Women's Integrated Sexual Health 2 (WISH 2)

A Tender Notice
by FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: 5 year
Value: £136M

Sector: DEFENCE
Published: 25 Aug 2023
Delivery: To 28 Oct 2028 (est.)
Deadline: 25 Sep 2023 11:00

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom: West and Central Africa

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office East Kilbride

Description

FCDO are seeking to appoint organisations to lead the delivery of the WISH 2 Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) programme. The programme will provide support for target countries over two geographical lots on comprehensive SRHR including support for service delivery. The programme will deliver the following four outputs: 1. Information attitudes and social norms: Individuals have increased knowledge, capacity and family/community support to make informed SRHR decisions and recognise and advocate for their SRHR. 2. Sustainable, inclusive access to integrated SRHR services: Access to quality, voluntary Family Planning (FP) and other comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services, eliminating barriers for young and marginalised women, the poorest and those with disabilities, including in fragile and conflict-affected areas. 3. SRHR policy environment: Improved policies and legal framework to support comprehensive SRHR and gender equality, effective government financing, commodity security and integrated SRHR service capacity and civil society capacity to advocate and support improvements. 4. Evidence and learning: Evidence based innovations and practice shared globally to increase women's choice and access to SRH services and rights. Lot 1 will include focus countries: Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal. Lot 2 will include focus countries: Burundi, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Somalia, South Sudan, Zambia.

Lot Division

WISH 2 Lot 1

Value: £61M

It is intended that the Contract will be awarded for an Initial Term of 62 months. The Programme will consist of three phases: 1. Inception Phase - 6 months 2. Implementation Phase - 52 months 3. Exit/Closure Phase - 4 months Potential extension if approved by FCDO: up to 36 months. The total initial budget and contract value for Lot 1 is up to £60,875,000 inclusive of all applicable taxes (Note: FCDO programmes are not automatically tax exempt and therefore supplier will be liable to pay local tax in focus countries). All funding is subject to review during UK Government Spending Reviews and other in-year internal processes. Possible extension if approved by FCDO: Up to £30.5m Lot 1. The option to extend is at the sole discretion of FCDO.

WISH 2 Lot 2

Value: £75M

It is intended that the Contract will be awarded for an Initial Term of 62 months. The Programme will consist of three phases: 1. Inception Phase - 6 months 2. Implementation Phase - 52 months 3. Exit/Closure Phase - 4 months Potential extension if approved by FCDO: up to 36 months. The total initial budget and contract value for Lot 2 is up to £75,125,000 inclusive of all applicable taxes (Note: FCDO programmes are not automatically tax exempt and therefore supplier will be liable to pay local tax in focus countries). All funding is subject to review during UK Government Spending Reviews and other in-year internal processes. Possible extension if approved by FCDO: Up to £37.5m Lot 2. The option to extend is at the sole discretion of FCDO.

CPV Codes

75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Indicators

Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
Options are available.
Renewals are not available.
Staff qualifications are relevant.