Consultancy Services to Support a New Approach to Financial Risk Management in the Development Co-operation Africa Division

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

DCAD of the Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Ireland’s official programme of assistance to developing countries, and its main focus is the fight against world poverty and hunger. Given the complexity of issues that can arise in financial risk management, and with a changing context of aid, specialist expertise is needed to assist DCAD in a number of areas:
• evolving FRA and PFM risks in development cooperation modalities;
• specific FRA and PFM risks in fragile and conflict affected states and post-emergency contexts;
• fiduciary risks associated to non-governmental channels (such as multi-lateral, NGOs, Research and policy think tanks);
• applying recent research findings of lessons learned to PFM reform programmes;
• linking fiduciary risk with a broader financial governance agenda; and
• capacity development of DCAD staff on how to analyse, manage, engage and monitor around FRA and PFM processes and programmes.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-12-08. The procurement was published on 2020-11-06.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-11-06 Contract notice
2021-02-22 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-11-06)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Foreign affairs and other services
Short description:
“DCAD of the Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Ireland’s official programme of assistance to developing countries, and its main focus is the...”    Show more
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Foreign affairs and other services 📦
Additional CPV: Foreign economic-aid-related services 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Ministry or any other national or federal authority
Awarding authority name: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
E-mail: patricia.owens@dfa.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14082000 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177560&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177560&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-11-06 📅
Submission deadline: 2020-12-08 📅
Publication date: 2020-11-11 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 220-540712
OJ-S issue: 220

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“DCAD of the Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Ireland’s official programme of assistance to developing countries, and its main focus is the...”    Show more

“• evolving FRA and PFM risks in development cooperation modalities;”
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“• specific FRA and PFM risks in fragile and conflict affected states and post-emergency contexts;”

“• fiduciary risks associated to non-governmental channels (such as multi-lateral, NGOs, Research and policy think tanks);”

“• applying recent research findings of lessons learned to PFM reform programmes;”

“• linking fiduciary risk with a broader financial governance agenda; and”

“• capacity development of DCAD staff on how to analyse, manage, engage and monitor around FRA and PFM processes and programmes.”
Estimated total value: 120 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
“Development Cooperation and Africa Division (DCAD) of the Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Ireland’s official programme of assistance to...”    Show more

“Given the complexity of issues that can arise in financial risk management, and with a changing context of aid, specialist expertise is needed to assist...”    Show more
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“• fiduciary risks associated to non-governmental channels (such as multi-lateral, NGOs, research and policy think tanks);”

“There is a need for ongoing training of staff on all these areas, building on the development of a strong capacity to date, and expertise is sought in...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: 120 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 36 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 17:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender opening date: 2020-12-08 📅
Tender opening time: 17:00
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated understanding of the terms of reference as evidenced by the proposed plan and methodology outlining how they will deliver the outputs and activities
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated evidence the tenderer has the competencies, relevant experience and proven track record required to provide a high quality service
Demonstrated evidence of similar delivery across bi-lateral agencies
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Overall cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 30

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Patricia Owens
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=177560&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2020/S 220-540712 (2020-11-06)
Contract award notice (2021-02-22)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“DCAD of the Department of Foreign Affairs is responsible for Ireland’s official programme of assistance to developing countries, and its main focus is the...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement: 120 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Foreign Affairs/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-02-22 📅
Publication date: 2021-02-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 040-099686
Refers to notice: 2020/S 220-540712
OJ-S issue: 40

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Demonstrated evidence the Tenderer has the competencies, relevant experience and proven track record required to provide a high quality service

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-02-22 📅
Name: Mokoro Ltd
Postal town: Oxford
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Total value of the procurement: 120 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Source: OJS 2021/S 040-099686 (2021-02-22)