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title: "Delivery of community capacity building activities and energy access infrastructure in Malawi"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000749193"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE"
published: "2023-11-02"
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# Delivery of community capacity building activities and energy access infrastructure in Malawi

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000749193

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## Summary

The University of Strathclyde, a body governed by public law in the education sector, located in Glasgow, UK, has completed the procurement process for the "Delivery of community capacity building activities and energy access infrastructure in Malawi." This tender, part of the Africa Minigrids Program, was conducted using a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £124,717.78 GBP, was signed on 4th September 2023.

This tender, awarded to Self Help Africa (UK), aims to support energy access in Malawi by demonstrating innovative business models on solar minigrids. Businesses specializing in energy access infrastructure, community capacity building, and sustainable development projects would find opportunities for growth in this tender. Being a service-related tender, businesses with expertise in implementing similar projects in the education sector should consider competing for this opportunity.

## Notice

The Contract award relates to an extension to services provided as part of the UNDP-supported, GEF-financed Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) aims to support African countries to increase energy access by reducing the cost and increasing commercial viability of low-carbon minigrids.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This notes relates to the award of a contract under the negotiated procedure without prior publication under the provisions of the procurement (Scotland) Regulations 4 (b). The Contract is part of the GEF-financed Africa Minigrids Program (AMP), aiming to demonstrate innovative business models that can encourage private sector participation in mini-grid development in the country through piloting Productive Uses of Energy (PUE) on existing minigrids in Malawi. The awarded supplier is named under the funded programme as a primary local implementation partner. In this role, the supplier will oversee the implementation of PUE on the EASE solar mini-grids, specifically facilitating community engagement with partner organisations, procuring and installing productive uses of energy, operation and maintenance, monitoring and evaluation, and contributing to dissemination activities.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the Successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at it's sole discretion exercise this option.

### Procurement Information

The award of this contract relates to the EASE project established by the Scottish Government and Int Development Malawi Fund. The program stipulates that the supplier in question be used as the in-country partner to facilitate the activities. This organisation was chosen by the funding body as they own and operate the minigrids on which the pilot project will be carried out.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491810 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £124,717 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1QE |
| 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 East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SELF HELP AFRICA (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 65 - Public utilities
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution
- 71314000 - Energy and related services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2023 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491810

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV491810
  Delivery of community capacity building activities and energy access infrastructure in Malawi - The Contract award relates to an extension to services provided as part of the UNDP-supported, GEF-financed Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) aims to support African countries to increase energy access by reducing the cost and increasing commercial viability of low-carbon minigrids.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000749193

## Provenance

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