Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal - (AIIN)

A Contract Award Notice
by FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £21M

Sector: DEFENCE
Published: 15 Oct 2021
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office East Kilbride

1 supplier

Palladium & PWC India London

Description

FCDO aims to ensure a stable and prosperous Nepal. Nepal needs both more and better infrastructure and more and better economic policies in order to achieve higher levels of economic growth. FCDO has been supporting these areas through the soon to conclude Centre for Inclusive Growth programme and the concluded Nepal Investment Climate Reform Programme through IFC. FCDO wishes to appoint a supplier(s) to implement three components of the recently approved programme; Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN). Three lots have been identified within this requirement.

Lot Division

Accelerating Public and Private Investment in Infrastructure Component (APPIIC) of Accelerating Investmentand Infrastructure (AiiN) Programme

The overall Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme seeks to address key cross-sectoral constraints, opportunities and risks to transformational growth in Nepal. The Accelerating Public and Private Investment in Infrastructure Component (APPIIC) of it provides technical assistance to various Government of Nepal (GoN) agencies to address the constraint of weak energy and transport infrastructure

Economic Policy Incubator (EPI)

The overall Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme seeks to address key cross-sectoral constraints, opportunities and risks to transformational growth in Nepal. EPI is tasked with easing constraints and harnessing sectoral and subnational opportunities to inclusive and transformational growth in Nepal, through economic reforms, mobilising resources and institutional strengthening. It is an adaptive and flexible programme, designed to work by being politically smart. Additional information: FCDO will be extending the contract beyond the period published in the Terms of Reference. The extension period requested is exceeding the limit set in the TOR by 1 month to 31 March 2023. There will be no increase to the financial limit.

Financial Sector Stability Component of Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure (AiiN)

The overall Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal (AiiN) programme seeks to address key cross-sectoral constraints, opportunities and risks to transformational growth in Nepal. FSSP is tasked with enhancing financial sector stability through improvements in regulatory frameworks, supervisory practices and strengthened capacity of regulatory agencies, as well as other priorities that are consistent with the broader objective of the AiiN programme. Additional information: FCDO will extend the contract term to 31 March 2023, therefore the extension period is exceeding the published extension period by 3 months to 31 March 2023. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract.

Award Detail

1	Palladium & PWC India (London) Economic Policy Incubator in Nepal (EPI) & Financial Sector Stability Programme (FSSP) Reference: 025855-2021-7422 & 7400-1 Value: £20,923,790

Award Criteria

Quality	60
price	40

CPV Codes

75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services
14750000 - Cadmium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum and tungsten

Legal Justification

Lot 2 - Economic Policy Incubator in Nepal (EPI) component of Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure (AiiN) A contract amendment is required to extend the programme by 1 year to 31 March 2023 (exceeding the provisions set out in the original Terms of Reference by 1 month) to make up the lost time due to Covid lockdowns and restrictions. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract. Lot 3 - Financial Sector Stability Programme (FSSP) component of Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure (AiiN) in Nepal A contract amendment is required to extend the programme by 1 year to 31 March 2023 (exceeding the provisions set out in the original Terms of Reference by 3 month) to make up the lost time due to Covid lockdowns and restrictions. There will be no increase to the financial limit of the contract.