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title: "Design, Delivery and Management of Scottish Government's International Development Equalities Programme, Women and Girls Fund"
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# Design, Delivery and Management of Scottish Government's International Development Equalities Programme, Women and Girls Fund

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000720545

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has completed the award of a contract for the Design, Delivery, and Management of the International Development Equalities Programme Women and Girls Fund. The buying organization, Scottish Government, based in Glasgow, has procured services in the Health and Education industry categories. The procurement stage is complete, with the contract signed on 6th March 2024. The contract involves the design, delivery, and management of a Fund supporting women and girls in Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia. The contract is valued at £5,250,000 GBP.

This tender provides an opportunity for large-scale service providers with expertise in international development, gender equality, and women's rights advocacy to contribute to this significant project. Businesses experienced in fund management, advocacy programmes, and capacity strengthening for women's organisations will find this tender particularly suited for their capabilities. The opportunity involves a participatory approach in partner countries to tackle inequalities and advance the rights of women and girls, aligning with the Scottish Government's International Development Principles.

## Notice

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract to allow for a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, delivery and management of a Women and Girls Fund. This will be a new Fund that will form part of the Scottish Government's International Development Fund's (IDF) new Equalities Programme. The term of a contract is for an initial four year period with options to extend for a further three years. The value of the fund is inclusive of the design and management costs.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract allowing for a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, development and delivery of a Women and Girls Fund. The overall aim of the fund is to provide appropriately targeted direct funding to support women and girls in Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda, with the advancement of gender equality and the rights of women and girls as a principal objective. The fund will likely focus on advocacy and/or capacity/core strengthening of women's organisations and/or movements within our international development Sub-Saharan African partner countries. In line with the Scottish Government's International Development Principles, and commitments to 'do no harm', and to be global south-led, the design and delivery of the WaGF will be taking a participatory approach in partner countries i order to develop and deliver interventions that tackle inequalities experienced by women and girls and/or support organisations and that advocate for their rights. The programme design and decision making processes will involve meaningful participation and consultation of a diverse range of local women and girls and relevant associated marginalised groups (e.g. participants from a range of different: ages, sexual orientations, socio-economic backgrounds, religions rural and urban areas, those living with disabilities), as experts by experience and/or women's rights and gender equality civil society advocates, in the relevant partner country. Funding awarded through this contract will be administered directly to local organisations based in Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda.. The budget for the initial four year period is up to a maximum of 3,000,000 GBP ex vat which is inclusive of design management, and fund for disbursement. The budget for the optional 3 year extension will be up to an additional maximum of 2,250,000 GBP ex VAT and will be subject to agreement between the two parties.

Renewal: The initial contract is for a period of four years with a value of GBP 3 000 000. An optional extension period may be utilised for up to a further three year period with an additional value of up to GBP 2 250 000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500702 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award 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 | 12 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2023 |
| Future notice date | 6 Apr 2023 |
| Award date | 6 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £5,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,250,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECORYS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79420000 - Management-related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services
- 98900000 - Services provided by extra-territorial organisations and bodies
- 98910000 - Services specific to international organisations and bodies

## Release History

- 12 Mar 2024 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500702
- 6 Oct 2023 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT489926
- 20 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - TenderUpdate - OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP488726
- 9 Aug 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485605
- 27 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469720

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=JAN469720&idx=1
  21st June 2023 - EME ENGAGEMENT EVENT 4th MAY SLIDES AND Q & A
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469720
  Design and administration of International Development Equalities Programme Women and Girls Fund - This prior information notice is to inform the market that the Scottish Government intends to publish a procurement in order to seek a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, development, and delivery of a Women and Girls Fund. This will be a new Fund that will form part of the International Development Fund's (IDF) new Equalities Programme. The term of a contract as a result of the intended procurement will be for a four year period with options to extend for a further three years. The indicative value of the fund to cover the four year period is inclusive of administrative costs.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG485605
  Design, Delivery and Management of Scottish Government's International Development Equalities Programme, Women and Girls Fund - The Scottish Government seek a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, delivery and management of a Women and Girls Fund. This will be a new Fund that will form part of the International Development Fund's (IDF) new Equalities Programme. The term of a contract as a result of the intended procurement will be for a four year period with options to extend for a further three years. The indicative value of the fund to cover the four year period is inclusive of administrative costs.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR500702
  Design, Delivery and Management of Scottish Government's International Development Equalities Programme, Women and Girls Fund - The Scottish Government has awarded a contract to allow for a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to undertake the design, delivery and management of a Women and Girls Fund. This will be a new Fund that will form part of the Scottish Government's International Development Fund's (IDF) new Equalities Programme. The term of a contract is for an initial four year period with options to extend for a further three years. The value of the fund is inclusive of the design and management costs.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/Selling/supplier-enquiries
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000720545
- https://www.ecorys.com
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html
- https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/edinburgh

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