--- title: "Pakistan/Education - Girls and Out of School Children: Action for Learning (GOAL)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035572" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035572" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035572.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035572.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE" published: "2022-07-25" --- # Pakistan/Education - Girls and Out of School Children: Action for Learning (GOAL) Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035572 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-035572) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-035572.json) ## Summary The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is planning a procurement titled "Pakistan/Education - Girls and Out of School Children: Action for Learning (GOAL)," classified under foreign economic-aid-related services. This initiative targets underserved districts in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and has a significant focus on enhancing educational access and quality for approximately 250,000 marginalised children, primarily girls. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a Market Engagement event scheduled for 4th August 2022 to gather insights and feedback on the programme's design and delivery options. This procurement presents a unique opportunity for businesses specialising in educational services, technical assistance, and service delivery within development contexts. Suppliers capable of enhancing educational systems and delivering targeted programmes for marginalised groups could find significant prospects in this initiative. Companies experienced in addressing challenges faced by out-of-school children and those familiar with the educational landscape in Punjab and KP will be particularly well-suited to compete for contracts stemming from this tender. ## Notice GOAL focuses on two main priorities - access to and quality of learning. In the least developed districts of Punjab (South Punjab) and KP (the Newly Merged Districts), GOAL will directly support ~250,000 marginalised children, mainly girls and religious minorities, to enrol and stay in school and support an additional ~150,000 girls to read by age 10. GOAL will also improve learning outcomes for at least 16.9 million children (7.8 million girls) by strengthening the provincial education systems to improve the quality and equity of education, particularly the quality of teaching, and becoming more resilient post Covid, building on the achievements of UK support since 2011. The system strengthening and policy influencing through GOAL will contribute towards the G7 global targets by getting more of KP and Punjab's 5.3 million out of schoolgirls into school, and 3 million more girls in reading by the end of primary school. The programme will be delivered through: (i) technical assistance to Government to improve efficiency, quality, and governance of the education sector; (ii) modest targeted financial aid to influence reforms that improve the use of domestic resources for marginalised children, particularly girls; and (iii) grant funding (service delivery) to scale up programmes targeting girls and the most marginalised children. The total budget for GOAL is PS130 million to be implemented over five years. This is a Prior Information Notice for a Market Engagement (ME) for: - A Technical Assistance contract to be delivered through a Technical Assistance Management Organisation (TAMO). The purpose of the TAMO is primarily to support the School Education Department Punjab and Elementary and Secondary Education Department KP to effectively implement GOAL by strengthening education systems in Punjab and KP to improve learning outcomes and inclusion within schools. The objective of the Market Engagement is to share information on GOAL and the upcoming procurement on technical assistance and test the market on service delivery options. The ME will consult on the following: - How valid is the programme design in the current context? Will the outlined design and theory of change achieve the proposed outcomes? - What are the main challenges and risks in delivering GOAL? - What is the current situation with the development space and geographic access? - How can we reach marginalised children, especially religious minorities? - What has the experience been with development programmes in the Newly Merged Districts? - What approach to Technical Assistance would work best in the context of KP and Punjab. - What are the possible delivery options for GOAL's service delivery component. The service delivery grants are expected to directly enrol 250,000 out of schoolgirls and marginalised children (with a focus on religious minorities) and teach 150,000 girls to read by age 10 and undertake pilots on inclusion and safeguarding in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) ### Lot Information Lot 1 This is a Prior Information Notice only inviting attendees to a Market Engagement Event as outlined below. Additional information: How to register The ME is expected to take place on the 4th August 2022 at 10am British Summer Time/2pm Pakistan Time. It is intended that this will be a hybrid event with the ability to join physically in Islamabad, or virtually via TEAMS dial-in facility, for those not based in Islamabad. If you are interested in attending this Early Market Engagement event, then please register via the form at: ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020170-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jul 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Jul 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE | | Locality | EAST KILBRIDE | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | G74 8EA | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services ### Codes - 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services ## Release History - 25 Jul 2022 at 13:46 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020170-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.gov.uk/fcdo/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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