Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 27.04.2023

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 the Kyrgyz Republic,  attn Anne Moulin, 21 Erkindik boulevard,  720040  Bishkek,  Kyrgyzstan,  E-mail:  bishkek.bid@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

Project: SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN KYRGYZSTAN Inception Phase: 01.05.2023 – 31.10.2023 Phase I: 01.11.2023 – 31.10.2027

Subject and scope of the contract :  In line with the current Swiss Cooperation Programme for Central Asia 2022-2025, SDC will launch a project on continuous education to develop short term upskilling and reskilling mechanism. The goal of the project is to establish and institutionalize short-term skills development mechanism nationwide, aimed at upskilling and reskilling working-age population (with focus on youth, incl. young women), and based on private sector needs.
The project lasts for almost 12 years, including an inception phase of 6 months, two consecutive phases of 4 years each and an exit phase of 3 years. The total financial volume of the project over all its phases (incl. inception phase and project admin. funds) is estimated at CHF 15’300’000. The subject of this tender is the inception phase (01.05.2023-31.10.2023) and phase I (01.11.2023-31.10.2027).

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: HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, Weinbergstrasse 22a,  8001  Zürich,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 2'060'182.00 without VAT
Additional information: The total amount of CHF 4’261’282 includes an inception phase (service costs: CHF 134'760) as well as the execution of Project Phase I (service costs: CHF 1'925'422, administered project funds: CHF 2’201’100).

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:
- strong proven organizational capacity with the experience of working in Kyrgyzstan, and in the region of CIS in the area of TVET/VSD.
- the technical proposal is coherent and convincing with all the necessary elements as it well reflects SDC vision and ideas about the project.
- the proposed organizational structure is lean and has relevant organizational structure. PIU is led by experienced TL.
- the financial proposal is realistic and coherent with the technical proposal.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 16.11.2022
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1296545

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 25.04.2023

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 5

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.