Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 24.10.2022

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 Albania,  attn Zhenihen Zanaj, Rruga Ibrahim Rugova Nr. 3/1,  1019  Tirana,  Albania,  E-mail:  zhenihen.zanaj@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

Support to health emergency service preparedness and response in Albania Inception Phase: 01.11.2022 – 30.06.2023 Phase I : 01.07.2023 – 30.06.2027

Subject and scope of the contract :  The overall goal of the program is: People, including the most vulnerable, have improved access to quality emergency care managed by a more resilient health emergency system at all levels. This will be achieved through three outcomes: (1) Public health actors engage in an effective and efficient health emergency preparedness and response including PHC (2) Strengthened health emergency service, in particular PHC that provides care to people in the entire country (3) Citizens and CSOs take an active role and contribute to a constructive dialogue with the Government of Albania (GoA) to improve the country’s resilience to public health emergencies.
Subject of this tender procedure is the implementation of the Inception Phase of 8 months and of the Phase I. The mandate for the implementation of Phase I is contingent on the performance of the selected implementing partner during the Inception Phase and the approval of the Phase I by SDC. SDC reserves the right to directly award phase II.

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

Name: GFA Consulting Group GmbH, Eulenkrugstr. 82,  22359  Hamburg,  Germany
Price (total price):  CHF 2'342'200.00 without VAT
Additional information: The total amount of CHF 5'289'700 includes an inception phase (service costs: CHF 278'200, administered project funds CHF 247'500) as well as the execution of Phase I of the project (service costs CHF 2'064'000, administered project funds CHF 2'700'000).

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 tenderer has received the most utility points among all the submitted bids. The offer of the winning tenderer convinced above all regarding:
- The local team has extensive experience in the national health system and an established network of expertise both at central and local level. The proposed organizational structure of the project is very lean.
- The proposed intervention approach is innovative, clear and system oriented. Its guiding principles reflect a system building approach taking care of sustainability and available domestic resources and consider country system on the lead of the interventions.
- The proposal is based on a good risk analysis that takes into account constraints and opportunities.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 08.04.2022
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1253981

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 21.10.2022

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 4

4.4 Additional information

The contract is concluded subject to the prior approval of credits by the FDFA.

4.5 Procedures for appeal

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