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title: "Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0364e3"
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# Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II)

Buyer: FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0364e3

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## Summary

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has completed the award process for the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II) contract. The contract aims to deliver a Technical Assistance programme in Sierra Leone to improve education for adolescent girls and children with disabilities. The contract had a total value of £19 million and was awarded to Mott MacDonald Ltd trading as Cambridge Education. The contract was signed on 3rd April 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the services sector, specifically those providing foreign economic-aid-related services, to engage in delivering the UK's ambition for quality education. Businesses with expertise in strengthening government systems in education, particularly for adolescent girls and children with disabilities, would be well-suited to compete. The procurement stage for this contract was through an open procedure, offering fair access to interested suppliers within the Global Public Procurement Agreement (GPA).

## Notice

FCDO awarded a Secondary Education Improvement Project Phase 2 (SSEIP II) contract to deliver a Technical Assistance programme in Sierra Leone aiming at delivering the UK's ambition for 12 years of quality education for all. SSEIP II will directly contribute to the global target of getting 40 million more girls in school. The programme will contribute to education Key Performance Indicators by halving the number of adolescent out-of-school girls and improving learning conditions for 1.6 million girls and boys in Sierra Leone. It will also make an important contribution to reducing early marriage and increasing contraceptive use. The SSEIP II programme will deliver three priority areas, referred to as 'pillars'. This contract will deliver Pillar 2 - Strengthen government systems in Sierra Leone to deliver improved education for adolescent girls and children with disabilities.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

FCDO is implementing a programme of support to the education sector -- the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme (SSEIPII) over the next 5 years, 2023 to 2028. The SSEIPII will 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.

Options: The contract will include an option for FCDO to extend the term of the contract by additional 3 x 12 months, with up to PS15 million in value for these additional 36 months, which brings the total potential value to PS34m. This option, if exercised, will be exercised at the sole discretion of FCDO.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011526-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Award date | 2 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £19,000,000 |
| Lots value | £19,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £19,000,000 |

## 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 |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AH |
| 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 LTD TRADING AS CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2023 at 13:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011526-2023
- 28 Sep 2022 at 16:26 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027258-2022
- 1 Sep 2022 at 13:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024485-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/
- https://fcdo.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office

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