Contracts

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s):

Official name: Department for International Development (DFID)

Postal address: Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road

Town: East Kilbride

Telephone: 01355 84 3355

E-mail: p-bannon@dfid.gov.uk 

Contact point(s):

For the attention of: Patrick Bannon

Postal code: G75 8EA

Country: United Kingdom

Fax: 01355 84 3499

General address of the contracting authority (URL): http://www.dfid.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile (URL):

I.1.1) Further information can be obtained at:

I.1.2) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a Dynamic Purchasing System) can be obtained at: I.1

I.1.3) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

As at I.1

I.2.1) Type of contracting authority:

Other

If 'other' please specify: Central Government

I.2.2) Main activity or activities: Public Order and Safety

If 'other' please specify: 

I.2.2) The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities?: Yes

II.1) Description:

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

UK-CNTR200808435: Management of Yemen Justice and Policing Programme

II.1.2) Service Category:

11

II.1.2.1) Main place of performance:

Yemen

NUTS Code

II.1.3) The notice involves A public contract

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement (if appropriate)

Number, or if applicable, maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged:

II.1.4.1) Duration of the framework agreement (if appropriate):

Period in year(s):

Or month(s):

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years:

II.1.4.2) Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement (give figures only):

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Or range: between:

and:

Currency:

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded (if possible):

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

The Department for International development (DFID) wishes to engage the services of a Managing Consultant for a new justice and policing programme in Yemen. The purpose of the programme is to support the Government of Yemen (GoY) and civil society to develop more effective, accessible and fairer justice and policing services for all Yemenis. It will involve work on capacity building in key institutions, local service delivery and donor/sectoral coordination. The Managing Consultants will be responsible for the effective management and implementation of the programme, including through the establishment of a Programme Management Unit in Sana'a, provision of long-term and short-term advisers for the Government of Yemen on policing and criminal justice, and management of an international non-governmental organisation working on local service delivery. The Managing Consultants will work closely with the GoY and will therefore require strong political analysis skills. The Managing Consultants will also be expected to have strong experience of justice and policing programmes in developing countries (preferably in the Middle East); a proven track record on project management; access to quality personnel with strong technical policing and justice expertise and experience, and Arabic language skills. The Managing Consultant will also need to align themselves with a suitable International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO). INGOs are permitted to be part of more than one Expression of Interest (EOI). Justice services.

II.1.6) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV):

Main Object:75230000-7

II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)?: No

II.1.8) Division into lots?: No

If yes, tenders should be submitted for:

Lot no.:

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable):

If known, estimated value excluding VAT (give figure only):

Or range: between:

and:

Currency:

II.2.2) Options (if applicable):

If yes, description of these options:

If known, provisional timetable for recourse to these options: 

Period in month(s):

Or day(s):

Number of possible renewals (if any):

Or range: between:

and:

If known, in the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:

In month(s):

and/or days (from the award of the contract):

II.3) Duration of the contract or time period for completion:

Either, Period in months: 60

and/or days:

Or, Starting:

and/or ending:

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable):

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The contract will be governed by English law. Prices are not required at Expression of Interest stage. However, when required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annul the process and not to award the contract.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded (if applicable): Joint and several liability

III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject (if applicable): No

If yes, description of particular conditions:

III.2) Conditions for participation:

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

Any supplier may be disqualified who:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable):

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable):

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable):

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable):

III.2.4) Reserved contracts (if applicable): No

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts:

III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

If yes, reference of the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

IV.1) Type of procedure:

Restricted procedure

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators that will be invited to tender or to participate (when applicable):

Envisaged number of operators:

Or envisaged minimum number:5

and, if appropriate, maximum number: 8

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Broad Capabilities, skills and experience as follows: (a) Strong experience in project management in developing countries; experience in justice and security programming (preferably in the Middle East) will be strongly preferable; (b) Proposed partnership with International Non-Governmental Organisation present in Yemen with strong district-level connections and understanding of political dynamics; (c) Ability to work in Arabic and English; (d) Proven access to a network of high quality international and regional justice and policing consultants able to work in Yemen for extended periods of time; and (e) Experience in a politically sensitive and complex sector, accustomed to coordinating project implementation with diplomatic engagement. Financial standing will also be part of the criteria for assessing EOIs.

IV.2) Award criteria:

IV.2.1) Award criteria (please tick the relevant box(es))

B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of: B2) the criteria as stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.

IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No

No

If yes, additional information about electronic auction (if appropriate):

IV.3) Administrative information:

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity (if applicable): CNTR200808435

IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No

IV.3.2.1) Notice number in OJ:

Of:

IV.3.2.2) Other previous publications:

Notice number in OJ:

Of:

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents (except for a DPS):

Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents:

Time:

Payable documents:

If yes, price (give figures only):

Currency:

Terms and method of payment:

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

Date: 09/06/2008

Time: 23:59

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

30/06/2008

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

English

Other - third country:

IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders:

IV.3.7.1) Date, time and place:

Date:

Time:

Place (if applicable):

IV.3.8.2) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (if applicable):

If yes, authorised persons:

V.1) This is a recurrent procurement (if applicable): No

If yes, estimated timing for further notices to be published:

V.2) Contract(s) related to a project and/or programme financed by EU funds: No

If yes, reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

V.3) Additional information (if applicable):

Expressions of Interest (EOIs) must be submitted electronically using the Application Form (45 kb) available here. EOIs must be submitted by e-mail to cb3mail@dfid.gov.uk . The draft Terms of Reference(30 kb). Programme Document(119 kb) referred to within the Terms of Reference is available <HERE>. EOIs must include a Capability Statement of not more than four A4 pages and be accompanied by CVs for key personnel of not more than 2 pages (per CV). No Brochures should be sent. Applicants should outline the reason for their interest in this Project, their broad understanding of the context and their capability to undertake the work. EOIs will be assessed against the criteria detailed in the application form and at section IV.1.2 above. Please note that suppliers need to align themselves with a suitable International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO). INGOs are permitted to be part of more than one EOI. There is the possibility of an extension of up to 12 months subject to continuing need and the satisfactory performance of the consultant. Where circumstances require further extensions beyond the original contract duration/agreed extensions, DFID will consider doing so by means of the Negotiated Procedure where necessary conditions can be met. DFID procurement policy stipulates that consultants involved in any capacity in the design of a project cannot compete for the implementation phase. Design includes feasibility studies, drawing up terms of reference for the implementation phase, pre-appraisal and any other preparatory work for the project. Following assessments of the EOIs, DFID will invite short-listed applicants to submit full technical and commercial tenders. Should any further information be required, suppliers must contact only the person named at Section I.1 above, and on no account should suppliers contact DFID Yemen direct. To do so may result in the supplier being excluded from the competition. DFID will not reply to any EOIs unless short-listed to tender. Suppliers should check the DFID website for details of short-listed suppliers. As from 1 April 2001, all UK development assistance has been fully untied which allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to tender for DFID projects.

V.4) Procedures for appeal:

V.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

Body responsible for mediation procedures (if applicable):

V.4.2) Lodging of appeals (please fill heading V.4.2 or if need be, heading V.4.3):

V.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

V.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

09/05/2008