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title: "Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP)"
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# Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP)

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03580a

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office is managing the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP), which is categorised under foreign economic-aid-related services. This procurement process, currently in the active award stage, involves a contract amendment to extend the existing agreement with Mott MacDonald T/A Cambridge Education by six months, from 1st October 2022 to 31st March 2023. The contract value is set to increase from £43,082,802 to £45,482,802, which signifies a total uplift of £2,400,000. This procurement falls under a limited method without prior publication and is focused on enhancing educational services in Sierra Leone.

This opportunity presents a significant avenue for businesses involved in educational services and international development, particularly those with experience in project management and programme delivery in educational sectors. Companies that can provide expertise in improving learning outcomes, school enrolment strategies, and retention policies, especially pertaining to gender inclusivity, would be well-suited to compete as alternatives for these upcoming projects. Engaging in this tender may enhance these businesses' profiles and strengthen their foothold in the international aid and education market.

## Notice

This contract will be awarded via the negotiated procedure without prior publication as an extension of PO 7590- Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP), the education programme that MottMacDonald T/A Cambridge Education are delivering.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

1. DFID Sierra Leone is implementing a programme of support to the education sector -- the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIP) over the next 5 years, 2016/17 to 2020/21. The SSEIP seeks to support the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) to improve learning outcomes for boys and girls at upper primary and secondary level and to increase the enrolment, retention and well-being of girls in school. Additional information: FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in the original Tender and Terms of Reference. The extension period requested is exceeding the limit set in the Terms of Reference and will now end on 31st March 2023.

Options: Possible extension to contract end date by 6 months.

### Procurement Information

A contract amendment will be made to PO 7950 - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme(SSEIP). This procedure will increase the contract value from PS43,082,802 to PS45,482,802 a total of PS2,400,000.00 and provide a 6 months extension from 01 October 2022 till 31 March 2023 in line with the provisions made within Regulation 72, 1 (b) for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor that have become necessary and were not included in the initial procurement, where a change of contractor-- (i) cannot be made for economic or technical reasons such as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability with existing equipment, services or installations procured under the initial procurement, or (ii) would cause significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs for the contracting authority, provided that any increase in price does not exceed 50% of the value of the original contract; This short extension will allow sufficient time for new services to be procured through competition which consist of similar services in supporting secondary education improvements in Sierra Leone.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021052-2022 |
| 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 | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,400,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MOTT MACDONALD T/A CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 2 Aug 2022 at 09:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021052-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:196463-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

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