Expired contract

Provision of Monitoring and Evaluation Services for the Exiting Poverty in Rwanda Programme

Details

Buyer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Supplier(s): Oxford Policy Management
Value: £947,787
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Foreign economic-aid-related services
Published: 13 July 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have awarded the contract for Provision of Monitoring and Evaluation Provider for Exiting Poverty in Rwanda (EPR) programme to Oxford Policy Management (OPM). The service provider will deliver an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning services to support FCDO and Government of Rwanda monitor and assess the performance of the national social protection programme, the Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) and Social Protection Strategic Plan (SP_SSP) to assess its impact in reducing poverty and vulnerability in Rwanda. The outputs of the MEL project will help improve the delivery of the Exiting Poverty in Rwanda Programme (EPR) and strengthen social protection policy and programming in Rwanda. The contract value is £947,787 and has an extension option of up to 15 additional months and a budget increase of £600,000. This contract was award following a mini competition under The Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement (GEMFA) Lot 3.

Timeline

Completed: Award date11 July 2023
Completed: Award published13 July 2023
Current notice
Completed: Contract expiry date31 March 2026

About the buyer

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is a ministerial department that buys through its own Commercial Directorate. Every procurement runs on Jaggaer, the department's eSourcing portal, where suppliers register to bid. Opportunities and awards are published on Contracts Finder, and bids above threshold need Central Digital Platform registration. A commercial pipeline is updated every quarter. Four category teams cover programme delivery, estates and security, digital and technology, and corporate services. The department runs its own frameworks, such as the Global Development Delivery Framework, and dynamic purchasing systems for construction and global facilities management.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and construction work.

Relevant CPV codes

75211200 · Foreign economic-aid-related services

Decision makers

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