Invitation to tender

Date of publication Simap: 21.07.2017

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Procurement authority/Organizer: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Economic Cooperation and Development/ Macroeconomic Support, Holzikofenweg 36,  3003  Bern,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  wemu.sekretariat@seco.admin.ch,  URL www.seco-cooperation.admin.ch

1.2 Offers should be sent to the following address

Address according to chapter 1.1

1.3 Desired deadline for questions in written form

07.08.2017

1.4 Deadline for submitting offers

Date: 29.09.2017 Time of day: 23:59

1.5 Date of the opening of bids:

02.10.2017

1.6 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.7 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.8 Type of order

Order for services

1.9 Scope of international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Service category CPC:

[27] Other services

2.2 Project title of the acquisition

Implementation of the Project Support Partnerships (PSPs) for SECO’s Macroeconomic Support

2.3 Reference / project no.

without indications

2.4 Division into lots?

Yes
Offers are possible for  all lots

Lot no.: 1

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: PEFA and PFM reform strategy: This cluster provides expertise in the broader area of PFM re-forms, and in particular the PEFA methodology and its operational application. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 2

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: Domestic revenue mobilization (DRM): This cluster provides expertise in organisational and functional aspects of tax policy and tax administration to support WEMU’s tax reform projects. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 3

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: Public sector accounting: This cluster provides expertise in public sector accounting reform and the knowledge of IPSAS, the GFSM and experience in the development of national public sector ac-counting standards. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 4

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: Public sector audit: This cluster provides expertise in strengthening public sector audit and knowledge of the International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) and the latest devel-opment of public sector audit standards. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 5

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: Budget support: This cluster provides expertise on budget support programs and different forms of financial aid and their operational arrangement. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 6

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: Debt management: This cluster provides expertise on debt management on its full range of areas, from the upstream area related to policy to downstream areas related to implementation. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

Lot no.: 7

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

Short description: Financial sector development: This cluster provides expertise on financial system legal frameworks, regulation and supervision, capital market development, assistance to Central Banks and financial sector integrity. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system: Start: 01.12.2017, End: 30.12.2022 This contract is subject to renewal: No Options: No Award criteria: Based on the criteria given in the documentation

2.5 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

2.6 Subject and scope of the contract

The tender document contains detailed descriptions of general and lot specific tasks.

2.7 Location where service is to be delivered

Switzerland, SECO priority and complementary countries (changes over the course of the contract dura-tion are possible).

2.11 Will variants be accepted?

No

2.12 Are partial offers permitted?

No

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

See Chapter 4 of the tender document

3.2 Deposits/guarantees

None

3.3 Conditions of payment

See draft contract (Annex 1 to the tender document)

3.4 Costs to be included

See tender document p. 33, financial offer, and Annex 4 to the tender document

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Participants can submit an offer as (a) a single firm, or (b) a consortium of organizations. If bidders par-ticipate in the procedures as a consortium, they must identify a member of the consortium who performs the lead function (single point of contact). The bidder lists all members and their roles. All members of the consortium together bear responsibility for the bid.

3.6 Subcontractor

Subcontractors are permitted. If the bidder engages a subcontractor to provide certain services, the bid-der bears full responsibility for the provided services. He/she lists all subcontractors involved with their assigned roles in the offer. Engagement of subcontractors over the project duration is subject to approval by SECO.

3.7 Eligibility criteria

Based on the criteria given in the documentation

3.8 Evidence required

Based on the evidence required in the documentation

3.9 Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation

Costs: none

3.10 Languages

Languages for offers: English

3.11 Validity of offers

180 days after deadline for receipt of offers

3.12 Supplying source of the tendering documentation

at www.simap.ch
Documents of the invitation to tender are available from: 21.07.2017  until  21.08.2017
Languages of documents: English

4. Other information

4.1 Conditions for tenderers from Non-Member States of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

None

4.2 Terms of business

The Swiss Confederation’s General Terms and Conditions (GTC) for Service Contracts shall be deemed accepted by the Contractor on submission of the offer.

4.3 On-site visit

remain reserved

4.4 Essential requirements

The client only awards public commissions for services in Switzerland to tenderers who comply with job security regulations and the conditions of work for employees, and provide equal payment for men and women. If the service is provided abroad, the bidder must ensure at least compliance with the International Labour Organization’s fundamental conventions in accordance with Annex 2 to of the Federal Ordinance on Public Procurement.
These principles shall be deemed accepted by the Contractor on submission of the offer.