Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 30.08.2022

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: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Embassy of Switzerland in Nepal,  attn Usha Bhandari, Ekanta Kuna, Jawalakhel, P.O. Box 113,  0  Kathmandu,  Nepal,  E-mail:  kathmandu@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

Mandate “Backstopping and Learning for the QualiTY project“ for the period 01.09.2022-31.08.2026 (core services) and 01.09.2026 to 31.08.2030 (optional services) in Nepal/Kathmandu

Subject and scope of the contract :  Backstopping and Learning component for the Quality TVET for Youth (QualiTY) project. The selected partner organisation will work alongside the project implementation team to periodically assess project intervention strategies, working modalities/approaches, extract learning and provide advice to the project implementer on how to adapt project implementation to achieve results, as well as produce policy briefs destined to both policy-makers in Nepal and outside of Nepal in the field of federal state building and federal TVET systems.

2.2 Service category

Service category CPC:  [27] Other services

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	98300000 - Miscellaneous services

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

According to the invitation to tender

3.2 Tenderer considered

Attention: Consortium ceSoed - ETH Zurich and Kathmandu University School of Education
Name: ETH Zürich, Leonhardstrasse 21,  8092  Zürich,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 777'732.50 without VAT
Additional information: The total costs amount to CHF 777'732.50: composed by core services of CHF 545'554.75 and optional services of CHF 232'177.70.

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: After assessment of all evaluation criteria mentioned in tender document (qualitative criteria and price) the award is
made to the tenderer, whose offer has received the most utility points. The offer of the winning tenderer convinced
above all regarding:
-Highly qualified team members with extensive experience in policy advising at national and international level in federalized contexts in TVET sector, including Nepal.
-Demonstrated a very good understanding of the mandate, including risks and constraints and how to mitigate them.
-Very detailed and innovative approaches and methodologies proposed.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 18.04.2022
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1238873

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 22.08.2022

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 3

4.5 Procedures for appeal

This is a public contract under Annex 5 no. 1 let. d PPA. There is no right of appeal.