the lost time due to Covid lockdowns and restrictions. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract. Lot 3 - Financial Sector Stability Programme (FSSP) component of Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure (AiiN) in Nepal A contract amendment is required to extend the programme by 1 year to 31 March 2023 (exceeding the provisions set out in the original Terms of Reference by 3 month) to make up the lost time due to Covid lockdowns and restrictions. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025855-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2015 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,923,790 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE |
| 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 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PALLADIUM & PWC INDIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 14 - Mining, basic metals and related products
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 14750000 - Cadmium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten
- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2021 at 13:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025855-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:222590-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

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