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UK-Glasgow: foreign economic-aid-related services

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General Information

Country:    United Kingdom
Deadline for Responses:   Sep 8, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Union, with participation of GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication:   #131179-2004 in 151 issue
Publication Date:   Aug 5, 2004
Awarding Authority:   UK DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID), GLASGOW
Contract Nature:   Service contract
Procedure Type:   Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Global tender
Awarding Criteria:   The most economic tender
Original Language(s):   English
Abstract:   UK-Glasgow: intelligence and security advice to the Office of National Security - Sierra Leone. The UK Department for International Development (DFID) wishes to invite Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for a Service Provider to provide Intelligence and Security Advice (ISA) which will assist the Government of Sierra Leone's National Security Coordinator to establish an effective security and intelligence framework. This initiative is part of DFID's support to the Sierra Leone Security Sector Reform Project (SILSEP). The scope of work will include legislation, policy and institutional development, as well as staff capacity development, development of vetting mechanisms and government wide security standards, development of mechanisms for parliamentary oversight, legislative compliance and public relations, and development of recruitment, training and financial systems. Foreign economic-aid-related services.Administration, defence and social security services. Public security services. CPV: 75211200, 75000000, 75241000.

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Summary
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: UK
Department for International Development (DFID), Att: Johanna Cooke,
Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, East Kilbride, UK-Glasgow G75 8EA.
Tel.: 01355 84 3324. Fax: 01355 84 3327. E-mail: cb2mail@dfid.gov.uk.
URL: http://www.dfid.gov.uk.
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained: As in I.1.
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: As in I.1.
I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent: As
in I.1.
I.5) Type of contracting authority: Central level.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) Description
II.1.3) Type of service contract Service category: 11.
II.1.4) Framework agreement: No.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-Glasgow: intelligence and security advice to the Office of National
Security - Sierra Leone.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: The UK Department for
International Development (DFID) wishes to invite Expressions of Interest
(EOIs) for a Service Provider to provide Intelligence and Security Advice
(ISA) which will assist the Government of Sierra Leone's National
Security Coordinator to establish an effective security and intelligence
framework. This initiative is part of DFID's support to the Sierra Leone
Security Sector Reform Project (SILSEP). The scope of work will include
legislation, policy and institutional development, as well as staff
capacity development, development of vetting mechanisms and government
wide security standards, development of mechanisms for parliamentary
oversight, legislative compliance and public relations, and development
of recruitment, training and financial systems.
Foreign economic-aid-related services.Administration, defence and social
security services. Public security services.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
Sierra Leone.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 75211200, 75000000,
75241000.
II.1.9) Division into lots: No.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted: Yes.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: 12 months
from the award of the contract.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: DFID standard, or equivalent. 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 sterling
and all payments under the contract will be made in sterling. 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 suppliers,
contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded: Joint
and several liability.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Provision of the service is reserved to a specific profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities required to state the names and professional
qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the
contract: Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender:
Minimum: 5 - Maximum: 8.
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting
authority: CNTR 04 5788.
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
8.9.2004.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 28.9.2004.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.3) The contract relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds:
No.
VI.4) Additional information: There is the possibility of an extension
of up to 12 months. The ISA will have at least 10 years' relevant
experience. The ISA will be based in Freetown.
Expressions of Interest (EOIs) should be submitted using the Application
Form available from the DFID website at
dfid.gov.uk/Contracts/contractOpportunities.asp. Draft Terms of Reference
can also be found at that website address. The EOI should include a
capability statement of not more than 4 A4 pages and be accompanied by
CV's of no more than 3 pages maximum. 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 this work. The capability statement should show evidence of
interpersonal skills and technical expertise in the following areas:
i) Significant operational intelligence and security experience as well
as institutional management within the development field;
ii)A sound basis of critical analysis, strategy development and
implementation in the security sector reform issues and in the wider
development field;
iii) The identification, appraisal and design of intelligence and
security sector reform programmes in contrasting developing country
environments.
DFID will not reply to any EOIs unless short-listed for invitation to
tender. Suppliers should check the DFID website for details of
short-listed suppliers.
As from April 2001 all UK development assistance has been fully untied
which allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to tender for DFID
contracts.
GO reference: GO 04080234/01.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 2.8.2004.