Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 24.12.2019

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Procurement authority/Organizer: Competence Center for Engagement with the Private Sector CEP,  attn Guido Beltrani, Freiburgstrasse 130,  3003  Berne,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  guido.beltrani@eda.admin.ch

1.2 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.3 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.4 Type of order

Order for services

1.5 Scope of international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

Backstopping services for the Swiss Agency for Develop-ment and Cooperation’s (SDC) Thematic Cluster Inclusive Economic Development (IED) for the period 01.01.2020 to 31.12.2024 in Switzerland

Lot no.: 3

Short description: Lot 3: Strategic and Technical support in Financial Sector Development (FSD)

2.2 Service category

Service category CPC:  [27] Other services

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	75112100 - Administrative development project services

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

According to the invitation to tender

3.2 Tenderer considered

Attention: Maja Rüegg
Name: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Weinbergstrasse 22 a,  8021  Zürich,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 661'008.75 without VAT
Additional information: There is no guarantee for mandates for any of the awarded bidders within the lot. The total cost is only a maximal estimate range of assumption for the years 2020-2024.

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: After assessment of all evaluation criteria mentioned in tender document (qualitative criteria and price) the winning bidder has received the most utility points among all the submitted bids.
The offer of the winning bidder convinced above all regarding AC 1: Qualification and Experience of the bidder and AC 2: Understanding of the mandate and framework contract and organization of the backstopping team.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 12.09.2019
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1092227

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 20.12.2019

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 1

4.4 Additional information

The contracting authority reserves the right to award subsequent mandates to the successful bidder of this tender procedure if a change of bidder is not possible for economic or technical reasons, or would cause significant difficulties or incur disproportionate costs for the contracting authority.

4.5 Procedures for appeal

The tender proceeds in accordance with Section 3 of the Federal Ordinance on Public Procurement (PPO). There is no right of Appeal.